TUSCUMBIA and SHEFFIELD-Join the Tennesse Valley Art Association for an after-school storytime at the Tennessee Valley Museum of Art. Pankajbala Priti Patel will be sharing and discussing traditional Indian animal fables. These stories are from the ancient Sanskrit texts the Pancharantra and the Hitopdesha.
This family event is ideal for grades 2-6, but all ages are welcome to come enjoy and learn! The only cost is museum admission, which is $5 for adults, $3 for students, and free for TVAA members. This admission also grants access to our exhibitions for Darshan: Visions of India. The stories will be Thursday, April 28, 4:00 pm.
This project is supported by the Alabama Humanities Alliance, a state affiliate of the National Endowment for the Humanities. Any views, findings, conclusions, or recommendations expressed in this program do not necessarily represent those of the Alabama Humanities Alliance or the National Endowment for the Humanities.
The final event for Darshan: Visions of India features Indian dance! Enjoy a performance of the traditional dance form Bharatanatyam on stage at The Ritz. This performance features dancers from the Kala Nivedanam School of South Indian Dance and Music in Nashville, TN.
“Subhaashitam.” It is Sanskrit for “good words,” words of wisdom, words that make us think, words that educate, inspire, and convey universal human values. Indian classical dance has always linked movement to words. As a temple dance form, Bharatanatyam has traditionally used lyrics that are religious or devotional in nature. Yet Bharatanatyam’s expressive gestural language can be used to illuminate all kinds of stories and ideas, inspiring choreographers today to find or commission lyrics from non-traditional and non-religious sources. This evening’s program uses both conventional and non-conventional “Subhaashitam” to explore the arena of human values.
About the Performance:
“Subhaashitam.” It is Sanskrit for “good words”, words of wisdom, words that make us think, words that educate, inspire, and convey universal human values. Indian classical dance has always linked movement to words. As a temple dance form, Bharatanatyam has traditionally used lyrics that are religious or devotional in nature. Yet Bharatanatyam’s expressive gestural language can be used to illuminate all kinds of stories and ideas, inspiring choreographers today to find or commission lyrics from non-traditional and non religious sources. This evening’s program uses both conventional and non-conventional “Subhaashitam” to explore the arena of human values.
About the Performers
The Kala Nivedanam School of South Indian Dance and Music is an institution for the instruction, promotion and propagation of Bharatanatyam, the classical dance of South India, and Carnatic (South Indian) classical music. It was established in 1992 in Nashville, Tennessee by Monica Cooley and her husband, Sankaran Mahadevan.
This project is supported by grants from the Alabama State Council on the Arts and the National Endowment for the Arts, a federal agency.
Friday, April 29, 7:00 pm at the historic Ritz Theatre in Downtown Sheffield, ALTickets are $10 and are available online and at the door.
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