CSA partners with Stanford Live

Stanford Live

CSA is pleased to announce its partnership with Stanford Live for their 2017-2018 Season.  Stanford Live will feature three performances showcasing South Asia and South Asian culture.

 

A BrimFul of Asha | Asha and Ravi Jain | Performances Oct. 18-22

Culture clash, Canadian-style, comes to life in A Brimful of Asha, a two-person play written by and starring mother and son Asha and Ravi Jain. The story is about a first-generation twentysomething who wants to connect with his Indian heritage—but not necessarily all of it. How will his family handle the conflict? A Brimful of Asha’s warm and complex story has captivated audiences throughout North America. Enjoy a samosa with Asha and Ravi around the kitchen table as mother and son recall their charming story.

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Until the Lions | From Award-Winning Choreographer and Dancer Akram Khan | Oct. 27th and 28th

Award–winning choreographer Akram Khan brings the full range of his artistry to bear in his newest work, Until the Lions, based on the ancient epic Mahabharata, using both Indian kathak and modern dance in a tale of transformation and justice exacted by a bride abducted on her wedding day.

Rianto, a remarkable dancer personally selected by Akram Khan for the lead role, performs with two female dancers and four musicians to tell the bride’s story in a powerful departure from the normally male-centered ancient epic. Until the Lions brings together some of Khan’s stellar past collaborators including writer Karthika Naïr and visual artist Tim Yip (Crouching TigerHidden Dragon). 

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Songs of Lahore | Sachal Ensemble|  November 15

The Golden Era of “Lollywood” in Lahore, Pakistan, peaked in the 1960s and 70s, until the enforcement of Islamic Sharia law in 1977 led to a steep decline in the arts. As work dried up for studio musicians, producer Izzat Majeed secretly gathered these intrepid players at his Sachal Studios, where they recorded a hit version of Dave Brubeck’s iconic “Take Five”—with a South Asian twist. Wynton Marsalis invited the Sachal Ensemble to perform with his Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra, leading to an album, an acclaimed documentary (directed by Stanford alums Sharmeen Obaid-Chinoy and Andy Schocken), and invitations to perform around the world.

In conjunction with the performance, Stanford Live will be screening the documentary Song of Lahore. Date and time will be announced in the fall.

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