A Celebration of
Arts and Diaspora
The Institute for Advanced Study presents “Arts and Diaspora” the closing celebratory event of the successful year-long University symposium of "The Politics of Populations." Public discussions, panels, and talks have ranged their focus throughout the year on urgent concerns ranging from immigration policy to preparing for the next pandemic to the tragedy of genocide, and scholarly research ranging from demographic history to multicultural encounters in ethnic borderlands to changing technologies of population surveillance and administration. The Symposium closes with a weekend of poetry, films, photographs, dance, discussion, and musical performances. Cosponsored by Intermedia Arts on behalf of the Immigrant Status Program.
Friday April 21
Diasporic Words
3:00-6:00 p.m.
120 Nolte Center
Featuring:
Ed Bok Lee and Kurt Kwan
Bryan Thao Worra
Ibe Kaba
Bao Phi
Hosted by Ed Bok Lee
Diasporic Footage
8:00-10:00 p.m.
155 Nicholson Hall
Director Kimi Takesue presents three short films: “HEAVEN'S CROSSROAD,” “SUMMER OF THE SERPENT,” and “E=nyc2.”
Saturday April 22
The Somali Diaspora
12:00-2:00 p.m.
140 Nolte Center
Photographer Abdi Roble presents and discusses selections from his current project, "The Somali Diaspora." Exhibition will be open until 6:00 p.m.
Performing Diaspora
2:30-4:30 p.m.
120 Nolte Center
Poetry performance by Palabristas
Bandh
7:30-9:00 p.m.
Barbara Barker Dance Center
Ananya Dance Theatre presents Bandh, a meditation on dream celebrates the power of women dreaming, which unleashes forces of nurturing and healing, sustaining the world's life through violent times such as these. In this dance theater piece, sculpturesque images from the Odissi dance tradition merge with the principles of yoga to unfold the power of dream.
Reception follows performance.
Sunday April 23
Arts and Diaspora
11:00 a.m.-1:00 p.m.
125 Nolte Center
Roundtable discussion featuring Sandy Augustin (Intermedia Arts), Ananya Chatterjea (Ananya Dance Theatre), Evelyn Davidheiser (Institute for Global Studies), Ed Bok Lee (poet, writer, performer), Louis Mendoza (Department of Chicano Studies) and Abdi Roble( photographer).
Diasporic Rhapsody
7:00 p.m.-midnight
Babalu
800 Washington Avenue North, Minneapolis
Free dance party! Simbiosis with
Desdamona, Maria Isa, and DJ Don Cuco.