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This Sunday, the BIC will feature a dance performance by Janani Murali and a talk on Indigenous Arts of North America

NT Correspondent

Bengaluru: Janani Murali is a performer, educator and researcher whose work encompasses areas of Indic thought and socio-political ecology, aiming to bridge the legacy of the past with current-day conundrums through progressive dialogue.

She will be performing her show ‘Kalpavruksha’, which tells the story of the Eternal Banyan, standing witness to Time and Life. ‘Kalpavruksha’ breaks boundaries of classical and contemporary, connoisseur and layman by bringing together English spoken word and Bharatanatyam, along with contemporary Carnatic music and percussion, this production speaks to today’s audience in earnest contemplation of stories from the past, present, and what could be of the future.

While contemporary Indian dance is performed in the morning, in the evening Dakota Hoska, Associate Curator of Native Arts at the Denver Art Museum, will make a presentation on the recent reinstallation of the Indigenous Arts of North America galleries of the Denver Art Museum.

She will discuss new trends in curating Indigenous Arts including an examination of key artworks that ground the exhibition spaces and the artists who made them as well as a review of how collaborating with community members produces groundbreaking installations and also how her team worked to dispel preconceived expectations for the creation and display of Native American artworks.

If you’re interested in knowing about art from the opposite ends of the world, the BIC is the place to be this Sunday