Indian Contemporary Dance Workshop with Amit Patel [Dance Workshops & Conversation Series]

Event Details
Date: Tuesday, March 9th
Time: 6pm PT / 9pm ET
Duration: 1 hr
Location on the Festival Map: ‘Pavilion’
Instructor: Amit Patel
In partnership with MELA Arts Connect

This Session
Indian Contemporary - This class has been created with the intention of exploring the intersection of culture, dance, music, and identity. We will be working on movement and technique that have been influenced by Contemporary, Modern Dance, Jazz, Ballet, Kathak, Bharatnatyam, and Garba/Raas. This class is a safe place to learn, express, and explore intent in the evolving language of dance.

About Mela Arts Connect
MELA Arts Connect is a cultural consultancy and production company for South Asian performing arts. MELA's mission to amplify South Asian performing arts and culture, particularly within the mainstream performing arts sector and build cultural equity within the sector. Founded and led by Heena Patel, MELA Arts Connect has facilitated the commissioning and/or presentation of numerous South Asian productions and artists such as Kathakaar, Bollywood Boulevard, desi:NOW, Raghu Dixit, Indian Ocean, Mystic India, Shilo Shiv Suleman, and more at venues such as Lincoln Center, Kennedy Center, NJPAC, Wolf Trap, Pittsburgh Cultural Trust, Yerba Buena Gardens Festival, and The MET.

About Product of Culture
Product of Culture is a WOC founded and funded collective that amplifies brown brands and creatives with strategy, content, and experiences rooted in culture. We build opportunities for brown brands and creatives to connect and collaborate with each other and elevate their work through culture-forward spaces, stages, and stories. Our brands include The Founder’s Summit, the South Asian Film Festival of America and Product of Culture Shop.