Sensational India Festival: Peabody Essex Museum
| Venue: | Peabody Essex Museum (PEM) |
| Hours: | 10:30am-7:30pm |
| Ages: | Kids, Teens, Adults |
| In/Outdoor: | Indoor |
| Cost: | see below |
| Category: | Arts & Culture |
exchange with India, the longest of its kind in America. Join us for Sensational India!
as we honor that relationship and make connections between the rich Indian art and
culture represented in our collection and India's remarkable performing arts.
Weekend festival to include film, dance, art making, cooking, yoga, and more!
ACTIVITIES SCHEDULE
Rangoli (floor decorating) | 10 am–noon | Outside Main Museum Entrance (weather permitting). With Vidhya Kalyanaraman
Henna Decoration | 10 am–noon | Atrium. With Vidhi Dalia
Madhubani (folk) Painting | 11 am–4 pm | Atrium. With Sunanda Sahay
Rangoli | 1–3 pm | Atrium
Bangles | 1–4 pm | Atrium
Kite-making Workshop | 10:30–11:30 am & 1–2 pm | Art Studios. With Seaside Kites
Clay Lamps | 3–4:30 pm | Art Studios
PRESENTATION AND CLASS
Yoga in Philosophy and Practice | 10:30 am–noon | East India Marine Hall
Align your mind and body through the time-tested tradition of yogic contemplation and practice. All ages and levels welcome. Dress comfortably and bring your own yoga mat. Reservations by April 8.
STORYTELLING WITH SURABHI SHAH
Extraordinary Women from Popular Indian Stories | 11 am and 3 pm | Atrium
PRESENTATION
Textiles and Fashion | 11 am–noon | Morse Auditorium
Shelley Chhabra, a designer and bridal fashion consultant, talks about the sari's importance of India. She also discusses the history of the sari and relates it to other cultural forms such as the kimono. Reservations by April 8.
COOKING DEMONSTRATION
Simply Sweet Indian Desserts | 11 am–noon | Bartlett Gallery
Chef Shruti Mehta returns to PEM, this time to prepare an array of easy-to-make sweets you won't find in restaurants — Shreekhand (yogurt fat mixed with sugar, cardamom and nuts), Laapsi (bulger, sugar and clarified butter) and Falooda (a cold drink of rose syrup, boiled noodles and ice cream). Mehta demonstrates how to integrate fruits and dairy ingredients into Indian cuisine.
PERFORMANCE
Natya Dance Theatre | noon and 4 pm | Atrium
Chicago-based Natya Dance Theatre presents excerpts of its signature work Shakti Chakra (The Cycle of Energy), a philosophical take on the cyclical nature of life through the classical medium of Bharatanatyam, and Margam (Path), a work that explores a soul’s journey in life as a friend, a young lover and a spiritual entity.
DEMONSTRATION
Style Yourself with Saris | 2–4 pm | Atrium
Designer Shelley Chhabra and her staff display various styles of saris and demonstrate a variety of draping techniques so you can try on one of the gowns and model it on our runway. See related presentation at 11 am.
DANCE WORKSHOP
Step Inside the Story | 1–1:45 pm | Atrium
Discover a contemporary approach to Bharatanatyam, the classical Indian dance style. Learn the warm-up sessions using yoga postures and basic rhythmic foot patterns along with hand gestures, eye movements and poses.
Natya in Conversation | 2:30–3:30 pm | Morse Auditorium
Join Susan Bean, curator of South Asian and Korean art, and Krithika Rajagopalan, principal dancer of Natya in a conversation that highlights thematic treatments of universal value through Bharatanatyam dance. Reservations by April 8.
| COST | ↑ top |
Free with Museum admission
| WEBSITE | ↑ top |
www.pem.org/calendar/event/246-sensational_india
| LOCATION | ↑ top |
East India Square, Salem, MA, 01970 map
Phone: 978-745-9500
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