South Asian Jam

Decentered Featured Events (SOMA 8th St) Event Link Tickets are $15, and $10 for Decentered Arts members. Please pay through Venmo at @AnuChillal or PayPal Anulekha Chillal. 100% of funds will be used to pay the performing artists and towards the non profit venue Decentered Arts in order to host more such events in the future. Thank you! Missing Indian classical music and dance in SF? Curious about South Asian arts? Are you a musician and want to witness a new instrument in action? Want to see a dancer balance on a brass plate? Bored on a Saturday night but don’t want to hit the clubs? Craving an intimate space to witness song and dance alongside people and not through a screen? Let us bring down your screentime :) Decentered Arts x Sanada Space Presents a South Asian Jam: Come join us for an evening of Indian classical dance and music. -an artist social where you can meet cool people -enjoy live Hindustani vocals, alongside the tabla (North Indian drum), and harmonium. -witness North and South Indian drums (tabla and mridangam) in action -watch a couple of traditional Kuchipudi performances, the last one balancing on a plate. -chai and light snacks provided! Note: Decentered Studio is up a flight of stairs. Tickets are $15, and $10 for Decentered Arts members. Please pay through Venmo at @AnuChillal or PayPal Anulekha Chillal. 100% of funds will be used to pay the performing artists and towards the non profit venue Decentered Arts in order to host more such events in the future. Thank you! Note: No one turned away at door for lack of funds. We would love to have you. ——————————————————— Event Series Info and Artist Details: Sanãda Space is an artistic initiative started by two Indian classical dancers, Priyadharshini Govindarajan and Anulekha Chillal. We will be doing a periodic series of events; platforming different singers, dancers, musicians/ instrumentalists in the South Asian and fusion arts space in SF. We would love to work with primarily South Asian vendors for food/drink refreshments for our event. This South Asian Jam features an evening of Indian classical music and dance -Hindustani vocals Swati Jhaveri, a melodious singer will take us through a series of evening themed ragas / songs that will be both soothing and joyous to hear. She will be accompanied by instrumentalists, Tushar Gupte, a skilled tabla player (North Indian drums) and Satyam Bagwe, a talented harmonium player and vocalist. -Indian drums (tabla and mridangam) There will be a fun back and forth drum duo / jugalbandi between the North and South Indian drum players. Come witness beats in action from Tushar Gupta, an accomplished tabla player, and Shiva Iyer, an accomplished mridangam player. -Kuchipudi dance Have you ever seen a dancer balancing on a plate before? Anulekha Chillal, a Kuchipudi dancer, will perform a staple dance item and then proceed to demo a plate dance as the finale. She will be musically accompanied by Priyadharshini Govindarajan, a skilled Bharatanatyam dancer providing nattuvangam (percussion through cymbals), and Shiva on South Indian drums/mridangam. Follow Sanada Space on Instagram for upcoming events at @sanadaspace. location provided by event source: "Decentered Arts Studio, 1175 Folsom St, San Francisco, CA 94103" ―――――――――― SF Stuff To Do