Guest Speakers:
Saturday, July 12, 6:30
Chola Bronzes, Dr. Vidya Dehejia, Columbia University, Curator and author of
catalog
Sunday, July 27, 2:00
Chola Bronzes Regional Styles and Architecture, Dr. R. Nagaswamy, Chennai
(Madras), India. World authority on Chola bronzes and contributor to
catalog.
Friday, August 1, 6:30
Shiva Nataraja: Shifting Meanings and Context, Dr. Padma Kaimal, Colgate
University
Friday, August 8, 6:30
Poetry and Performance in the South Indian Temple: The Hymns of the Tamil
Saints, Dr. Indira V. Peterson, Columbia University
Wednesday, August 20, 6:30
Indian Temples, Photographer Masumi Hayashi, professor, department of Art,
Cleveland State University
India Celebration Family Festival:
Sunday, August 10, 12:00-4:30
Drop-in, hands-on workshops, music and dance programs, poetry readings,
storytelling, etc.
Gallery Talks:
Wednesday, July 9, 1:30
A History of Indian Sculpture, Jean Graves
Friday, July 11, 7:00
Tales of India, Jean Graves
Sunday, August 10, 1:30
The Gesture in Indian Art, Jean Graves
Dance Class:
Fridays, July 11, 18, and 25, 6:30-7:30
Kiran Rajagopalan leads a FREE drop-by workshop on the principals of
Bharata-natyum, a type of Indian classical dance. No experience necessary.
Gallery Dance Demonstration: Dancing Sculptures
Wednesdays, August 13 and 27, 6:30
Dancer Sujatha Srinivasan explores the relationship between Chola Bronzes
sculptures and Bharata-natyum dance.
Dance Performance:
Friday September 5, 6:30
Binbam: Bronzes and Beyond, Sujatha Srinivasan