STORYBEING - SEPTEMBER 2024
MINGLING
Saturday
7 pm
Monthly Community Gathering: A night filled with music, dance, and other art forms!
Storybeing
September 2024
September 28, 2024
Lead Artist: Nova Bhattacharya
An evening filled with live music, food and arts!
Bringing Nova Dance’s aesthetic of experimentation to a joyous conclusion, join musicians from folk rock band Onek, along with dancers Neena Jayarajan & Rachana Joshi for live music inspired by different regions of the Indian subcontinent, and some improvisational hijinks. Expect to tap your feet and groove, as they blend multiple styles like rock, blues, carnatic, and bossa nova into a tapestry of fun! Whether you're dancing, playing music, enjoying South Asian snacks and drinks, or simply enjoying the performance, this event promises fun, creativity, and a chance to connect through the universal languages of dance and music.
Onek's band line-up:
Ganesh Iyer (voice)
Kenneth Menezes (cajon, percussion)
Darryl Britto (guitar)
Photos by Jae Yang
Nova Bhattacharya is an award-winning, barrier-breaking, artist and cultural leader based in Tkaronto. Her inspiration is found in identities, hybridities and diversities, manifesting creations that resonate with technical virtuosity and lush, vivid imagery. In 2008, she founded Nova Dance, embedding the principle that building for the margins ensures inclusion for everyone. Nova’s recent choreography Svāhā! features a cast of 22 performers proficient in more than 29 dance forms currently practiced on Turtle Island. Nova believes that dance expresses the essence of our humanity.
Photo by Sabrine S. Hakam