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  • Apr 17
    Slow Food UW ft. Sri Vamsi Matta

    The Crossing, 1127 University Ave.

    Join Slow Food UW and Sri Vamsi Matta for a cafe meal service at The Crossing on Wednesday, April 17th at 12:00 p.m. The menu includes: Mains: Godavari Style Coconut Rice (vegan, GF) Sides: Potato Curry (vegan, GF) & Boiled Egg (GF) Dessert: Sweet Vermicelli (Meethi Seviyan) (contains dairy and wheat) Drink: Nimbu Paani (lemonade)

  • Apr 11
    Can a Song Be a Revolution?

    Sri Vamsi Matta

    Play Circle Theater, Memorial Union, 800 Langdon St, Madison, WI 53703

    Can a song be a revolution? Gaddar is a poet, singer, performer, intellectual, a creative mind associated with people’s resistance movements in India and most importantly he is a revolutionary! But to many peoples movement he is a revolution, a cultural revolution. In the exercise of telling the story of this revolution, we came to …

  • Apr 6
    Just Bust! Generative Workshop

    "The Sanctuary" 402 E. Mifflin St, Madison 53703

    Open to the Public: Experience a three-part multi-sensory workshop, rooted in the present, awakening the future, and processing the past. It offers immersive moments of fun, reflection, and conversation.

  • Apr 5
    Just Bust! Open Mic

    Wisconsin Historical Society

    Open to the Public: Experience a three-part multi-sensory workshop, rooted in the present, awakening the future, and processing the past. It offers immersive moments of fun, reflection, and conversation.

  • Apr 5
    Can I Tell You A Story?: From A Door at the Center of the Table

    Main Gallery, Memorial Union

    Artist, author, and anthropologist Marlon F. Hall will present Can I Tell You A Story?: From A Door at the Center of the Table, an exhibition that will demonstrate the beauty of human connectedness found at the intersection of anthropology and art, which brings healing to “communities that have experienced political, cultural, or systemic trauma.”  …

  • Mar 22
    We shall overcome: Journey of People’s Movements in India through Music

    Cafe Coda

    We shall overcome: Journey of People’s Movements in India through Music Taking people through the history of People’s Movements in India through it’s Music. Curating songs from different people’s movements from India, sharing their history and cultural importance.

  • Mar 19
    Everyday Alchemy

    Lathrop Hall, Room B101

    A theatre workshop exploring identity through everyday objects and interpersonal relationships. We will be using embodying exercises, improv theatre techniques, theatre exercises in this 2 hour workshop understanding identity. This will be helpful for art practitioners, writers, researchers and anyone curious about how one’s identity is part of your day to day. Workshop facilitated by …

  • Mar 16
    Come Eat With Me

    Sri Vamsi Matta

    The Rumpus Room, 15 Brodhead St, Mazomanie, WI Please RSVP

    Come Eat With Me is an interactive performance piece by Sri Vamsi Matta which explores the relationship between caste and food and culminates in sharing a meal together. Cooking a nostalgic chicken curry dish with rice and dal becomes a platform for exploring themes of caste discrimination in Indian society, challenging stereotypes about marginalized communities …

  • Mar 8
    The Poetics of the People’s Movement: From Paul Robeson to Gaddar

    Afsar Mohammad and Sri Vamsi Matta

    Rm 1418, Van Hise 1220 Linden Dr, Madison, WI 53706

    Talk by Afsar Mohammad, followed by a discussion moderated by Sri Vamsi Matta Focusing on the contemporary relevance of solidarity networks among the various people’s movements, this talk debates how different global and local cultural figures reshaped our understanding of political activism and the aesthetics of resistance. Beginning with Paul Robeson’s activist poetics centered on …

  • Mar 3
    Plow: Artists, Activists and Educators working with Land

    The Grand Theater, 401 N. 4th St. Wausau, WI 54403

    Laura Anderson Barbata will curate a presentation by local and regional artists, activists, and knowledge keepers about their work. Guest Speakers: Laura Anderson Barbata Guy Reiter – Executive Director, menīkānaehkem -Menominee Rebuilders Nasiah Herr – Lead Docent, Laos to America Museum; Client Services Manager, Hmong American Center José Ortiz – Visual artist and Hispanic community …

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