ARTWALLAH – LA: Thrive

ArtWallah THRIVES as a platform through which new and established artists can express the expanding frontiers of South Asian culture, politics, and identity through their art.

ArtWallah presents innovative works that express the personal, political, and cultural celebrations and struggles of the South Asian diaspora through music, dance, performance, literature, film, and the visual arts. This year’s festival is directed and curated by Sheetal Gandhi. The line-up for artists is as follows:

FRIDAY JUNE 1ST
Sheila Govindarajan – Music
Richa Shukla and Shalini Bathina – Dance
Aruni Wijesinghe and Danish Bhandara – Poetry and Dance
The Musical Doc – Music
Paul Livingstone and the SoulForce Project – Music
Lionel Popkin – Dance
Reshama Damle – Dance
Sheetal Gandhi with Danish Bhandara Chantal Cherry, Marina Magalhães, Anna Weideman and Danish Bhandara – Dance-Theater, with music by Rajib Karmakar

SATURDAY JUNE 2ND
Elephants with Guns – Music
Richa Shukla and Shalini Bathina – Dance
Aruni Wijesinghe and Danish Bhandara – Poetry and Dance
Jimy Shah – Comedy
Lionel Popkin – Dance
Reshama Damle – Dance
Sheetal Gandhi with Danish Bhandara Chantal Cherry, Marina Magalhães, Anna Weideman and Danish Bhandara – Dance-Theater, with music by Rajib Karmakar
Rusty Rickshaw – Music

ArtWallah will also showcase the work of talented South Asian artists in Highways’ Gallery and feature a special Saturday daytime workshop called “KidWallah”, with Desi Family Fun and the Dancing Storytellers.