World Premiere of

CLOTHESLINE

Choreography by

Jeevika Bhat

About the Performance:

While this story is rooted in South Asian and Karnataka culture, the themes explored are universal. How do we define home? Is there a way that we can find a home away from home? Is our inherent identity redefined as we physically move from place to place? How can we maintain connections with our roots and upbringings while staying present in our current spatial and cultural circumstances? 

This show is for our parents, our grandparents, for anyone who has experienced homesickness, for our old friends from near and for our new friends from far, for our found families, for our past selves and for our current selves. Everyone, regardless of if they've ever left it, has a strong sense of what makes home, home.

Featuring:

Shalini Basu, Keshav Agiwal, Rutva Satish, Jeevika Bhat, Medha Morparia, Samanvita Kasturi, Bhavana Channavajala, Divya Empranthiri

Music by

Raghavendra Beejadi, Jay Parmesan, Sindhu Vasudevan, K.S. Ashwath, Sounds of Isha, Manjula Gururaj, Sumedh K, SIRI, Rashmeet Kaur, Martand Badoni

Clothesline is additionally supported by the Lower Manhattan Cultural Council (LMCC) Creative Engagement Grant, funded by the New York City Department of Cultural Affairs (DCLA) in partnership with the City and the GALLIM Moving Artist Residency.

The CUNY Dance Initiative receives major support from the Howard Gilman Foundation and the Mertz Gilmore Foundation. Additional support is provided by the SHS Foundation, Rockefeller Brothers Fund’s Charles E. Culpeper Arts & Culture program, and the Harkness Foundation for Dance.