Seeing you – Seeing me

Sri Vamsi Matta and Yashica Dutt
Madison Public Library, 201 W. Mifflin St.
@ 4:00 pm - 5:30 pm

Please RSVP An audio-visual art presentation by Sri Vamsi Matta on the reversal of gaze in Indian Mainstream, how Dalit-Bahujan artists across time and space have flipped the gaze, and challenging the existing oppressive and …

Slow Food UW ft. Sri Vamsi Matta

The Crossing, 1127 University Ave.
@ 12:00 pm - 2:00 pm
https://slowfood-uw.org/

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 …

Can a Song Be a Revolution?

Sri Vamsi Matta
Play Circle Theater, Memorial Union, 800 Langdon St, Madison, WI 53703
@ 7:30 pm

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 …

Everyday Alchemy

Lathrop Hall, Room B101
@ 5:00 pm - 7:00 pm

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 …

Come Eat With Me

Sri Vamsi Matta
The Rumpus Room, 15 Brodhead St, Mazomanie, WI
@ 5:30 pm - 8:00 pm
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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 …

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
@ 4:00 pm - 6:00 pm

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 …

Whose Art is it Anyway?

Arts + Literature Laboratory
@ 10:00 am
map to Art Lit Lab

'Whose Art is it Anyway?' emerges as the culmination of a thought-provoking 3-credit course, bearing the same title. This course delves into the multifaceted dimensions of art, encompassing social, personal, political, and spiritual elements within the context of South Asian cultural and performance traditions. The exhibit showcases the creativity of the students in the course. They explore new ideas and challenge traditional views of art, giving us fresh perspectives. Through their work, they expand our understanding of what art can. 10 am: Open Gallery, 4 pm: Main Event

Just Bust! Artistic Workshop

MYArts (1055 E. Mifflin Street)
@ 1:00 pm - 3:00 pm
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The Just Bust! Artistic Workshop is a free public artistic workshop that happens every first Saturday of the month. This October, Sri Vamsi Matta is the featured artist.