The Center for World Music and the Mingei International Museum present two dance pieces that bring ancient Indian sculptures to life.
Kulintang musician Kim Kalanduyan-Villanueva, principal dancer Nicholas Delmundo-Benton, and ethnomusicologist Dr. Bernard Ellorin will explore the rich cultural context of the performing arts from the Maguindanao people of the Philippines.
Maniucha & Ksawery are a vocal and bass duo drawing inspiration from the deep-rooted yet endangered traditional songs of the vast Polesie region in Ukraine. Their compositions combine jazz improvisation with songs of spring, harvest, weddings, lullabies and love, to create a narrative of the cycles of nature and human life.