ARTWALLAH 2005 PARTY & FESTIVAL SCHEDULE

www.artwallah.org



ArtWallah 2005 Festival Launch Party

TANTRIC

THURSDAY JUNE 23rd

The Concorde
1835 N. Cahuenga Blvd, Hollywood CA


doors open at 9:30 pm

tickets: $12 presale, $15 at the door
buy your tickets by June 20th, commit to funding festival artists and save!
visit paypal.com login to your account & "send money" to [email protected]

avoid the line, chill in the lounge overlooking the dance floor...

VIP tickets only $30

email [email protected] with name and number of tickets for VIP list

all proceeds benefiting the annual artwallah festival





THURSDAY JULY 7- SUNDAY JULY 10



Barnsdall Art Park
Hollywood, CA

FESTIVAL AT A GLANCE:
Festival Launch: Thursday, 8pm
an evening of live music under the stars...

Gallery Reception: Friday, 6pm
mingle against a backdrop of visual arts and DJ-ed beats...

The Evening Show: Friday, 8pm
Saturday/Sunday, 7:30pm
spotlighting performers across all platforms...

Venue: Barnsdall Art Park
4800 Hollywood Blvd
Hollywood, CA 90027
Daytime Events: Saturday/Sunday, 12pm onwards
film screenings, literature readings, panel discussions, outdoor concerts, dance, theater performances and much more...

Program Details and Tickets: artwallah.org
Tickets on sale starting next at GrooveTickets.com


Contact: Please call (310) 391-3330 or email [email protected]



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THURSDAY (7/7) THE BLEND



FESTIVAL KICK-OFF PRESENTED BY ARTWALLAH AND MTV DESI

An outdoor concert under the stars showcasing a array of South Asian musical talent?

8:00 ? 11:00 PM

Jason Joseph & Shaheen Sheik ? Soulful and Sultry, Funk and Pop-Rock
Calcutta ? Electrically Charged Riffs and Guitars
Lovely ? Lush British Indie Sound with a Rock Edge
DeLon ? Unity Driven Hip Hop that Makes It Crack
Anand Subramaniam ? Retro Pop, Guitar Nourished Electronica
The Dhamaal Collective ? South Asian Instrumentation, Experimental Beats

TICKETS: $15 in advance, $20 at the door



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FRIDAY (7/8) GALLERY RECEPTION





Mingle with artists during this wine & cheese reception accompanied by a live DJ set.

Special guest performances by DJ Yashraj and violin maestro Parmela Attariwala.

6:00 ? 8:00 PM

Works include oil and acrylic paintings, mixed media, installations, ink and felt-tip drawings, video art, digital manipulations as well

as work on fabric.

FEATURED ARTISTS
NAYoMI Munaweera-Atugoda
Suhas Bhujbal, Siddharth Parasnis & Sandeep Sood
Faiza Butt
Brendan Fernandes
Sehr Jalal
David Dasarath Kalal
Naureen Meyer
Sa?dia Rehman
Anuj Shresthra
Alia Toor

GALLERY RECEPTION IS FREE TO THE PUBLIC

THE EVENING SHOW (7/8, 7/9, 7/10)

Spotlighting performers across all art forms...

Friday 8:00 - 11:00 PM
Saturday & Sunday 7:30 - 10:30 PM

DANCE
"Past/Present" by Thresh

FILM
"Call Center " by Amyn Kaderali
?Dandaka Dharma? by Nina Paley

LITERATURE
?Brown Sugar? by Mehnaz Sahibzada
?Burn? by Ro Gunettilleke
?Tamil? by Ravi Shankar excerpt from Babyji by Abha Dawesar

MUSIC
Mission: on Mars ? Live Sitar Breakbeat
Zunain Khan & Pedro Cort?s ? Fluidity and Grace, Raga Meets Flamenco

ROTATING MUSIC ACTS
FRI: DeLon ? Unity Driven Hip Hop That Makes It Crack
SAT: The Aesthetics Crew ? Funky Organic Hip Hop In Ye Olde Traditional Form
SUN: Calcutta ? Electrically Charged Riffs and Guitars

THEATER
?These Are My Veins? by Meena Serendib
Comedy by emcees Ravi Patel (Friday) and Paul Varghese (Saturday/Sunday)

TICKETS: $21 in advance, $30 at the door

BUY TICKETS EARLY ? THE EVENING SHOW ALWAYS SELLS OUT!

Tickets can be purchased through artwallah.org (2005 festival -> tickets) or through groovetickets.com

For info email [email protected] or call (310) 391-3330

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SATURDAY (7/9) DAYTIME PROGRAM




12:00 pm Doors Open

12:00 ? 1:30 pm MUSIC: Live DJ Set
Maneesh the Twister and MercuryBonez

12:15 ? 1:25 pm FILM: Mother + Land ? South Asia as Both Symbol and Reality
?Elephant Boy? by Renee Mohandras
?Ganges Dreaming? by Usha Chohan & Eric Hiss
?I Dream of Bombay? by Gabriel Lichstein
?In Whose Name?? by Nandini Sikand

1:00 ? 1:30 pm VISUAL ARTS: Gallery Tour

1:30 ? 2:45 pm MUSIC: Music Masala
Chee Malabar f/ Rainman ? Political Voice, Hip Hop Soundscape
Mission: on Mars ? Live Sitar Breakbeat
Zunain Khan & Pedro Cortes ? Fluidity and Grace, Raga Meets Flamenco

1:30 ? 3:00 pm WORKSHOP: ?The Truth Hurts, But It?s Funny ? Using Yourself in Your Writing?
Led by Vijai Nathan

1:45 ? 2:15 THEATER: ?Migritude? by Shailja Patel

2:30 ? 3:00 pm VISUAL ARTS: Gallery Tour

2:30 ? 4:00 pm FILM: Self + Expression ? Complicating South Asian Identity
?Barefeet?, ?Where Is There Room? & ?Sum Total? by Sonali Gulati
?fracture? by Pamila Matharu
?Good Thing? by Keshni Kashyap
?Viva Liberty!? by Dishad Husain
?Coolie Gyal? by Renata Mohamed

3:00 ? 3:45 pm LITERATURE: Cooking Up a Fire in Uma?s Kitchen
Moderated by Neetu Badhan
?Monsoon Day? by Mary Anne Mohanraj
?School Lunches? by Pooja Makhijani
?Mother?s Kitchen? by Mehnaz Sahibzada
?Mother? by Dilruba Ahmed

3:30 ? 4:30 pm PANEL: ?Shh! Discussing Silenced Subjects Through Art ? Artists Challenging the Status Quo?
Moderated by Tina Bhaga

4:15 ? 5:15 pm MUSIC: The Rock Block
Slant ? From Russia to Bengal, Melodic Rock on the Fringe
Lovely ? Lush British Indie Sound with a Rock Edge

4:30 ? 5:00 pm THEATER READING:
?Arranged Separation?
Written by Anupam Nigam

5:15 ? 5:45 pm WORKSHOP: ?The Masala Bhangra Workout? Led by Sarina Jain

5:45 ? 7:00 pm MUSIC: Funk That Fusion
Shalini Rehil ? Dance and Funk Married in Eastern Scales
Ananda Sen ? Acoustic Soul
Jason Joseph ? A Funky Blend of Sonwriting and Soul



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SUNDAY (7/10) DAYTIME PROGRAM




12:00 pm Doors Open

12:00 ? 1:30 pm MUSIC: Live DJ Set
DJ Trident

12:30-2:30 pm FILM: Seeking the Sikh ? Documentary Screening with Q& A
?Punjabi Cab? by Liam Danzell
?Continuous Journey? by Ali Kazimi

1:00 ? 1:30 pm VISUAL ARTS: Gallery Tour

1:30 ? 3:00 pm MUSIC: Electro-Fusion
Anand Subramaniam ? Retro Pop, Guitar Nourished Electronica
Ananda Sen ? Acoustic Soul
Shalini Rehil ? Dance and Funk Married in Eastern Scales

1:30 ? 3:00 pm WORKSHOP: ?So You Think You?re Andy Warhol??
Interactive Visual Arts Session

3:00 ? 3:45 pm DANCE: An Afternoon of South Asian Flow
?Waiting for the Fifth Arrow? by Preeti Vasudevan of Thresh
?Emblem? by Shyamala Moorty of Post Natyam Collective
?Dasi (Displaces)? by Sandra Chatterjee of Post Natyam Collective

3:00 ? 3:45 pm LITERATURE: Sunday with Authors ? Real Authors, Real Time moderated by Neetu Badhan
Abha Dawesar (Babyji)
Ravi Shankar (Tamil)

3:00 ? 3:30 pm VISUAL ARTS: Gallery Tour

3:30 ? 4:30 pm PANEL: ?Working the Wallah of Art? Moderated by Shailja Patel
Featuring actors Ravi Kapoor and Sheetal Sheth, DJ/producer Karsh Kale, and manager Samata Narra

4:00 ? 4:40 pm MUSIC: Taal Mahal
Parmela Attariwala ? Violin Chords, Resonating Notes
Anjali Rangaswamy ? From Pop to Hindustani Classical, A Composition of Piano, Guitar, and Voice

4:30 ? 5:30 pm THEATER: Three Men and a Funny Lady
Comedy Showcase with Q& A
Ravi Patel
Tarun Shetty
Paul Varghese
Vijai Nathan

5:30 ? 6:00 pm WORKSHOP: ?The Masala Bhangra Workout?
Led by Sarina Jain

6:00 ? 7:00 pm MUSIC: The Beat Suite
The Aesthetics Crew ? Funky, Organic Hip Hop in Ye Olde Traditional Form
Chee Malabar f/ Rainman ? Political Voice, Hip Hop Soundscape
DeLon ? Unity Driven Hip Hop That Makes It Crack


$5 SUGGESTED DONATION AT THE DOOR FOR DAYTIME EVENTS