Gaudino Creative Residencies: Maya Krishna Rao "You Really Want to Know My Story" Workshop

Maya Krishna Rao, Artist Residency, Workshop

In this session Maya will demonstrate some elements of Kathakali – a classical dance theatre form from Kerala, India. In additon, students will get to experience a few of its principles of acting.

Maya Krishna Rao is a performer and theatre maker who has been a lively figure on the landscape of art and politics in India for decades. Her original works cross experimental performance and activist street theatre. She works from a basis in Kathakali, one of the classical dance-theatre forms, to craft a contemporary language that speaks to current issues with humor and bold insight.

Performance – Mon Oct 21st, 7:00 PM, AMT

This event is supported in part by a Global Ventures Fund grant.

All are welcome. No experience is required.

For more information, email Amy Holzapfel (ash2@williams.edu).

Gaudino Creative Residencies support short-term campus visits by artists, makers, or practitioners of any field who intend to share their knowledge, skills, and creative expertise directly with students through modes of experiential, practice-based, or hands-on learning. Such pedagogy aligns with the larger mission of the Gaudino Fund, which, inspired by the legacy of Prof. Robert L. Gaudino, aims to foster curricular initiatives that emphasize the deep connections between lived experience and intellectual endeavor.