3 Thursday Evenings of Literature, Film and Performance

Public Programs Thursdays August 9, 16, 23 at 7pm

Sultana’s Dream will be punctuated each week by supplemental programming curated by past and present board members of SAWCC.

THURSDAY AUGUST 9, 7:00-9:00 PM

SAWCC 10th Anniversary Video Program

Presented in collaboration with 3rd i NY

Dislocated Bodies

From the violent schism of Partition to the hardships of migration, South Asian bodies and psyches have been literally and figuratively torn asunder. This selection of videos showcases South Asian women directors' use of diverse styles and strategies to understand this legacy, using poetic language, archival images, frank questioning, and even animation to uncover the emotional depth of these experiences with the hope of moving beyond them.

Titles include:

Temporary Loss of Consciousness (Monica Bhasin, 35 min, 2005)

Vilayati Tarti / Foreign Land (Remy Kharbanda, 11 min, 2006)

The Other Side of Childhood (Mridu Chandra, 12 min, 2006)

B.E.S - Bangla East Side (Fariba Alam & Sarita Khurana, 15 min excerpt, 2004)

Purest Magic (Swati Khurana, 3:15, 2007)
Good Touch, Bad Touch (Swati Khurana, 2:15, 2007)

**Followed by Q&A with some of the directors**

THURSDAY AUGUST 16 7.00-9.00 pm

SAWCC 10th Anniversary Literary Program
Cosponsored with The Asian American Writers' Workshop

Electric Ladyland

Featuring readings by Beena Ahmad, Abha Dawesar, Shahnaz Habib, Tahira Naqvi, and Purvi Shah

Curated by Anjali Goyal, SAWCC Board member and Programs coordinator at the Asian American Writers’ Workshop

THURSDAY AUGUST 23, 7:00-9:00 PM

Join the South Asian Women's Creative Collective (SAWCC) during their 10th Anniversary Exhibition "Sultana's Dream," in a panel curated by SAWCC Board Members Mareena W. Daredia and Sa'dia Rehman featuring several SAWCC artists from the exhibition discussing their work, process and themes.

Part 1:

Moderator: Jaishri Abichandani, curator, artist and founder of SAWCC

Panelists: Fatima Al Qadiri, Yamini Nayar, Carol Pereira, and Sonali Sridhar

This panel will explore the curatorial process of Sultana's Dream in the context of politics and war. Each of the panelists has contributed significantly to this discourse by conceptualizing private and public spaces in their works.

Part 2:

Moderators: Mareena W. Daredia, artist & educator and Sa'dia Rehman, artist & devil's advocate

Panelists: Samira Abbassy, Fariba Alam, Anjali Bhargava, Anna Bhushan, Rajkamal Kahlon, Swati Khurana, & Anahita Vassoughi

While exploring the process of collaboration, the discussion will also focus on compositional characteristics and motifs that address gender and sexuality.

FUNDERS

Public programming support provided by The New York City Department of Cultural Affairs.

"SULTANA'S DREAM" SAWCC 10th ANNIVERSARY EXHIBITION

August 4- September 1, 2007 - OPENING Saturaday, August 4, 7-10 PM

“Sultana’s Dream” showcases the spectrum of South Asian women’s intellectual and aesthetic perspectives, including over 30 artists of Bangladeshi, Burmese, Indian, Maldavian, Pakistani, Sri Lankan, Nepali, Afghani, and Iranian descent..... (more)