Dance In Vancouver: Asian Artists' Ecologies

ASIAN ARTISTS ECOLOGIES - SHARED STORIES/TOKENISING CONTEXTS

With Nirmala Seshandri (SN), Priya Srinivasan (AUS) and Bageshree Vaze (CAN)

Artists from Asian diasporas are not always seen on main stages, their art is considered ‘traditional’ and their voices rarely included in local dance ecologies. With this artist-centric panel, we take a look at the realities Asian artists are faced with in Vancouver, Melbourne and Singapore.

Also in this conversation series:

Presenting Dance Regionally 

Re-Defining Localness 

These conversations have been assisted by the Australian Government through the Australia Council, its arts funding and advisory body and is proudly supported by the Consulate General of Canada Sydney.

Presented as part of the 13th biennial Dance In Vancouver, November 24-28, 2021.