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Diasporadics: festival to highlight South Asian arts and activism

A Staff Writer

A two-day festival, Diasporadics, highlighting the arts and activism in South Asian communities in America is being organised from September 17 to 19, at the Brecht Forum, 122 W 27th Street, New York. It will focus on dance, theatre, visual arts, literature and music, and film and video work by South Asian progressive artistes.

Diasporadics seeks to address the need for a community forum that uses the arts to support leftist causes and fight against social and economic exploitation. The festival is asking for submission by June 10 works/presentations "which embody the interconnection between arts and politics". All work should be accompanied by a statement describing its form and/or content.

For literary submissions, contact Contact, Natasha Singh, (201) 434-3743, Sunaina Maira, (212) 366-6341 (sunainam@aol.com), Maira, 24 Charles St, #12, New York, NY 10014.

For video submissions, contact Shebana Coelho (212) 929-8747, shebana@aol.com

For dance and theatre presentations, contact Sharmila Desai, (212) 760-5960, sanyuct@yahoo.com

For visual arts, contact Madhu Kaza, c/o Witness Tree, 532 La Guardia Place, #241, New York, NY 10012.

For music submissions, contact Deepa Purohit at Witness Tree.

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