Passing it On: Musicians & Dancers Perform and Discuss Mentorship
City Lore
56 East 1st Street New York, NY 10003
How are music and dance cultures passed on through the oral tradition? How do mentorship relationships in the arts evolve over generations and geographies? These are some of the questions we will take up in Passing it On: Musicians & Dancers Perform and Discuss Mentorship. The event includes live performances by and conversations with three artists featured in City Lore’s current exhibit on transmission lines in the traditional arts, along with their students and mentors: Gnawa musician Amino Belyamani and his teacher, Maâlem Hassan Ben Jaafer; Hip Hop dancer and choreographer Rokafella and her mentor, Kwikstep; Bharatanatyam dancer and choreographer Malini Srinivasan and her student Devika Sen. Performances will be followed by a discussion and audience Q&A facilitated by City Lore’s Amanda Dargan.
This event is part of City Lore’s exhibit Parampara: Lines of Transmission in the Traditional Arts, on view through September 15, 2023.
