Indonesian dancer Sri Susilowati will present a live performance and video exhibition with discussion on traditional dance in the modern world Saturday at 7 p.m. at the monthly performance of the Khmer Arts Salon Series at the Khmer Arts Academy, 1364 Obispo Ave.
Susilowati is the founder and artistic director of the Dancing in the Margins festival and workshop series. This festival provides tradition-based choreographers the chance to produce and present new work in a professional setting.
Among the artists who have been presented in Dancing in the Margins is Ramaa Bharadvaj who gave her last U.S. performance at the Khmer Arts Salon Series before returning to India to help create a university arts program there.
Susilowati will demonstrate how she develops new works and interpretations from traditional Indonesian dance techniques to explore issues of concern to the community. The evening will include a lecture, movement demonstration, video presentation and a Q & A session.
Susilowati the the founder and director of Sri Dance Company, which creates and performs contemporary works on the subjects of community, gender, and ethnicity through dance and multi-media. As a dancer Susilowati has performed throughout the U.S. at venues as large as the Kennedy Center and has earned numerous awards and fellowships. Admission is free to all Khmer Arts Salon Series events.
RSVPs and questions can be sent to series curator Prumsodun Ok by e-mail at prum@khmerartsacademy.org Information is also available by phone by calling Serey Tep at 562-472-0090.
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