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Mandala South Asian Performing Arts

Chicago, Illinois

Grants

2017 (1 year 4 months)
$50,000

Mandala South Asian Performing Arts (Mandala Arts) honors ancient Asian dance forms while making performances accessible to modern and culturally diverse audiences. Mandala Arts includes a dance ensemble, a dance academy, and a range of outreach and educational activities. With this International Connections Fund award, Mandala Arts choreographs a piece with a master artist from Sri Lanka who practices the traditional Sri Lankan Kandyan style of dance.