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Artisan Demonstrations
Block Printing and Zardozi Embroidery
Thursday, February 16 and Friday, February 17, 12:30 pm – 4:00 pm
AsiaStore, in collaboration with India-based Moon River Designs, presents an opportunity to celebrate the Mughal arts. Artisans Deepak Kumar Chhipa and Mohammad Shamim will be on hand to demonstrate and sell their work. Gain insight into the creative process from the artisans themselves.
Admission to AsiaStore is free.
Artisan Demonstration
Kundan Jewelry
Thursday, February 23 and Friday, February 24, 12:30 pm – 4:00 pm
AsiaStore, in collaboration with India-based Moon River Designs, presents an opportunity to celebrate the Mughal arts. Artisan Lalit Kumar Soni will be on hand to demonstrate this intricate form of jewelry making. Gain insight into the creative process directly from the artist.
Admission to AsiaStore is free.
Members Only Lecture
The White Mughals of Delhi
Thursday, February 23, 6:00 pm
Writer and historian William Dalrymple (The Last Mughal, Nine Lives), cocurator with Yuthika Sharma for the exhibition Princes and Painters in Mughal Delhi, explores the artistic and political complexities of art created for the Indian court and European patrons in Delhi between 1707 and 1857.
Free for members. No advance reservations; tickets available on a first come first served basis. Pick up from the front desk starting at 5:00 PM.
Performance
Last of the Mughals: William Dalrymple and Vidya Shah
Sunday, February 26, 7:00 pm
Celebrated author William Dalrymple reads from his award-winning book The Last Mughal: The Fall of a Dynasty: Delhi, 1857, accompanied by North Indian vocalist Vidya Shah. This evocative evening celebrates the bygone era of India’s last Mughals, bringing to life a world of emperors, poets, courtesans, politics, bayonets, intrigue, and love through word and music.
$15 members; $17 students with ID; $20 nonmembers
Purchase tickets or call 212-517-ASIA.
Box Office open Mon-Fri 1:00 – 5:00 pm.
Performance
In the Footsteps of Babur – Homayun Sakhi
Saturday, March 3, 8:00 pm
A local tradition of Hindustani raga has existed in Kabul since the 1860s, when Amir Sher Ali Khan brought a number of classically trained musicians from India to perform at his court. The present-day avatar of this tradition is Homayun Sakhi, the greatest Afghan rubab player of his generation. This concert pairs Homayun Sakhi and his Afghan rubab with sarod player Ken Zuckerman, the leading disciple of the late Ali Akbar Khan, and a consummate master in his own right. They will be joined by the young Afghan tabla virtuoso Salar Nader, a student of Zakir Hussain. There will be a free pre-performance lecture by Theodore Levin, Arthur R. Virgin Professor of Music, Dartmouth College, at 7:00 pm.
$20 members; $22 students with ID; $25 nonmembers
Purchase tickets or call 212-517-ASIA.
Box Office open Mon-Fri 1:00 – 5:00 pm.
Discussion
Arts, Patronage, Society in British and Mughal Delhi
Saturday, April 14, 2:00 pm
Join noted scholars for an insightful discussion on the art and culture of the Mughal court. Speakers include Michael H. Fisher, Oberlin College; Frances Pritchett, Columbia University, and Yuthika Sharma art historian and co-curator of the exhibition Princes and Painters In Mughal Delhi. Check AsiaSociety.org for further updates.
$15 members; $17 students with ID; $20 nonmembers
Tickets on sale soon. Call 212-517-ASIA for details.
Box Office open Mon-Fri 1:00 – 5:00 pm.