Diwali / Festival of Lights
Celebration at the Beach Museum of Art
Thurs., Oct. 20, 2022, 5-7 p.m.
Free and open to the public
Family-friendly event
Organized in collaboration with the K-State chapter of Society for the Promotion of Indian Classical Music And Culture Amongst Youth (SPICMACAY) and K-State Indian Student Association.
Diwali/Festival of Lights is a major festival of India that symbolizes the victory of light over darkness and knowledge over ignorance. Explore the traditions of this holiday:
• Make your own paper lanterns.
• See a Rangoli demonstration (colorful sand patterns) and draw your own.
• Learn how to drape a saree.
• Enjoy festival music and performance.
• Special Diwali treats.
Offered in conjunction with the exhibition Transfigurations: Reanimating Ancient Art of India by David Lebrun
In this immersive video installation, Lebrun aligns and sequences high-resolution photographs of 12th century sculpture from Southern India, then uses intricate morphing techniques to bring these images to life. The installation includes Vishnu and Attendants, a three-screen animation based on carved temple facades, and Shiva as Nataraja (Lord of Dance) a single-screen animation of cast bronze figures. It is part of Lebrun’s larger project, Transfigurations: Reanimating the Past. Score by Yuval Ron.
Right image: Shiva as Lord of the Dance (Nataraja), Chola period, ca. 10th/11th century, Tamil Nadu, India, bronze, 27 1/4 x 24 1/4 x 9 1/2 in., The Art Institute of Chicago, Kate S. Buckingham Fund, 1965.1130. Part of the Shiva Nataraja animation in the Transfigurations exhibition.
This event is part of the Beach Museum of Art’s ‘Art in Motion’ annual program series.