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Open Labs
Open Labs #1: April 8 @ 6pm
Featuring High Concept Labs Artists in Residence Meredith Haines + Shalaka Kulkarni
Join us April 8th from 6 to 8pm at Mana Contemporary Chicago.
Free admission, reservations strongly encouraged. Reserve your spot today.
On April 8, Choreographer-writer Shalaka Kulkarni and composer-performer Meredith Haines each perform 15 minute excerpts and discuss their work in early development as a part of their HCL residency year.
Shalaka, of India and trained in Classical dance, is firmly situating the female subject on ancestors, deities, and diasporic identities in creating a new solo dance. Meredith, trained in contemporary dance and whose music has been reviewed in New Noise Magazine, leans into hybrid community-based collaborative modes to develop a multi-platform that directly confronts the social stigma of STI’s.
This event coincides with Monira Foundation and Mana Contemporary’s Open House, a building-wide open studio event. Open Labs guests are invited to explore the building, visit with the other artists, experience live programming, open studios, and exhibitions.
A virtual collaborative presentation of this event will be available in late April. Watch for announcements.
Accessibility
Accessibility accommodations are available upon request for this event with at least two weeks’ advance notice. Monira is committed to providing equitable access for all visitors. Accommodations may include, but are not limited to, ASL interpretation, CART (real-time captioning), and audio description. Please contact us info@monirafoundation.org to make a request. For more details on the building’s accessibility, please visit Monira’s Accessibility page.