Holi Dance Concert

In celebration of Spring and new beginnings, Flushing Town Hall will present its annual Holi Dance Concert on Saturday, April 6. Curated by Abha Roy, the artistic director of Srijan Dance Company and a teaching artist at Flushing Town Hall, the afternoon will feature dance, music, and food.

The program will begin with a card making workshop at 12:30 p.m. where participants will create a mixed media Holi card by printing with carved wood block designs from India on colorful cardstock. Traditionally, people “paint” each other with powdered pigment. In that spirit, participants will create vibrant cards with pop-up Holi messages.

At 2:00 p.m., with lively colors and movements, the Srijan Dance Company and Anup Das Dance Academy (ADDA) will introduce audiences to folk and classical dances from India’s diverse states. They will be accompanied by Naren Budhakar, master of the Indian tabla drums and a vocal artist, and by Abhik Mukherjee, Indian classical sitar player. Queens Curry Kitchen, founded by Nupur Arora, will be selling their delicious Indian food and snacks. This program is generously supported in part by a grant from the Guru Krupa Foundation.