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V A N C O U V E R ’ S A N N U A L

A F ES T I VA L W H E R E W O R L D S M E E TJ U L Y 7 – 1 6 , 2 01 6

P O W E R E D B Y

I N D I A N S U M M E R F E S T . C A

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Welcome from the Ar t ist ic DirectorSirish Rao

SFU is proud to be Founding Partner of the Indian Summer Festival“Celebrating arts, culture and ideas as Canada’s community-engaged research university.” W W W . S F U . C A

Cover image: Echo2 by Bharti Kher, reproduced with the kind permission of the artist.

S H O W S + E V E N T S

What Not to Wear 6ISF2016 Opening Gala 8Songs of the Deser t Suf i s 10Border Cross ings 11Don’t Le t Them Know 12Seeding the Fu ture 14Dangerous Si lences 15Maple Leaf I s lam 165x15 17Tropi taal ISF2016 Clos ing Par ty 18

E V E N T C A L E N D A R 19

Bhar t i Kher - Mat ter 22FUSE 23What We Hold Dear 24The Car tographer ’s Tale 25(be) longing 26Merchant of Images 27Echo2 28When Morning Comes 29le t ’s heal the div ide 30F-Grass 31Engagement 32

F E S T I V A L I N F O

Ar t i s t ic Di rec tor ’s Le t te r 2Our Pat rons Circ le 3Par tners ’ Greet ings 4Join Our Circ le 33Lis t o f Ar t i s t s 34About Us 35Acknowledgments 37Access ib le Indian Summer 38

M A N A G I N G D I R E C T O R L A U R A

B Y S P A L K O ( L E F T ) W I T H S I R I S H R A O

The Indian Summer Festival is really not a festival at all. I say this because the word ‘festival’ conjures up something temporary, perhaps even fleeting. To all of us at Indian Summer, the festival really is a model for the kind of society we’d like to see. A society that is creative, diverse, inclusive and innovative. As the world builds more and more walls and as societies get more suspicious and afraid of people who don’t look like them and think like them, we believe in the transformative power of the arts and the festival is our way of reaffirming these beliefs.

And so for ten days this July, we invite you to gather around a series of provocative multi-disciplinary events that feature some of the finest artists and visionaries from Canada, South Asia and beyond. Our programming is rigorous and quirky with an appetite for experimentation, deep thinking, and curiosity. We see artists as important voices in the larger community, allowing us to step into the worlds they create, while also addressing the pressing questions of the one we inhabit. We offer a model for dialogue, a possibility for an inclusive community that is unafraid of striking up conversations – both cheerful and difficult.

The theme for this year’s festival is ‘Border Crossings’. Our stellar cast of artists - from Oscar prize-winning filmmakers to emerging young writers - will be bringing the theme to life with the recognition that borders are not just geographic, but also linguistic, religious, racial, sexual, emotional, psychological and culinary. Indian Summer’s Border Crossings edition seeks to create space to explore these intersecting boundaries where we meet ‘the other.’ We hope the events at this year’s festival will enable you to respect and recognize the work and struggle that are a part of many border crossings, as well as appreciate that sometimes the most incredible creativity lies at the edges of things.

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“The City of Vancouver is proud to support and host the 2016 Indian Summer Festival. Every year the Festival features the finest artists and visionaries from Canada, South Asia and beyond who inspire dialogue and global citizenship and reflect Vancouver’s position as a harbour for diverse ideas and cultures.”

G R E G O R R O B E R T S O N

M AY O R O F T H E C I T Y O F V A N C O U V E R

“One of the great things about British Columbia is the variety of multicultural events that entertain, educate and inspire us all. The Indian Summer Festival – its rhythms, its colours and its messages – will no doubt inspire one and all.”

T H E H O N O U R A B L E C H R I S T Y C L A R K

P R E M I E R O F B R I T I S H C O L U M B I A

Messages From Our Par tners

“Welcome to the 2016 Indian Summer Festival! The Government of Canada is proud to support this gathering, which lets artists share their talent and the rich heritage of South Asia with Canadians of all backgrounds. As Minister of Canadian Heritage, I thank all the organizers, artists and volunteers who made this festival a success.”

T H E H O N O U R A B L E M É L A N I E J O L Y

M I N I S T E R O F C A N A D I A N H E R I T A G E

“As Founding Partner of the Indian Summer Festival, Simon Fraser University is delighted to welcome you to this sixth annual celebration of arts, culture and ideas. True to our mission as Canada’s ‘engaged university,’ we are again honoured to be part of the festival and to connect with friends old and new.”

A N D R E W P E T T E R

P R E S I D E N T A N D V I C E C H A N C E L L O R , S I M O N F R A S E R U N I V E R S I T Y

L U M I N A R I E S

Rita & Pankaj Agarwal

Sandy Garossino

Shahin & Asgar Virji

Sunita & Sukesh Kumar

Zena Henriquez

Thank You to Our Patrons Circle We are proud to be a patron-powered festival, made possible largely because

of the generosity and support of a community of individuals who share our vision for a diverse, inclusive and culturally-rich society. We extend our heartfelt

gratitude to this visionary group:

F R I E N D S

Anonymous

Carol Dey

David Pais

Farida & Gulnaaz Lalji

Inji Islam

Jan Whitford & Michael Stevenson

Lindsay Brown (Honorary)

Parviz & Maheb Nathoo

Priya Anand

Shishir Gopinath

Sudha Kshatriya

Vivek Savkur

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C U R A T O R S

Ali Khan (Honorary)

Renee & Monty Sikka

F A M I L Y F R I E N D S

Ashwin Sood

Cynnie Woodward & Richard Ladds

Debera Barager & David Rees

Dianna Waggoner & Michael Alexander

Hitesh Kothary & Andrea Hawkes

Ishita & Dee Hayer (Honorary)

Lynn & Ashok Katey

Michael L. Lee & Christina Yan Lee

Nisha & Sharad Khare (Honorary)

Nomita & Manish Bharadwaj

Payal & Kuku Batra

Ramesh Sahjpaul

Sangeeta & Kush Malhotra

Tracey & Anibal Valente

B E N E F A C T O R S

Aarti & Shawn Goyal

Anuja & Praveen Varshney

Jessie & Jas Sandhu

Hema & Haresh Bhatt

Koml Kandola & Mandeep Dhaliwal

Richa & Vik Khanna

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Waris Ahluwalia is an internationally renowned actor, model and designer. He has been the face of Gap, worked with Wes Anderson, Spike Lee and Deepa Mehta, and is on the list of Vogue’s ‘10 Most Impactful People’.

Earlier this year, Waris was returning home to NYC from Mexico City, when Aeroméxico staff asked him to remove his turban. Waris pointed out that body scanners made this superfluous but the airline would not budge. Nor would they provide him with the private room he requested to take his turban off (which, he explained to them, as a Sikh he could not remove in public). He was prevented from boarding the flight.

“Dear NYC fashion week. I may be a little late as @aeromexico won’t let me fly with a turban.” He tweeted.

As news channels picked up on the story, rather than blow off some celebrity steam, Waris offered to speak to Aeroméxico staff about religious sensitivity. His actions and his hashtag #fearisanopportunitytoeducate inspired many, and showed grace in the face of prejudice, resulting in Aeroméxico updating their training programme.

Spend an evening with an iconoclast who manages to infuse the glamorous worlds of fashion and film with an unwavering commitment to creating a more thoughtful way of living. In conversation with Waris Ahluwalia is Prem Gill, CEO of Creative BC.

What Not to Wear with Waris Ahluwalia

W H E N 8pm Doors at 7pm

W H E R E SFU’s Goldcorp Centre for the Arts

Djavad Mowafaghian Cinema, 149 West Hastings St.

T I C K E T S $25-30

P R E - F E S T I V A L C U R T A I N R A I S E R

C O M M U N I T Y P A R T N E R

F R I D A Y

June 10

W A R I S

A H L U W A L I A

P R E MG I L L

P H O T O : L O R E N Z O B R I N G H E L I

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“One of the top 10 parties to look forward to!” – 2 4 H R S

Glamorous guests, fine sips and delectable nibbles curated by Vikram Vij – Indian Summer Festival’s Opening Gala is one of the city’s most sought after summer parties.

This year, Vikram has challenged some of Vancouver’s top chefs to cross a culinary border, in keeping with the festival’s ‘Border Crossings’ theme. From award-winning stalwarts like Vij’s, Café Medina, Maenam, Cactus Club and Blue Water Café to the new and hip Ancora, Bodega, Bella Gelateria and Bob Likes Thai Food, this is a gastronome’s delight.

Watch out for the lively music stage serving sonic appetizers from party favourites Surya Brass Band and international sensations Rajasthan Josh with DJ Rup Sidhu.

This is no time to be shy – bring out your finest saris and handmade bowties. Your ticket includes food and a complimentary beverage.

W H E N 7pm

W H E R E Roundhouse Community Centre

181 Roundhouse Mews

T I C K E T S $95

Opening Gala: Culinar y Border Crossings With Vikram Vij & Guest Chefs

T H U R S D A Y

July 7

H O S P I T A L I T Y P A R T N E R S

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V I K R A M

V I J

R U P S I D H U

S U R Y A B R A S S B A N D

R A J A S T H A NJ O S H

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W H E N 8pm Doors at 7pm

W H E R E Orpheum Theatre601 Smithe St.

T I C K E T S $35 – 85Tiered Seating

S A T U R D A Y

July 9

P R E S E N T I N G P A R T N E R

Songs of the Deser t SufisRajasthan Josh and Friends in Concert

C O M M U N I T Y P A R T N E R S

R A J A S T H A NJ O S H

R U P S I D H U

A S H W I NS O O D

S A R AF I T Z P A T R I C K

K I N N I ES T A R R

S H A N ER A M A N

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“This was music that transported the listener, not just to the state of Rajasthan, but to a state of mesmeric bliss.”

– L O N D O N F I N A N C I A L T I M E S

Ever since the Beatles heard the sound of Ravi Shankar’s sitar, and the Rolling Stones stumbled upon the master musi-cians of Morocco, there has been a growing awareness and interconnectedness between the musical traditions of east and west. Vancouver gets a taste of one of the best exam-ples of this musical conversation this summer when the Indian music sensation Rajasthan Josh takes over the Orpheum with a host of local friends.

Rajasthan Josh is known for their electrifying sound, driven by rumbling Nagara drums, soulful strings and vocals that dip into Sufi traditions from the12th century to the present day. This unique musical collective has collaborated with a range of international artists from the Grateful Dead to Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan, Susheela Raman to Dub Colossus. Earlier this year members of Rajasthan Josh were part of a major new album ‘Junun’ (arranged by Shye Ben Tzur and Radiohead’s Jonny Greenwood). A documentary film by the same name was di-rected by PT Anderson (Boogie Nights, There Will Be Blood) premiered at the New York Film Festival.

Rajasthan Josh return to Vancouver following their sold out show at the 2013 Indian Summer Festival, for a musical re/union with some of BC’s great talents – composer and beat boxer Rup Sidhu, drummer Ashwin Sood, violinist Sara Fitzpatrick, singer-songwriter Kinnie Starr and baritone Shane Raman accompanied by the Sarah McLachlan School of Mu-sic Youth Choir. This is the world music concert of the summer - bringing the raw power of myriad faiths, musical traditions, and languages on stage together.

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Border CrossingsW H E N

6pm Doors at 5:30pm

W H E R E

SFU’s Goldcorp Centre for the Arts

Djavad Mowafaghian Cinema, 149 West Hastings St.

T I C K E T S

$15 – 20

“Our sojourn in this universe is so fleeting and so perilous that the story of anyone’s struggle tosurvive is astonishing and poignant.” – K E I T H J O H N S T O N E , I M P R O V P I O N E E R

Border Crossings featuring Truth be Told Theatre Company’s ‘The Life GameTM’ is an experimental improv theatre project. ‘Border Crossings’ brings personal life stories, political theatre, music and improvisation to the stage in a unique live performance experience. The project invites members of Vancouver’s South Asian immigrant communities to offer their life stories as material and inspiration for a live performance. Real life guests will share their stories with an interviewer on stage, while professional actors and musicians enact, amplify and interpret the stories that they share. At its heart, the purpose of Border Crossings, and ‘The Life GameTM’ is to honour the guest and to support the audience to enter the emotional territory of their life.

There are two performances of ‘Border Crossings’ – one at the beautiful Ismaili Centre in Burnaby, and the second at SFU’s Goldcorp Centre for the Arts in downtown Vancouver. Each performance will feature a different set of guests, and be completely unique. Attend both for a richer experience!

Being LGBTQ+ and South Asian means dealing with a complex tangle of the personal and the political. Despite some momentous legal milestones (such as in Canada, where same sex marriage has been legal for a decade) many South Asians still feel unable to come out to their parents and families. Do we need to cultivate and see more representations of South Asian LGBTQ+ people across art forms and in the media? What positive stories exist that offer hope on a little talked about subject? What work needs to be done with communities and families? And how can broader society support this process?

To explore these questions in life and art are three fine writers from Canada, India and the USA – Kolkata based Sandip Roy, whose novel ‘Don’t Let Him Know’ was recently published to worldwide acclaim, Minal Hajratwala from San Francisco, whose ‘A Brief Guide to Gender in India’ for Granta went viral on the web and Vivek Shraya, a three-time Lambda Award nominated artist from Toronto. Hosting the dialogue is Romi Chandra Herbert, Co-Executive Director of PeerNet.

S U P P O R T I N G P A R T N E R

S U P P O R T I N G P A R T N E R

T U E S D A Y

July 12T H U R S D A Y

July 14W H E N

8:30pm Doors at 8pm

W H E R E Ismaili Centre Burnaby

4010 Canada Way

T I C K E T S $20 – 25

C O M M U N I T Y P A R T N E RF U N D E R C O M M U N I T Y P A R T N E R SF U N D E R

Don’t Let Them KnowLove, Sexuality and the South Asian Family

1211

W H E N

7pm Doors at 6:30pm

W H E R E SFU’s Goldcorp Centre for the Arts

149 West Hastings St.

T I C K E T S $20 – 25

W E D N E S D A Y

July 13

T R U T H B E T O L D T H E A T R E

K A R I M A L R A W I

M O H A M E DA S S A N I T R I O

V I V E KS H R A Y A

M I N A L H A J R A T W A L A

S A N D I PR O Y

R O M I C H A N D R A H E R B E R T

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“If you are doing the right thing for the earth, she’s giving you great company.” – V A N D A N A S H I V A

Dr. Vandana Shiva is a physicist and social activist, widely re-garded as the torchbearer of the international sustainable food movement. Dr. Shiva combines sharp intellectual enquiry with courageous activism: her work spans teaching at universities around the world to working with peasants in rural India. She has won many awards for her work including the Right Live-lihood Award (aka the Alternative Nobel Prize), The Lennon/Ono Grant for Peace and the Sydney Peace Prize.

In particular Dr. Shiva campaigns for food security, food sover-eignty, and a genuinely democratic and sustainable food sys-tem. Many communities worldwide have taken inspiration from her vision and from the work of her organization Navdanya.

In a rare Vancouver appearance, Dr. Shiva will speak of ‘Seeding the Future’. Her talk will inform and inspire the next generation of environmental leaders in the fight to protect na-ture and people’s rights to knowledge, biodiversity, water and food. Dr. Shiva reminds us that it all starts with a seed.

Dr. Shiva’s talk will be followed by a 30 minute conversation with special guest, noted environmentalist and member of parliament Elizabeth May.

W H E N 8pm Doors at 7pm

W H E R E St Andrew’s Wesley Church

1022 Nelson St.

T I C K E T S $25 – 30

T H U R S D A Y

July 14

P R E S E N T A T I O N P A R T N E R

Seeding The FutureAn Evening with Vandana Shiva

C O M M U N I T Y P A R T N E R S

S U P P O R T I N G P A R T N E R

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V A N D A N AS H I V A

E L I Z A B E T HM A Y

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W H E N

7pm Doors at 6:30pm

W H E R E

SFU’s Goldcorp Centre for the Arts

Djavad Mowafaghian Cinema, 149 West Hastings St.

T I C K E T S

$15 ($20 Double Bill)*

London-based filmmaker Leslee Udwin’s documentary ‘India’s Daughter’ tells the story of the horrific sexual assault of a medical student in Delhi in 2012 that shocked India and the world. Tina Brown described it as “a shocking and powerful film. It moves, it confounds and infuriates but above all it inspires. It persuades the world with an eloquent plea, at a time when gender equality is at last on the global agenda.”

Meryl Streep supported the film for an Oscar nomination and it won the prestigious Peabody award, 2016. The film also had its detractors – the Government of India banned its release and many activists expressed concern with Udwin’s approach.

Hosting a conversation with Leslee Udwin is Oscar-nominated filmmaker Deepa Mehta, an artist who occupies a special place in the cultural landscape - in Canada and in India. This is the first time that these two resilient artists will meet each other, with Mehta throwing Udwin’s work into relief for a Canadian audience.

Indian Summer Festival hopes to be one of the sites an important global conversation on the worldwide epidemic of violence against women, and the role of artists in highlighting issues that affect our most intimate lives.

When the great 19th century Urdu poet Mirza Ghalib was stopped at a British military checkpoint in Delhi, he was asked “Are you a Muslim?”. His reply: “Only half a Muslim. You see, I drink wine but I don’t eat pork.” Ghalib’s famous reply has echoes for us in these equally turbulent times, even in an apparently placid Canada.

What does it mean to be a Muslim in a secular democracy like Canada? Is it a public or a private identity? Can you drink wine and be a Muslim, be an atheist and a Muslim? If you disavow being a Muslim, does your name still make you a Muslim? And for those who practice the faith – isn’t wearing the clothing of your choice implicit in democracy? Or must you adjust if you are not to be seen as ‘the other’? If Canada is an all-embracing mosaic, a multi-faith society, why has there been a need to institute an Islamophobia helpline to assist those Canadians being unfairly targeted because of their faith? Does a Maple Leaf Islam exist? Can it? Should it?

To explore these questions are three outstanding Canadian novelists: Karim Alrawi, Monia Mazigh and Ameen Merchant, led by Devyani Saltzman, writer and Director of Literary Arts at The Banff Centre. Join them as they take you through their real and imagined worlds.

Dangerous SilencesLeslee Udwin in conversation with Deepa Mehta

Maple Leaf Is lamThe Many Shades of Belonging

S U P P O R T I N G P A R T N E R

F R I D A Y

July 15F R I D A Y

July 15

W H E N

5pm Doors at 4:30pm

W H E R E SFU’s Goldcorp Centre for the Arts

Djavad Mowafaghian Cinema, 149 West Hastings St.

T I C K E T S $15 ($25 Double Bill)*

*Save $5 when you purchase tickets to both Maple Leaf Islam and Dangerous Silences. Simply choose the double-ticket package deal when making your purchase online.

C O M M U N I T Y P A R T N E R S C O M M U N I T Y P A R T N E R S

C O - P R E S E N T E R

F U N D E R

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K A R I MA L R A W I

A M E E NM E R C H A N T

L E S L E EU D W I N

D E E P AM E H T A

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S U P P O R T I N G P A R T N E R

D E V Y A N IS A L T Z M A N

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‘If 5×15’s packed soirées feel like an evening of offline, communal surfing, it’s due to the eclectic menu of speakers.’ – T H E N E W Y O R K T I M E S

5x15 is a speakers series that originated in London and has since spread to New York and Milan. It features five stellar speakers, speaking for fifteen minutes each on a topic they are deeply passionate about. The only rules: the talk should be unscripted, and fifteen minutes long. 5x15 has hosted speakers such as Gloria Steinem, Ben Okri, Brian Eno, Malcom Gladwell, Eve Ensler and Ahdaf Soueif. Since 2014, Indian Summer Festival has hosted the only Canadian iteration of 5x15.

We return for the third edition in 2016 with an all star lineup including Oscar-nominated filmmaker Deepa Mehta on ’The Rasa Box’, psychology professor Dr. Rajiv Jhangiani on ‘The Psychology of Good and Evil’, award-winning playwright and novelist Carmen Aguirre and Toronto based writer and musician Vivek Shraya. The evening is hilariously and graciously hosted by comedian Kalyani Pandya.

Be a part of this crowd favourite at the Imperial Nightclub. Following the talk is our roaring closing party ’Tropitaal’ featuring a Desi/Latino soundclash. Stay for a dance and make it a night out!

5x15Five brilliant speakers, fifteen minutes each. Magic.

S A T U R D A Y

July 16

W H E N

8pm Doors at 7:30pm

W H E R E The Imperial

319 Main St.

T I C K E T S $15 ($25 Double Bill)*

19+ years with ID

($25 double bill)*

F U N D E R

TropitaalISF2016 Closing Party with DJ Anjali and The Incredible Kid

“DJ Anjali & the Incredible Kid have been Portland’s leading world music DJs since the turn of the millennium.” – W I L L A M E T T E W E E K

Indian Summer’s closing party is the place to be on a summery Saturday night, as you join festival artists and special guests in bringing the curtains down on the 2016 edition in style.

Take the sultry vibe of the Latin American tropics, combine it with the thundering rhythms of India (“Taal”) and stir it into Tropitaal, a Desi/Latino Soundclash. Created by longtime Portland favourites DJ Anjali and the Incredible Kid, this is where the hottest club sounds from India and Latin America go head to head in a dance battle. Mix a potion of Reggaeton, Moombahton, Digital Cumbia, 3Ball Guarachero, Dembow, Dancehall and add some Chutney, Desiton, Bollywood & Bhangramuffin and you’ve got a scorching dance-off of epic proportions.

W H E N 10pm (till late)

W H E R E The Imperial

319 Main St.

T I C K E T S $15 - 20

19+ years with ID ($25 double bill)*

S A T U R D A Y

July 16

H O S P I T A L I T Y P A R T N E R S

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D E E P AM E H T A

V I V E KS H R A Y A

C A R M E NA G U I R R E

+ 1S P E C I A L G U E S T

R A J I V J H A N G I A N I

T H E I N C R E D I B L E K I D

D JA N J A L I

P R E S E N T A T I O N P A R T N E R

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M U S I C

F R E E

T H E A T R E

C U L I N A R Y

I D E A S

V I S U A L A R T

OPENINGGALAWith Vikram Vij & Guest Chefs

FUSEPrivate Lives/Public Dreams

SONGS OF THE DESERT SUFISRajasthan Josh & Friends in Concert

07 15THURS FRI

BORDER CROSSINGS #1Experimental Improv-Theatre performance

LET’S HEAL THE DIVIDEArtist’s talk by Toni Latour

BORDER CROSSINGS #2Experimental Improv-Theatre performance

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13WED

SEEDING THE FUTUREAn Evening with Vandana Shiva

DANGEROUSSILENCESLeslee Udwin in Conversation with Deepa Mehta

DON’T LET THEM KNOWLove, Sexuality, and the South Asian Family

MAPLE LEAF ISLAMThe Many Shades of Belonging

July 7-16

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S F U ’ S G O L D C O R P C E N T R E F O R T H E A R T S

149 West Hastings St.

R O U N D H O U S E C O M M U N I T Y C E N T R E

181 Roundhouse Mews

V A N C O U V E R A R T G A L L E R Y

750 Hornby St.

S T A N D R E W ’ S W E S L E Y C H U R C H

1022 Nelson St.

T H E O R P H E U M

884 Granville St.

T H E I M P E R I A L

319 Main St.I S M A I L I C E N T R E B U R N A B Y

4010 Canada Way

T I C K E T S A V A I L A B L E O N L I N E

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I N P E R S O N At the door while tickets remain. Events do sell out – advanced booking is advised!

5X15Five Speakers, Fifteen Minutes Each. Magic.

TROPITAALISF2016 Closing Party

F-GRASSWriters respond to Ai Weiwei installation

ENGAGEMENTWriters respond to Dennis Oppenheim installation

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SJULY 6 - AUG 6

MERCHANT OF IMAGES

Photographs of Vancouverites by Aradhana Seth

JULY 7 - JULY 16

THE CARTOGRAPHER’S TALE

A massive participatory board game spanning the entirety of the Woodwards Atrium.

JULY 7 - JULY 16

(BE)LONGING

Pop-up gallery installation featuring themes of migration and belonging.

JULY 7 - OCT 10

BHARTI KHER - MATTER

The first major retrospective in North America of the New Delhi based artist.

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BHARTI KHER ARTIST’S TOURAt the Vancouver Art Gallery

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FAMILY FUSE WEEKEND*Inspiration Everywhere

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WHAT WE HOLD DEARThe Musical Legacy of the Sufis

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WHEN MORNING COMESBook Launch: Youth of the Soweto Uprising

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Bhar ti Kher: MATTERThe first major retrospective in North America of New Delhi based artist Bharti Kher, this exhibition brings together sculptures and paintings that represent the diversity of Kher’s practice and articulate the perceptions and realities of being female today. From the unique language of her bindi paintings and abstract sari sculptures to the provocative animal-human hybrid figures, this comprehensive selection of works speaks about domesticity, gender and body politics.

BHARTI KHER Matter is part of the Vancouver Art Gallery’s Institute of Asian Art’s exhibition programing which features historical, contemporary and emerging international and local asian artists, and is presented in association with the Indian Summer Festival.

Organized by the Vancouver Art Gallery and co-curated by Daina Augaitis Chief Curator / Associate Director and Diana Freundl, Associate Curator, Asian Art.

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Tuesdays until 9pm

W H E R E Vancouver Art Gallery

1022 Nelson St.

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please visit: vanartgallery.bc.ca

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Artist’s Tour: Bharti KherFriday July 8, 6pmVancouver Art Gallery, 3rd floor

Join artist Bharti Kher as she tours her retrospective exhibition with co-curators Daina Augaitis, Chief Curator/Associate Director, and Diana Freundl, Associate Curator, Asian Art. The work of this internationally acclaimed artist explores complex human concerns of gender and social relationships. This is a rare opportunity to tour the exhibit with the artist before it opens to the public.

Free. No registration required. Enter via the Hornby Street doors, meet in the lobby

“Kher is one of the leading female artists of her generation.” – T H E G U A R D I A N , U K

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Discover the Vancouver Art Gallery’s Family FUSE Weekend, where you will meet artists, musicians, dancers, performers, and educators for a weekend filled with family fun!

Artists are influenced by many things from people and places to dreams and stories of the past. Join us this Family Fuse weekend and explore how we can all find Inspiration Everywhere. Explore the galleries summer exhibitions through a diverse range of performances, in- gallery engagement, hands- on making activities and workshops.

This edition of Family Fuse weekend features special guest artists from the Indian Summer Festival.

FUSE transforms the Vancouver Art Gallery into THE place for art, music and live performance in the city. Since its inception in July 2005, thousands of FUSE–goers have converged at the Gallery for this unique adult event. Live performances in the Gallery spaces, DJs, eclectic Gallery tours and unexpected surprises have made FUSE Vancouver’s favourite see–and–be–seen event.

The summer edition of FUSE is guest-curated by Sirish Rao (Artistic Director of the Indian Summer Festival). FUSE: PRIVATE LIVES/PUBLIC DREAMS explores the relationships between the personal, the political, the fantastic and the mythical through art, performance, projection, dance, storytelling and music.

FUSE Private Lives/Public Dreams

Family FUSE Weekend

Inspiration Everywhere

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July 9 & July 10

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10am - 5pm

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FREE for Gallery Members and for children age 12 & under when accompanied by an adult. Children must be accompanied by an adult. Regular adult admission rates apply.

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8pm Doors at 7:30pm

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Ismaili Centre Burnaby

4010 Canada Way

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This is a special partnership with the Ismaili Centre. Tickets are available directly with the centre at theismaili.org/ismailicentres/burnaby or at the door.

Sufi music is the sound of Islam’s mystical inner dimension. At once spiritual and ecstatic, Sufi music reflects some of the most accessible, liberal and pluralistic traditions of Islam. Today it is contained in a variety of forms – from Qawwali (made popular the world over by musicians such as Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan) to the Kafis of poet saints like Bulle Shah, to a contemporary version some refer to as ‘Sufi Rock’.

Master musician Chugge Khan, born in the Thar desert in India, is a living repository of more than a thousand songs, and a master of many instruments. He has played with a wide range of musicians (from Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan to AR Rahman, to Jonny Greenwood of Radiohead) on stages all over the world including the Fez Sacred Music Festival and Womad.

Join Chugge Khan and key members of his musical collective Rajasthan Josh at a special evening in the beautiful courtyard garden of the Ismaili Centre in Burnaby. In an informal lecture/demonstration format, they will take us on a journey of the poetry, instruments and songs that inspire them. This event follows from the concert ‘Songs of the Desert Sufis’ (page 9) and provides a deeper understanding of how Sufi music and poetry continues to influence our contemporary lives. Guiding us with musical context (and translating from Hindi and Urdu to English) is Mohamed Assani, himself a musician of renown and a noted member of Vancouver’s musical community.

What We Hold Dear: The Musical Legacy of the SufisA lecture/demonstration by Chugge Khan and friends

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W H E R E Vancouver Art Gallery

750 Hornby St.

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July 15

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8pm - 12am

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$24 at the door. FREE for Gallery Members.

W H E R E Vancouver Art Gallery

750 Hornby St.

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The Cartographer’s Tale is at once an art piece and a massive participatory board game spanning the entirety of the Woodwards Atrium, in which anyone moving through the space is automatically a player. Instead of traversing this commercial landscape along efficient/predictable routes from entrance to exit, pedestrians are invited to meander along a web of intersecting pathways drawn on the floor. Each pathway corresponds with real roads and routes in the world - Ramallah to Jerusalem, Lahore to Srinagar, the legendary Silk Road…

As in life, every one of these roads has crossroads, checkpoints and impediments - a tile on the floor offers an instruction a suggestion or an obstruction. The road you are following to Jerusalem might suddenly meet the road to Samarkhand, and a new destination beckons! Or you find yourself ‘blocked’ and forced to retrace your steps and take an alternate route. Conceived by renowned artist and graphic novelist Orijit Sen, and realized by multidisciplinary artist Sanket Jadia, this is a public art piece that is both welcoming and provocative.

The Car tographer’s TaleParticipatory Board Game

July 7 - 16(ongoing)

W H E R E Woodwards Atrium

111 West Hastings St.

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(be) longingA pop-up gallery reflecting on the feeling of belonging (elsewhere)

(be)longing pop-up art gallery showcases three Emily Carr art and design students whose works were developed through a community engagement project with MOSIAC immigrant settlement services. Featuring themes of migration and nostalgia, (be)longing conceptualizes fundamental cultural and structural needs when building a new home.

A new partnership between Emily Carr University of Art + Design and MOSAIC (Immigrant Settlement Services) supports student and client collaborations that explore issues of belonging. Students study within a framework of Social Practice and Community Engagement (SPACE minor within the Faculty of Culture + Community) and work within the varied service areas of MOSAIC: Employment Services, Language classes, community conversation circles, Refugee Youth programming. The diverse communities of MOSAIC and ECUAD understand the inspiring multiplicity as well as the challenges of dislocation and through this partnership unpack the complexity of these immigration experiences.

W H E R E SFU’s Goldcorp Centre for the Arts, Lobby

149 West Hastings St.

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“Nostalgia plays a big part in the process of immigration, as sometimes the memory of a place where we once lived is all that keeps us grounded, longing and hopeful as we evolve through an unknown, new environment.” – O L I V I A C H A B E R

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In 2015 award-winning art director and production designer Aradhana Seth created a project titled “the Merchant of Images” for Indian Summer Festival. Seth built a mobile photo booth, much like those used by Indian street vendors. Setting up shop at various locations in the city, Seth invited passersby to be photographed against the magnificent backdrop of her booth (a painting of the Taj Mahal created by the artist who worked on the sets of Wes Anderson’s Darjeeling Limited, which Seth art directed). The project encouraged pedestrian traffic to slow down, to remember a time when being photographed meant sitting in a given place and a conversation with the photographer. The result was a mapping project for the faces and places of Vancouver.

Now, a selection of Seth’s photographs of Vancouverites return to the streets of the city– this time on a series of bus shelters throughout Vancouver.

* For latest information on locations please visit www.indiansummerfest.ca

Merchant of Images“I ask myself often, is home a person, place or thing? I think it’s both person and place. The “actual” thing – not so much. But the memory, the longing, the loss, is more than the object itself.” – A R A D H A N A S E T H

July 6 - Aug 6

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Various bus shelters around Vancouver

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Echo2

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All day, everyday

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A TransLink bus traveling through Downtown Vancouver & surrounding areas

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“Kher offers an alternative version of energised anarchy” – T H E N E W S T A T E S M A N

In a special public art project for Indian Summer Festival and the Vancouver Art Gallery, renowned contemporary artist Bharti Kher playfully transforms a Vancouver city bus into a (literally) moving work of art.

‘Echo2 is a piece that has been previously shown in a different avatar at major venues like London’s Serpentine Gallery. Comprised of hundreds of concentric and overlapping bindis, the result is a work that is both formalist and wildly exuberant. Even when stationary it is almost as if the work - and its hundreds of bindis - are incapabale of standing still.

Kher uses the ready-made bindi as a central motif in her work. The bindi (Sanskrit word for dot/point/zero/unity) is traditionally worn on the foreheads of Hindu women. What was once vermilion powder has transformed in modern times into an easy to use stick-on-vinyl sold cheaply in corner stores across India. In Kher’s work, the bindi transforms from a tiny, mass-produced ornament into a powerful stylistic and symbolic device, creating visual richness and allowing for a multiplicity of meanings.

Look out for Kher’s ‘Echo2’ bus as it weaves through the streets of Vancouver this summer!

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Tradewind Books launches ‘When Morning Comes’, a novel by Arushi Raina – a powerful emerging literary talent. Told from the perspectives of four diverse youth during the Soweto uprising in Apartheid South

Africa, the book explores the roots of the uprising and the edifice of Apartheid about to explode. This evening at community hub Heartwood Café includes a presentation by South African journalist and photographer Laurence Boxall, who reported on the ground during the Soweto Uprising.

This event is presented by Tradewind Books in collaboration with Indian Summer Festival in keeping with the festival’s 2016 theme of ‘Border Crossings’.

When Morning ComesYouth of the Soweto Uprising

let ’s heal the divideArtist Talk

‘let’s heal the divide’ is a site-specific work for VCC Downtown Campus that reflects upon the history and current conditions of Vancouver and addresses the socio-economic, political and cultural points of disconnect present in the area. The site-specific neon work, hung on the façade of the Vancouver Community College building, marks a physical division between the Downtown East Side and the commercial and financial districts that border it. The location of this work highlights the glaring economic disparity between neighbourhoods and acts as an intersection between perceived borders. It marks a physical division between one of the most impoverished postal codes in Canada and one of the wealthiest. The artwork prompts us to question the sometimes arbitrary lines that divide us. In the spirit of hope, this piece calls for action, collective healing, connectivity, and inclusion. Join us as the artist, Toni Latour, speaks about her work as part of Indian Summer Festival 2016. Toni Latour is an East Vancouver queer feminist artist who works in photography, installation, text-based practices, drawing, video, sound, public and performance art.

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6pm

W H E R E Victory Square Park

150 W Hastings St.

T I C K E T S Free

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6pm

W H E R E Heartwood Café

317 East Broadway Ave.

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F-Grass Engagement

On the edge of the sea, in beautiful Sunset Beach Park in Vancouver’s West End, stand two giant engagement rings, rising nearly 30 feet from the ground. Created by Dennis Oppenheim, one of the most influential and respected artists of our era, ‘Engagement’ references traditional rings in a Pop Art form where everyday domestic objects are taken out of their ordinary environment and re-conceptualized as monumental sculptures. The plexiglass ‘diamonds’ that top the rings tip slightly away from each other –a commentary on the precarious balances in marriage. The meaning of ‘Engagement is intentionally open-ended. It asks us to consider the romantic, traditional, economic and social aspects inherent in the institution of marriage. The initial installation in the 2005-2007 Vancouver Biennale coincided with same-sex marriage debates taking place in Canada.

Join us as internationally acclaimed writers Sandip Roy and Minal Hajratwala respond to ‘Engagement’ with their own writings and thoughts and provoke a discussion around the installation and the issues it raises. Roy and Hajratwala are also speakers on the ISF 2016 panel – ‘Don’t Let Them Know: Love, Sexuality and the South Asian Family (p. 12)’.

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6pm

W H E R E Sunset Beach Park

1204 Beach Ave.

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W H E R E F-Grass Sculpture

Harbour Green Park

1199 West Cordova St.

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Many Vancouverites do not know that thanks to the Vancouver Biennale, our city hosts a public art piece by Ai Weiwei. Ai Weiwei is one of the most influential artist/activists of our time. Using ordinary grass as a metaphor, he creates a blockade of cast-iron spikes. From above, the individual blades collectively take the shape of an elegant calligraphic “F”. Each blade is symbolic of countless ordinary individuals who collectively become a resilient, powerful force. In China, the character for “grass” is pronounced the same as the F-word obscenity.

Grass is small and fragile, humble and flexible, yet it is strong and persistent, even rises faster for being stepped on. The courage shown by ordinary individuals in everyday acts of rebellion collectively become a force to be reckoned with.

For this special public event, two artists from the Indian Summer Festival – novelist/activists Karim Alrawi and Monia Mazigh respond to Ai Weiwei’s work, and take the opportunity to talk about the Syrian refugee crisis, an issue that Ai Weiwei has been focusing on of late. Alrawi will read from his address ‘A Way to Truth’ that he previously delivered to introduce Ai Weiwei at Art Basel. Stay on for tea and a chance to interact with Karim Alrawi and Monia Mazigh.

F Grass is the continuation of Ai Weiwei’s large-scale installation “Sunflower Seeds” made for Tate Modern in 2010.

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MAKE AN IMPACTJoin Our Patrons CircleThe festival depends on people like you who have felt the exhilarating power of our work and want others to experience it too. Patrons’ donations make a profound difference to the festival’s success, and touch the lives of artists and audiences alike. With your donation of $500+, you join our Patrons’ Circle and enjoy numerous benefits, including exclusive invitations to festival galas and Patrons’ Circle events, festival tickets packages, charitable tax receipts, VIP experiences, recognition, and more.

P R E - G A L A C O C K T A I L S & F E S T I VA L P R E V I E W

With Artistic Director Sirish RaoThursday July 7, 6pm - Roundhouse Community Centre

VA N C O U V E R A R T G A L L E R Y L E A D E R S H I P O P E N I N G – M A T T E R

by Bharti KherFriday July 8, 7pm - Vancouver Art Gallery

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Patrons Circle EventsAs a thank you to our generous patrons, we invite you to join us as at these exclusive Patrons’ Circle events and gain an insider’s experience of the festival.

Join our circle at visit indiansummerfest.ca/join-us or contact Shahaa Kakar at [email protected] or (604) 283-9172

Featured Ar t is ts/Speakers 2016

Carmen Aguirre

Waris Ahluwalia

Karim Alrawi

DJ Anjali

Mohamed Assani

Laurence Boxall

Surya Brass Band

Olivia Chaber

Sammy Chien

Gillian Cofsky

Scheherazaad Cooper

Sharada Eswar

Sara Fitzpatrick

Prem Gill

Minal Hajratwala

Romi Chandra Herbert

Sanket Jadia

Dr. Rajiv Jhangiani

Rajasthan Josh

Naomi Joy

Laura June

Toni Latour

Wanjun Liang

Elizabeth May

Dr. Monia Mazigh

Sarah Mclachlan School Of Music Youth Choir

Deepa Mehta

Ameen Merchant

Tarun Nayar

Danica Norton

Dennis Oppenheim

Jonny Østrem

Arushi Raina

Sonja Rainey

Shane Raman

Sandip Roy

Devyani Saltzman

Orijit Sen

Dr. Vandana Shiva

Vivek Shraya

Rup Sidhu

Ashwin Sood

Veena Sood

Kinnie Starr

The Incredible Kid

Truth Be Told Theatre

Leslee Udwin

Vikram Vij

Ai Weiwei

Michael Nicoll Yahgulanaas

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About UsIndian Summer is a meteorological phenomenon referring to an unexpectedly sunny period, and consistently above normal temperatures. The term can also be used metaphorically to mean a renaissance, or revival.

Indian Summer is a festival for global souls who believe in the transformative power of the arts. Our vision is for an inclusive, diverse, and culturally-rich society.

In 2011 we established Indian Summer Arts Society (ISAS), a Vancouver-based not-for-profit arts organization, to offer multi-disciplinary arts experiences that bring together diverse artists and audiences in a spirit of dialogue.

For ten days every July, we put on Indian Summer Festival, a platform for some of the finest artists and visionaries from Canada, South Asia and beyond. From novelists to DJs, social entrepreneurs to Bollywood stars, we present emerging artists alongside Nobel, Booker, Grammy and Oscar prize-winners.

Now in our sixth year, we have quickly established ourselves in Vancouver as the place where worlds meet.

A D D R E S S 203 – 268 Keefer St. Vancouver, BC V6A1X5

P H O N E

604 283 9172

G E N E R A L I N Q U I R I E S [email protected]

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indiansummerfest.ca

Laura Byspalko Co-Founder & Managing Director

Sirish Rao Co-Founder & Artistic Director

Shahaa Kakar Donor Relations & Development Manager

Laura Albert Event Outreach & Volunteer Manager

Mimi Abrahams Production Manager

Gillian Cofsky Bookkeeper & Office Manager

Sandy Manj Communications Manager

Alexa Lupul Communications Designer

Genevieve Anne Michaels Communications Assistant

Larissa Canapi Social Media Assistant

Bikki Singh Festival Ambassador

Alexis Douglas Volunteer Coordinator

Reshma Balkaran Volunteer Coordinator

Ishita Hayer Event Coordinator

Roopa Mann Production Coordinator

Ella Canning Artist Services Assistant

Zain Mohsin Production Assistant

Josh Kamin Production Assistant

Katie Applebaum Production Assistant

Sanman Grewal Production Assistant

Marco Fratarcangeli Production Assistant

Guy Ouellette Logistics

Pankaj Agarwal

Vik Khanna

Sukesh Kumar

2016 Advisory Council

Board of Directors

C A R O L I N E N E U F E L D , C H A I R

S H E L L Y D H A W A N

A Y M E S H A R M A , S E C R E T A R Y

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M A N D E E P R . D H A L I W A L

B A L J E E T B A S I , T R E A S U R E R

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( F R O M L E F T ) B I K K I , A L E X A , S A N D Y, L A U R A A , S H A H A A ,

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You’re Amazing. We’re Amazing. Let’s Be Amazing Together.One of the best things about ISF is the amazing festival community that comes together. Don’t wait another 364 days to enjoy the buzz and connection! With your donation of $25+, you become a member of the Indian Summer Arts Society and receive lots of great benefits, including invitations to exclusive year-round events like our Supper Clubs. Become a member now: indiansummerfest.ca/join-us

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Indian Summer Festival is produced by Indian Summer Arts Society, a not-for-profit charitable arts organization based in Vancouver, Canada. Society Number 808864409RR0001

Deepa Mehta

Sandy Garossino

Jas Sandhu

Ratana Stephens

Dr. Michael Stevenson

Vikram Vij

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Jive Communications

A C C O U N T I N G S E R V I C E S

BCJ Group

B O X O F F I C E

EventBrite

T E C H N I C A L S U P P O R T

Tech Butlers Support Ltd.

C O M M U N I T Y P A R T N E R S

Banyen Books

Emily Carr University of Art and Design

MOSAIC Immigrant Settlement Services

Zulu Records

SFU Department of Gender, Sexuality & Women’s Studies

Mawenzi House

Heartwood Cafe

P H O T O G R A P H E R S

Kristine Cofsky

Britney Gill

V I D E O G R A P H E R S

Stephen Morgan

Mackenzie Warner

V O L U N T E E R S Thank you to all the dedicated volunteers who have given so generously of their time and energy to make this festival possible!

Alice Fleerackers

Ammar Mahimwala

Anisha Virani

Barrie Mowatt

Charlie Smith

Damaris Galvez

Dana & Joel Solomon

Diana Freundl

Divya Tolath

James Lombardi - Minded Projects

Laura Martinez

Laura Moore

Milad Monfared

Nuba Catering

Olivia Chaber

Peter Kendall

Ravi Sidhoo

Raymond Decor

Rup Sidhu

Scovia Maeko

Vantage Point

Vivian Leung

WanJun Liang

Zoe Kreye

W E R E M E M B E R We are deeply saddened to have lost an irreplaceable member of our community this year – long time patron Jab Sidhoo, founder of East India Carpets. We remember Jab’s indomitable spirit, his support and beaming presence at ISF events and the many legacies he has left for all of us to enjoy. His children Ravi and Asha continue to impact the larger community with the same generosity of spirit that Jab was legendary for. Our thoughts and good wishes are with them. The schedule, artists and performers

may change without notice. We

apologize to anyone we may have

missed in the program. Omissions are

inadvertent or due to print deadlines.

Please see our website for the most

up-to-date details:

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In addition to our patrons, sponsors, advisors and team, the festival has been made possible with the support of many well-wishers whom we acknowledge with deep gratitude:

Acknowledgments Accessible Indian SummerAt the heart of Indian Summer Festival is a desire for dialogue and the possibility for an inclusive community that is diverse, creative and just. We aim to create accessible, barrier-free experiences for the widest possible communities to engage fully in these conversations.

M O B I L I T Y A C C E S S 100% of Indian Summer Festival’s 2016 indoor venues are accessible to people using mobility aids, including wide and flat entrances, access to ramps/elevators where necessary, wheelchair and scooter accessible washrooms, and assigned seating. Certain venues have specific entrance and washroom information for people with mobility aids; please see event descriptions at www.indiansummerfest.ca for venue-specific information. Please note that a small number of our free events are outdoors in public parks. Reserve an accessible seat for any festival event online, by phone at 604 283 9172 (ext 1), or by email at [email protected]. Please contact us if you have questions related to accessibility at outdoor events.

C O M M U N I T Y T I C K E T I N G Free tickets are available for populations served by social services organizations and to community organizations whose members face economic barriers. To find out more or to request tickets for your group, please contact Outreach Manager Laura Albert at [email protected].

I N D I G E N O U S C O M M U N I T Y T I C K E T I N G Free or reduced-price tickets are available for indigenous community groups to attend Indian Summer Festival events. To request tickets for your group, please contact Outreach Manager Laura Albert at [email protected].

F R E E P R O G R A M M I N G Our 2016 free program has grown tremendously in terms of depth and range of content and presentation. We have lovingly curated eight free art experiences for our 2016 program, ranging from presentations by international and local artists, to participatory and interactive visual art installations. Please see our events for details at indiansummerfest.ca.

L G B T Q I A 2 + I N C L U S I V I T Y Indian Summer Festival strives to foster a respectful and comfortable space for all people attending ISF events, by discussing themes of gender identity and sexuality in our program content, inviting diverse communities to attend, and by providing trans-inclusive bathrooms at as many venues as possible. Please note that a small number of our free events are outdoors in public parks, without venue-specific bathrooms available to us.

H E A R I N G A S S I S T A N C E Infrared and loop hearing assist services are available during certain performances for guests who are deaf or hard of hearing. Please see event descriptions for event-specific information.

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