Siva Bhava: Love, Care, and the Cosmos
Friday 20, 2026 | 6pm Saturday 21, 2026 | 4pm Sunday 22, 2026 | 11am
Friday 20, 2026 | 6pm Saturday 21, 2026 | 4pm Sunday 22, 2026 | 11am
Mandala Makers Festival Presents: Jugalbandhi + V.V.S. Murari, Ashwani Shankar & Sai Giridar A very special evening featuring three of the top touring artists from India who will be showcasing the rare improvisational instrumental music of South Indian carnatic violin and North Indian Hindustani shehnai (reeded Indian folk instrument). The two instruments come together for a musical […]
Mandala Ensemble Presents, "Purush: When Power Becomes Poetry” featuring an evening-length performance that explores improvisation across classical Indian dance traditions by male dancers. Dancers trained in Bharatanatyam, Kathak, and Odissi interpret shared musical compositions through their distinct movement vocabularies and rhythmic sensibilities. As each artist responds spontaneously to the music, the performance reveals how different […]
In honor of Asian Heritage Month, Pan-Asian artists gather across three Forest Preserves of Cook County to bring cultural memories of nature to life. Through live interviews collected by Mandala team, musicians, dancers, and narrators transform these stories into a vibrant, immersive performance experience. Set within the natural beauty of the forest preserves, audiences will […]
Sabir Sultan Khan, master of the sarangi (an ancient bowed folk instrument from India), is the son of legendary sarangi player and vocalist Ustad Sultan Khan. He belongs to the Sikar gharana (school) of music, which has produced several stalwarts to Indian classical music. Khan was born in Jodhpur, Rajasthan. Exposed to music when he […]