Evenings for Educators: Beyond Bollywood

Thursday, January 19, 2023 from 4–7 p.m.

TOPIC: Beyond Bollywood

Join us this evening for a program highlighting the exhibition Beyond Bollywood: 2000 Years of Dance in Art. Enjoy dinner, networking, a docent guided tour and a presentation from Trudy Gaba, Curatorial Assistant, South Asian Art, Islamic Art & Antiquities. This exhibition considers the compelling visual language of dance in the art from South Asia, Southeast Asia, and the Himalayan region from the first to the twenty-first century. Through religious, courtly, and everyday objects, explore the exceptional importance and power of dance in religious thought, literature, politics, and societal structures. For each program attended you can earn CEU’s and 1-2 graduate credits for an additional fee to Ashland University.

About Evenings for Educators:

Evenings for Educators is the Cincinnati Art Museum’s monthly teacher professional development program. Through the lens of the Cincinnati Art Museum’s permanent collection and special exhibitions, Evenings for Educators supports all subjects taught in the classroom.

We encourage a STREAM approach as well as 21st Century Learning strategies in the museum and classroom. This program is offered for teachers of all grade levels and disciplines, art appreciation volunteers, pre-service education majors, teaching artists as well as community and museum educators.

$10 Members; $20 General Registration; $5 College Student
Registration required.

Presented by US Bank.

Image credit: The Dance of Shiva and Kali, circa 1780, India; Punjab Hills, Guler, opaque watercolors and gold on paper, Virginia Museum of Fine Arts, Richmond, Adolph D. and Wilkins C. Williams Fund, 82.141

If you need accessibility accommodations for this program or event, please email [email protected]. Please contact us at least two weeks in advance to ensure accommodations can be made.