Disorienting Bhangra - Mar 6 - 7pm

Join guest panelists Gibb Schreffler (Ethnomusicologist from University of California Santa Barbara), Ashveer Singh (Anthropology student at University of California Berkeley and dancer with Davis Di Dynasty Bhangra team), Sanjay Seran (lead singer of Signia and Delhi 2 Dublin) and Jora Nijjar (dancer with UNITED Bhangra) as they discuss, argue and question what Bhangra is and what it means today in a North American setting. This unique panel of scholars, students, dancers and musicians will discuss how and why Bhangra is performed and its relevance outside of Punjab.

The event is moderated by Dr. Anne Murphy, assistant professor with the Department of Asian Studies at UBC and Chair in Punjabi Language, Literature, and Sikh Studies at the University of British Columbia.

Admission By Donation
UBC Robson Square Theatre, 800 Robson Street, Vancouver

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