Asian Pacific Islander Cultural Center

LXCL:Early Bird Ticket - $20 tickets through May 31!

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SAFAR: A Journey of Recollections Screening at 3:30PM, Doors open at 3PM! An event organized by Priyanka Suryaneni for the <a fr-original-style="" href="https://www.apiculturalcenter.org/programs" rel="noopener noreferrer" style="text-decoration-color: initial; user-select: auto; box-sizing: inherit;" target="_blank">United States of Asian America Festival, presented by the Asian Pacific Islander Cultural Center&nbsp;</a> The centerpiece is a hybrid short documentary featuring Oakland-based choreographer Joti Singh honoring her great-grandfather Bhagwan Singh Gyanee, a member of the Ghadar Party, an anti-colonial movement, and an early South Asian immigrant. Facing surveillance for his work, he escaped India and likely entered the US via Angel Island under a false name. Joti revives this lost history through site-specific performance. Drawing from her dance-theater work Ghadar Geet, in which she embodies Gyanee on stage, the film reenacts it at the Angel Island Immigration Station. Dressed in a stage-inspired costume as Gyanee, Joti moves through spaces her great-grandfather may have endured, highlighting the experiences of detained South Asian immigrants. The event will include a lightly facilitated session to reflect on immigration, ancestry, and family memory. It will open with a grounding session led by a trained practitioner to help participants settle, focus, and prepare to engage thoughtfully. This will be followed by a live dance performance by Joti and her team and the documentary screening. The post-screening program will include a panel discussion and audience dialogue. The event will conclude with a structured reflection, inviting participants to respond to the film and share personal stories and experiences.

SAFAR: A Journey of Recollections Screening at 3:30PM, Doors open at 3PM! An event organized by Priyanka Suryaneni for the <a href="https://www.apiculturalcenter.org/programs" target="_blank">United States of Asian America Festival, presented by the Asian Pacific Islander Cultural Center </a> The centerpiece is a hybrid short documentary featuring Oakland-based choreographer Joti Singh honoring her great-grandfather Bhagwan Singh Gyanee, a member of the Ghadar Party, an anti-colonial movement, and an early South Asian immigrant. Facing surveillance for his work, he escaped India and likely entered the US via Angel Island under a false name. Joti revives this lost history through site-specific performance. Drawing from her dance-theater work Ghadar Geet, in which she embodies Gyanee on stage, the film reenacts it at the Angel Island Immigration Station. Dressed in a stage-inspired costume as Gyanee, Joti moves through spaces her great-grandfather may have endured, highlighting the experiences of detained South Asian immigrants. The event will include a lightly facilitated session to reflect on immigration, ancestry, and family memory. It will open with a grounding session led by a trained practitioner to help participants settle, focus, and prepare to engage thoughtfully. This will be followed by a live dance performance by Joti and her team and the documentary screening. The post-screening program will include a panel discussion and audience dialogue. The event will conclude with a structured reflection, inviting participants to respond to the film and share personal stories and experiences.

Asian Pacific Islander Cultural Center

SAFAR: A Journey of Recollections

221 4th St

General Admission

$25

Early Bird Tickets

$20

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