Rogue Gestures/Foreign Bodies is a bharatanatyam, experimental movement, and live music production that explores the labor and lived experiences of South Asian immigrant women in the US. Inspired by the oral histories of Indian nurses who arrived as a result of the 1965 Immigration and Nationality Act, choreographer Nadhi Thekkek, and her collaborators explore the heavy and enduring work of immigrant women and the worlds they traverse between.  They ask, who puts a price on this labor? What is the cost of opportunity? Through community interviews, historical texts, and poetry, Rogue Gestures/Foreign Bodies negotiates these questions and examines what it means to belong in America.

Rogue Gestures/Foreign Bodies is an ensemble work of 7 dancers with a live original score by Roopa Mahadevan, Kalaisan Kalaichelvan, and others. Rogue Gestures/Foreign Bodies is created and produced by Nava Dance Theatre.

Rogue Gestures/Foreign Bodies is supported by the San Francisco Arts Commission, California Arts Council, National Endowment for the Arts, East Bay Community Foundation, and New Music USA.

Sections of this work have been supported by the MAP Fund, Kenneth Rainin Foundation, and the Zellerbach Family Foundation.

Images by Robbie Sweeny

Event Location: Northglenn Arts, Parsons Theatre - 1 E Mem Pkwy, Northglenn, CO 80233

Event Date : October 7 (2 shows)

Event Start Time: 2PM & 7:30 PM

Price: $25-30