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Unbroken Silences: Looking Back on Partition and the Refugee Experience

  • Bedford Gallery at the Lesher Center for the Arts 1601 Civic Drive Walnut Creek, CA, 94596 United States (map)

Rupy C. Tut and Nava Dance Theatre present Unbroken Silences, a live music, dance, and visual art immersion exploring the generational trauma associated with the 1947 Partition of British India. Partition is considered one of the largest mass migrations of the 20th century, creating over 15 million refugees and killing over a million people. Creators Nadhi and Rupy discuss the development of the work, inspired by the familial lived experience of Rupy's family, as well as other witness statements from survivors of Partition. This gallery presentation includes live music by cellist and composer Chris Evans, and artwork by Rupy C. Tut, and dance work by Nadhi Thekkek with company dancers Shruti Abhishek, Lalli Venkat, and Vertika Srivastava.