The Event Season of the Colly Soleri Music Center opens with a day of music, dance and discussion. Sanchita Bhattacharya starts the schedule with a dance workship. Sanchita is a classical Indian Dancer and Choreographer. A faculty member of the Omega Institute in New York, she performs the highly technical, yet classical form of dance, Odissi.
[Photo & text: sa]
Arcosanti staff and workshop participants prepare a traditional Indian feast.
[Photo: Yuki Yanagimoto & text: sa]
The menu: Shrimp in Coconut Milk, Basmati Rice w/mixed Nuts, Palak Panir Sak - a chopped Spinach w/homemade Panir Cheese, Potato and green Peas stuffed Samosa's, Mint Chutney, Pumpkin Dal Soup, Papadamm Bread - a fried flat bread, and Mango Ice Cream with Gulab Jamun, which are fried Milk Balls, dipped in rose-scented Syrup.
[Photo: Yuki Yanagimoto & text: sa]
Lunch is enjoyed in the congenial atmosphere of the Crafts III cafe.
More photos from this event will be posted on 5/29.[Photo: Yuki Yanagimoto & text: sa]