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Art Study Center Seminar: Capturing Myriad Moods of Love in Indian Painting and Dance

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Harvard Art Museums

Free

A painted scene set by a river and trees, with a blue-skinned figure kneeling to put an anklet on the foot of a woman.

Join us to explore the theme of love in Indian painting and dance, as well as the neuroscience behind an audience’s reaction to dance.

Registration required

  • Specific dates

Free admission, but registration is required. You can register by clicking on the event on this form, beginning on Tuesday, October 29. Please note that registration will close at 4pm on Thursday, November 7, or whenever the program reaches capacity.

Cost

This Event is free!

स्थान

  • In-person only.

Harvard Art Museums
32 Quincy
Cambridge, MA 02138
संयुक्त राज्य

Neighborhood

Neighborhood 9

Dates and Times

शुक्रवार, नोभेम्बर 8 1:30PM – 3PM

Please arrive 15 minutes before the start of the program to allow sufficient time to sign in at the Art Study Center reception desk (Level 4), and be prepared to present a photo ID

Additional information

Join curatorial fellow and painting specialist Janet O’Brien and Shriya Srinivasan, an accomplished Bharatanatyam dancer and professor of biomedical engineering at Harvard, for a cross-disciplinary seminar on the theme of romantic and divine love in Indian painting and dance. O’Brien will examine a selection of scenes, focusing on pictorial narratives and gestures meant to evoke a wide range of emotions. Srinivasan will demonstrate how the various expressions of love convey the mood of each scene. She will also explain the neuroscience behind an audience’s emotional reaction to the dance moves

Free

A painted scene set by a river and trees, with a blue-skinned figure kneeling to put an anklet on the foot of a woman.

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