Stanford’s Institute for Advancing Just Societies (IAJS) and Zócalo Public Square, a unit of Arizona State University Media Enterprise, invite you to experience Durga’s Daughters, an original performance created and directed by Indian American Bharatanatyam choreographer and dancer Mythili Prakash, on Wednesday, March 11, at Bing Concert Hall. 

A panel moderated by IAJS faculty director Tomás Jiménez and featuring author, poet, and social entrepreneur Ahmed Badr; writer, filmmaker, and powwow dancer Julian Brave NoiseCat; and population geneticist and science journalist Jania Jeff Ringo will follow. Together, they will explore how the stories we tell shape our perspectives on people, migration, and the legacy of America. We invite our in-person audience to continue the conversation with the artist, speakers, and each other at a post-event reception with complimentary refreshments and live music by the Saúl Sierra Quartet.

“How Do We Dance with Legacy?” is the fourth and final installment of “What Can Become of Us?”, a collaboration between IAJS and Zócalo Public Square, envisioning new perspectives on migration, America’s diverse communities, and how people come together across differences. The year-long series across the United States highlights newly commissioned works of art - visual, textile, and dance - to inspire a national conversation through exhibitions, public programs, and essays to work toward a better future. 

Cosponsored by: 

Asian American Research Center at Stanford

Department of Theater and Performance Studies