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Tuesday, Dec. 8 @ 6:00PM - Cowin Center (Teachers College, Columbia University) ALL THE WORLD'S A STAGE NY PREMIERE Settled mainly on the west coast of India, the Sidis are a small community that came from East Africa about 800 years ago. Centuries of discrimination and indifference have pushed them down the socio-economic ladder but their unique devotional music has given them a strong sense of identity and stability. The film weaves together the lives and aspirations of a motley group of men - shopkeepers, drivers, carpenters, masons - who make up an internationally successful performance group called the SIDI GOMA. As the SIDI GOMA musical group grows in popularity, will the group be able to maintain its cultural identity? Educational and entertaining, and featuring breathtaking performances, “All the World's a Stage" asks universal questions about identity, economic empowerment and how to maintain yet adapt tradition to modern times. By Nirmal Chander, 2008, 60min, documentary in Inida, Hindi, and Gujarati with English subtitles. Shown with Stambali. Part of AFRICAN SYNCRETISM IN TUNISIA AND INDIA PROGRAM |