Friday November 6,  8pm

This is the last Maṇḍala of 2009 and we would love to dedicate it to the HANG.

We are doing it for all the people who were not able to come to the HANG Rhapsody and for those who love this incredible instrument. Some of the musicians from HANG Rhapsody will be present and we will listen to the HANG with other rare instruments.

We highly recommend to make a reservation because we can host only 50 people and we think the room will be full.

Laura Inserra - HANG, percussion
Aharon Wheels Bolsta - bansuri flute, tablas

1. Evan Fraser - kalimbas, jaw harps, kamale n'goni, percussion
   

2. Tina Blaine - percussion, santur
   

and special guests...

Yoga Mandala

2807 Telegraph Ave.

Berkeley, CA 94705

Sliding Scale: 10$ - 20$

For reservation call 415 568 1393 or email info@samavesha.com

Maṇḍala is a series of artistic events held on the first Friday of each month.

In ritual, the Maṇḍala is a gateway for the manifestation of Universal forces.

These events will gather artists of various genres directed by Laura Inserra,

creating a Maṇḍala of music, dance, poems, images and more...

Different ‘special guests’ will be present at each Maṇḍala.

What is the vision behind the Maṇḍala events?

Maṇḍala (in sanskrit maṇḍa ‘essence’ +  la ‘having’ or ‘containing’) is a concentric diagram composed of different geometric figures.

The physical image of the Maṇḍala has spiritual and ritual significance and is useful only to symbolize our relation to the Divine, the world that extends both beyond and within our bodies and minds. At the end the traditional ritual, the Maṇḍala is destroyed to remind us of the impermanence of things and rebirth.

As such, in these events the artists create a Maṇḍala made by different expressions of art like music, dance, poems, image and so forth. We come together as an ensemble just for that evening, and when the ‘ritual’ is over, that manifestation in time and space dissolves back into its origin. There is no fixed group, just a flow of connection and insight among these great artists.

We are going to make these events periodic, recurring on the first Friday of every month, so as to create a time and space structure in which the creativity of manifestation can evolve. We delineate the parameters, but only the Maṇḍala dictates what materializes.

Join us and enjoy these unique creations,

Laura Inserra and Samavesha Crew

Past Maṇḍala artists:

1. ✴Pauchi Sasaki - violin, ocean harp
   

2. ✴Claudia Anfuso - storyteller
   

3. ✴Evan Fraser - kalimbas, jaw harps, kamale n'goni, percussion
   

4. ✴TBird Luv - vocals, flute, percussion
   

5. ✴John Villa - didjeridu, frame drums and nay
   

6. ✴Aharon Wheels Bolsta - bansuri flute, tablas
   

7. ✴Claudia Cuentas - wind instruments (Peru’)
   

8. ✴Tina Blaine - percussion, HANG, santur
   

9. ✴Francesca Genco - chants, shruty
   

10. ✴Kimba Theurich - chants, didgeridoo
    

11. ✴Marguerite Rigoglioso - writer
    

12. ✴Archana Sachdev - indian dance
    

13. ✴Rosh Rothhirsch - banjo, kamale n'goni
    

14. ✴Sahib-Amar - viola
    

15. ✴Amar Khalsa - clarinets, silver flute, tibetan bowls
    

16. ✴Alejandra Ortiz - voice and quadro (Colombia)
    

17. ✴Shay Nichols - voice
    

18. ✴Jay Gandhi - bansuri flute (India)
    

19. ✴Yaquelin Laporte - performer (South America)