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Sha Sha Higby: In a Cloud of Glass
Museum of Quilts and Textiles, San Jose
Sunday August 24, 2008, 6:00pm
Legendary performance artist Sha Sha Higby
whirls within a dense, lacy thicket of her own design in
this exotic sculptural costume and puppetry dance. Higby
is internationally renowned for her evocative and haunting
performances. The performance includes a processional gamelan
and accompaniment to Higbys performance by the award-winning
Balinese orchestra Gamelan Anak Swarasanti. The performance
opens with Indonesian dances by Harsanari.
Come early and see the museum exhibition of
Sha Sha's work:
Currently on View through August 24, 2008
In Javanese Moonlight: Sha Sha Higby features three of
the monumental sculptural forms that Higby wears in performance.
Like batik artists, whose work is deliberate and slowoften
taking months to produce one length of clothHigby
mines spiritual meaning from the physical discipline required
to create her complex sculptural forms.
Higbys contemporary fiber sculptures are juxtaposed
with rare Indonesian batiks from her own collection and
the collection of Noeleke Glenn Klavert. These batiks introduce
visitors to the many cultural symbols that have shaped the
iconic designs found in Indonesian batiks and have informed
the artistic and spiritual practices behind Higbys
creations.
The museum is open Tuesday - Sunday 10am - 5pm and 8 -
11pm on the first Friday of every month.
Museum admission: Adults: $6.50; Seniors and Students:
$5; Members and children under 13: Free. Free admission
all day and evening on the first Friday of every month.
San Jose Museum of Quilts & Textiles - 520 South First
Street - Downtown San Jose - 408.971.0323 - http://www.sjquiltmuseum.org/
Performance tickets are: $15 for members in advance; $20
in advance; $10 children; $25 at the door (if available).
Purchase your tickets online or by calling 408.971.0323
x14 for this rare South Bay performance.
Sha Sha Higby:
http://www.shashahigby.com
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