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 Higby’s 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 slow—often taking months to produce one length of cloth—Higby mines spiritual meaning from the physical discipline required to create her complex sculptural forms.

Higby’s 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 Higby’s 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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