Mandala

Yes.

And Mandala.

Yes.

And today, we are exploring...

But yes, Jacob's piece is a very free-styled thing based on a lot of improvisations that he did.

And then Mandala by Laura Moody.

I liked that she went to hear you perform and thought you seemed deeply calm because every clip I've seen you play on the cello, you do just have this like amazing

serenity.

And so Yeah, I appreciate John and Keith and didn't hear that conversation, but I've heard them in other contexts and enjoy their participation in this great affair.

And for me, at least the way I frame my practice as work in the world, this is a useful token artifact to hold in Mandala and not to wave away in favor of some for me, like alternative reality framing that discounts that and says, don't look there, look here.

So I appreciate that view and welcome the reality that, uh, the nature of this transformative moment is going to contain all views and all efforts and all attentions to value, whether I choose to agree with them or not.

But this is again, the beautiful constraint is that we're all not working lockstep on one relative note in this great symphony.

Voila.

And so for the actively unfolding five pointed petal in the sky, in which I call Venus pentagram or pentagram Mandela or Venus star in short, I guess it's the best if I show you like a simplified diagram and this is on my Instagram page.

And I usually update it pretty regularly when there's a switch in energy every nine and a half months.

Okay.

Theater critics Jonathan Abarbonel and Emily Warner will join me to talk about a new sci-fi play titled Advanceman.

Later in the show, I'll talk to the executive director of the South Asian arts organization, Mandala, to learn more about the nonprofit's mission and upcoming jazz programming.

All that's coming up.

Thanks for tuning in for some arts and culture this morning.

thanks gary

i'm gary zidek you're listening to the arts section You might not expect it, but a Chicago-based South Asian cultural organization has become a big supporter of local jazz programs.

Mandala South Asian Performing Arts is dedicated to connecting local audiences with cultural traditions of South Asia.

And lately, jazz has taken a significant role in that effort.

This is about, you know, this...

They, they gave us a, a snapshot of what Lost in Mandala, uh, will be, the animation movie.

Um, and it's just this incredible combination, and I think all the young people I saw in the room just loved it.

And then they loved, you know, doing speed mentoring, and it was fast-paced, you know? It had to go, uh...