Gingger Shankar Continues the Family Musical Tradition @ MASS MoCA [Berkshire on Stage]
Using visuals that are a hypnotic blend of animation, documentary footage and archival photos – and accompanied by live music – Nari tells the story of Gingger Shankar’s mother and grandmother, Viji and Lakshmi Shankar, whose collaborations with her great-uncle, Ravi Shankar, and George Harrison helped bring Indian music to the West in the 1970s. Musician Gingger Shankar, producer Dave Liang and filmmaker Sun Yunfan will deliver a work-in-progress presentation of Nari at MASS MoCA’s Hunter Center in North Adams on Saturday (December 12) at 8pm.
Nari brings Viji and Lakshmi’s story to life in an animated documentary and multimedia performance in which live vocals, keyboards and Gingger’s extraordinary double violin are set to an entrancing blend of hip-hop, high-energy solos, electronica and Viji’s never-before-heard classical Indian vocals. The result is a collage of live music, synched with video that blends film, family photos, artwork and animation.
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