Aztec dancers and Sikh women

[lizzybennet]

Almost everyday the Library has special speakers, shows, concerts, etc. and I haven't taken the time to attend any of them yet. Today, I remedied that and attended two! The first one was a performance of the Ollin Yoliztli Calmecac Aztec dancers. It was so amazing. I sat right up front so I could try and take pictures. I realized my camera just wasn't up to the job. But, I did my best.














They did make a point to mention that no birds were harmed in the making of their headdresses. All the feathers are harvested from molting birds.

I also attended part of the Sikh conference being held at the Library today and tomorrow. I went to the discussion of Women in Sikh art and listened as three famous Sikh women discussed their art work. The artists were Arpana Caur and The Singh Twins, Amrit & Rabindra. They shared slides exhibiting their art work. Although I liked both of their styles, I was most impressed with the level of detail in the Singh Twins work.


Here are the artists.


I don't know who either of these people are but I got the feeling they were bigwigs so, since I was just sitting right behind them, I snapped this photo. The guy in the suit addressed the guy in the turban as "ambassador." (I've used my library skillz to figure out who he is: Navtej Sarna.



And last, but not least, today I came across a beautiful book of illustrations from India. The book was all about medicine and treating medical problems. These are old illustrations, showing how medicine used to be understood and practiced centuries ago. They may be slightly not-work-safe, considering they are medically correct illustrations.








I find this one interesting because you can see that in his belly he holds the different elements, such as fire and water. That's one way to explain heartburn!


Acupressure points

You know what I thought as I looked as these pictures? "These guys look circumcised. I didn't know they circumcised in India." There you go, that's your glimpse into the deep thoughts of Tina for the day :)



Both groups had an message that they repeatedly stressed and that is one of tolerance and acceptance of diversity. It was a very inspiring day and I'm eager to learn more about Sikhism.