Salaam Toronto: On going Activities (1989)
Visual Arts, Arts display, Programme
This image depicts a flyer that addresses some of the major activities that will be happening at Salaam Toronto in 1989.
05-27-1989
CLGA
PDF
English
Still Image
Toronto 1989
Dance Sexy with Desh Pardesh (1996 flyer)
Flyer, dance event
This image depicts a small flyer that was handed out in 1996 that asks people to come join a dance party with local female DJs.
1996
CLGA
PDF
English
Still Image
Toronto 1996
Desh Pardesh Programming Highlights (1994)
Program highlights, film and video, dance
This image depicts a document that highlighted significant events and works that were to happen at the 1994 Desh Pardesh festival.
1994
CLGA
PDF
English
Still Image
Toronto 1994
Crossing Boundaries (Newsarticle from 1999)
Feminism, tradition, dance, film
This image depicts a news article that describes the kind of cultural work that Desh Pardesh is doing by breaking boundaries of identity and tradition.
1999
CLGA
PDF
English
Still Image
Toronto 1999
Desh Pardesh 96' Festival Highlights
Poetry, Music, Feminism, Activism, Programme
This image depicts a pamphlet that draws attention to specific parts of the 1996 Desh Pardesh festival that are of special interest.
1996
CLGA
PDF
English
Still Image
1996
Desh Pardesh Program Outline 1995
Visual Arts, LGBT Film, Dance, Programme
This image depicts a detailed program outline for the May 10-14 1995 Desh Pardesh festival. It outlines all that will take place on the corresponding days.
1995
CLGA
PDF
English
Still Image
1995
Oral History Interview with Sheila James and Rachel Kalpana James (2014)
activists, oral history, Desh Pardesh
Sheila and Rachel, in this oral history interview, speak about their roles in Desh Pardesh, as a contributor and a programming coordinator, respectively. They explain the internal mechanisms of Desh, as well as its public perception at the time. They finish by considering the possibility of a new Desh.
South Asian Visual Arts Centre (SAVAC)
2014-09-26
Anna Malla
LGBTQ Oral History DIgital Collaboratory (Elspeth Brown, PI)
Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 3.0 Unported License
PDF, MP3
English
Sound, Text
Toronto, 1990s, 2014
Oral History Interview with Gitanjali Kolanad (2015)
dance, oral history, Desh Pardesh, South Asian, performance
In this oral history, Gita Kolanad talks about performing both in Singapore and in Toronto, as a writer, dancer, and martial artist. She says that what is most distinct about audiences in Toronto is their refusal of essentializing South Asian art. This sets them apart from both exclusively Western and Indian audiences. She also briefly mentions the collapse of Desh Pardesh.
South Asian Visual Arts Centre (SAVAC)
2015-06-24
Anna Malla
Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 3.0 Unported License
PDF, AIF
English
Sound, Text
Toronto, 1990s, 2000s
Oral History Interview with Dunstan Egbert (2015)
Oral history, aids activism, identity, Alliance for South Asian AIDS Prevention (ASAAP), Desh Pardesh, Khush, Desi, identity politics, arts festival
In this oral history Dunstan Egbert describes how he started volunteering with the Alliance for South Asian AIDS Prevention (ASAAP), and Desh Pardesh. He also worked with Khush, but explains why he identifies more as a ASAAP and Desi participant than a Khush volunteer. During Khush, he was a dancer. He speaks about the need for a space like Desh for immigrant and third-culture youth and the rise of identity politics in the age of social media. He ends by giving an accountant’s perspective of Desh, and discusses their inability to balance politics and diversity in occupation of their board members.
South Asian Visual Arts Centre (SAVAC)
2015-09-23
Anna Malla
LGBTQ Oral History Digital Collaboratory (Elspeth Brown, PI)
Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 3.0 Unported License
PDF, M4A
English
Sound, Text
Toronto, New York, 1990's, 2000's, 2015
Scholastic Surge
night life
gay men
lesbians
A green poster for a dance hosted by Ryerson Lesbians and Gay Men and Gays at U of T.
Ryerson Lesbians and Gay Men
Gays at U of T
1981-09-26
CLGA does not hold copyright
Poster 8.5x11"
English
Poster