Ishti Collective

💃🏽BollyX Dance Fitness with Chitra Nair💃🏽
Join us for a high-energy, Bollywood-inspired workout that combines dance, cardio, and strength training. The routines are designed to be accessible for all fitness levels, incorporating elements of traditional Indian dance with modern fitness techniques. BollyX aims to not only improve physical fitness but also to celebrate culture, encouraging participants to move, sweat, and have fun while exercising.

This workshop is open to ALL levels
🗓️ Date & Time: November 7, 6:30-7:30 pm
📍 Location: Narrow Bridge Arts Club, 6028 S Champlain Ave
💰 Fees: Sliding scale: $10-$20
🔗 Register here: Link in Ishti’s bio

💃🏽About Chitra Nair💃🏽
Chitra is a certified Bharatanatyam and BollyX dancer, as well as a dedicated life-long yoga practitioner with a deep love for exercise and cultural expression. Chitra combines a passion for dance and yoga to inspire movement and celebrate diversity among people of all ages.
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Hi friends, in NEED of a body to push, move this contraption while dancers walk, move for October 19th, 4-8 pm. We, along with and .collective are participating in Arts in the Dark Parade. Unfortunately a lot of people had to back out and we need support of 1 more human to make this work. Please help, spread the word.
Thank you!

Calling all South Asian Arts Practitioners! - https://mailchi.mp/86b902151ff1/october2024

Aug 22nd at 6 pm! We will be at Norwood Park with our friends Viktoria FireBird and Fugu Dugu International!l FREE events!!

Looking for🆓"Things to do" in Chicago this week? Visit Chicago Park District's Night Out in the Parks at www.nightoutintheparks.com for a list of fun cultural activities, including Chicago Park District: Movies In The Parks.

Highlights include:
🪘 Rhythm Evolution's Drum City Community Drum Circle- 77 Grooves at Park No. 596
🎼Chicago SummerDance in the Parks at Davis Square
💃Ishti Collective's Indo-Ruska Romani Dance Journey at Norwood

This Thursday!! Double hitter!! Ishti (6 pm) with Fugu Dugu International Band (7:30 pm) at Norwood Park! FREE!!! Bring your chairs, blankets, friends and family and picnic with us!!

FUGU DUGU & Ishti Collective in FREE show in Norwood Park by Chicago Park District

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We interrupt our regularly scheduled programming with an organizational update to Ishti Collective! Our dear friend and core collective member, Tuli Bera has transitioned out of all artistic leadership + performer roles. We are so grateful for everything they brought to the collective, starting off as a dancer to becoming a core collaborator/administrator and to sharing the role of artistic co-director.

Tuli isn’t leaving completely though! They will continue to serve as an Ishti Collective Board Member helping grow, build and shape the organization.

Please join us in thanking Tuli Bera for all that she has contributed since 2016!

And if you haven’t heard, we recommend you follow her current project, Ballet Unboxed. We’ve had the privilege and honor of learning ballet from Tuli, especially her gentle approach to teaching the art form that first grounds you in your own body. The roster of teachers are also people we deeply admire.

Maker Series continues on August 10th and Indo-Ruska Romani Dance Journey is back August 22-24! - https://mailchi.mp/2f105c3972cc/august2024

Join us for NOITP August 22-24 at various Chicago Park Districts

Indo-Ruska Romani Dance Journey: From the Indian Deserts to the Russian Plains

An interactive dance concert that tells the story of the Romani people and their migration. The performance showcases Romani dances from India and Russia and illuminates the interconnectedness between these cultures, and in turn, each of us. The event will feature narrated dance and colorful costumes, and finishes with an audience participation group dance.

When and Where?
Norwood Park August 22, 6-7 pm, Norwood Park, 5801 N. Natoma Ave. Chicago. Followed by Fugu Dugu International Band

Arrigo Park August 23, 6-7 pm 910 S Aberdeen St

Ronan Park - August 24th 1-2:00 pm 2900 W Lawrence Ave. this will be followed by a FREE tour to Global Gardens 🌱🍃🌿

🌟 Finding Ground with Ashley Fargnoli 🌟

Experience the rejuvenating power of movement for grounding and resilience!
Our bodies respond to stress, trauma, and anxiety in many ways. This collective movement space will help participants ground through a guided and interactive movement experience. We will explore simple movement practices to help self-settle when feeling overwhelmed and to re-instill a sense of collective strength in our bodies to navigate these uncertain times.

🗓️ Date August 10 2024
🕒 Time: 10:00 AM - 11:30 AM
📍 Location: Narrow Bridge Arts Club, 6028 S. Champlain Ave, Chicago, IL

🎟️ Ticket Pricing:
$30 (Full Support)
$20 (Partial Support)
$10 (Community Support)

Open to All Levels. No prior dance experience needed.

About Ashley:
Ashley Fargnoli, MA, BC-DMT, LCPC, is an inspiring dance/movement therapist and licensed psychotherapist with extensive experience in helping individuals overcome trauma and stress. Her work in conflict-affected countries and her dedication to healing through movement make this workshop a unique and enriching experience.

Image by Shawn Convey
Reserve your spot today https://square.link/u/RDGn4a78

🌟 Finding Ground with Ashley Fargnoli 🌟

Experience the rejuvenating power of movement for grounding and resilience!
Our bodies respond to stress, trauma, and anxiety in many ways. This collective movement space will help participants ground through a guided and interactive movement experience. We will explore simple movement practices to help self-settle when feeling overwhelmed and to re-instill a sense of collective strength in our bodies to navigate these uncertain times.

🗓️ Date August 10 2024
🕒 Time: 10:00 AM - 11:30 AM
📍 Location: Narrow Bridge Arts Club, 6028 S. Champlain Ave, Chicago, IL
🎟️ Ticket Pricing:
$30 (Full Support)
$20 (Partial Support)
$10 (Community Support)

Open to All Levels. No prior dance experience needed.

About Ashley:
Ashley Fargnoli, MA, BC-DMT, LCPC, is an inspiring dance/movement therapist and licensed psychotherapist with extensive experience in helping individuals overcome trauma and stress. Her work in conflict-affected countries and her dedication to healing through movement make this workshop a unique and enriching experience.

Reserve your spot today https://square.link/u/RDGn4a78 or Ishti Bio

Image by Shawn Convey

📊 Maker Workshop Series: Budgeting 101 with Preeti Veerlapati 📊

🗓 Date: Friday, July 26, 2024
⏰ Time: 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM
💻 Platform: Zoom
Learn how to master your finances with Preeti Veerlapati! From her high school days, Preeti has been managing checkbooks, personal budgets and now handling company budgets. She knows how to turn budgeting from a daunting task into a powerful tool for financial security.

In this interactive workshop, she will guide you through practical budgeting techniques and provide valuable worksheets to help you plan and forecast your expenses effectively. Don’t miss out on this opportunity to gain confidence in managing your money!

And yes, artists need MONEY and MONEY MANAGEMENT! $10 Suggested Donation!

Sign up link in bio

We've been quiet but for good reason.

Introducing the Maker Workshop Series! Monthly workshops led by amazing instructors for the general public. Also save the dates for our free Night Out in the Parks programming with the Chicago Park District. Read the newsletter now! - https://mailchi.mp/ba6a580b986c/june2024

🎉 The Maker Workshop Series 2024! 🎉

We are excited to invite you to our Maker Workshop Series 2024, a diverse range of workshops happening from June through December! Ranging from arts and crafts, dance technique, business, self-care, or celebrations, we have something for everyone. 🌟

We are excited for these talented generous Ishti humans to be sharing their skills with ALL.

📅 Workshop times, description and 📍 Location details on our website.

Explore your creativity, learn new skills let’s have a hang!

Let’s make the second half of 2024 truly inspiring together! 🚀
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Happy Mothers Day to all mothers! Special gratitude to Ishti moms for doing it all… raising another human, multitasking, nurturing our collective. Everyday is a Mothers Day!

Ishti Collective at a school assembly performance! Ashaand, Tuli and Kinnari had a great experience. The high schoolers were pro and READY for the real world! Image courtesy of Lab school.

GARBA GATHERING! Join us October 21 4 pm at HCL as we gather and celebrate the Fall.

Come dance Garba and Dandiya with us. All ages and experience levels welcome. Dress up, dress down, we don’t care. We are just excited to share space with each other.

This program is co-presented by Ishti Collective and High Concept Labs (HCL) in Joint Residency with the Monira Foundation at Mana Contemporary.

This Saturday at 3:30 pm! How excited are we to be in this space!!!! Join us for this FREE event at South Asia Institute