Thursday Night

DJ Set & Conversation with Arshia Fatima Haq of Discostan

Reflections on decolonizing the dancefloor from the co-founder of a Los Angeles-based "diasporic discotheque."

Time
Thursday, November 13, 5:00 PM
Location

Samsung Hall
Event Types

Performance, Talks and Lectures, Thursday Night
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Free with Admission

Explore the dancefloor’s potential as a devotional and radical space in a conversation with Discostan co-founder Arshia Fatima Haq, followed by a special DJ set of “past, present, and future soundscapes from Beirut to Bangkok via Bombay.”

About Discostan

Founded by Arshia Fatima Haq and Jeremy Loudenback, Discostan is a living archive, interactive forum, and gathering space for QTPOC of the SWANA region living in Los Angeles. From archiving golden-age music to highlighting forward-thinking musical producers, presenting avant-garde performances, and hosting events to foster political engagement, Discostan offers an ever-evolving space of possibility, imagination, and liberation for immigrants of the diaspora of South and West Asia and North Africa.

Organizers & Sponsors

Rave into the Future: Art in Motion is organized by the Asian Art Museum. Major support is provided by The Andy Warhol Foundation for the Visual Arts. Additional support is provided by the Jacques and Natasha Gelman Foundation.

Sustained support generously provided by the Akiko Yamazaki and Jerry Yang Endowment Fund for Exhibitions and the Kao/Williams Contemporary Art Exhibitions Fund. 