SALTAF
2004
When: November 20 - 21
from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.
Where: Smithsonian
Institution Baird Auditorium
National Museum of Natural History
10th Street and Constitution Ave., NW
Washington, DC 20560
Nearest metro: Federal Traingle
(on the blue and orange lines)
Details: This event is free and
open to the public. The free tickets will be distributed when
the museum opens at 10 a.m. on a first come first serve basis.
Our event starts at 10:15 a.m. with introductions and the first
panel at 10:30 a.m.
Persons holding a free ticket must return the ticket at the
door if they choose to leave the auditorium. In order to return
to the auditorium, you must retrieve another free ticket. If
the event is a sell out, you do bear the risk of not getting
a free ticket/seat upon return.
We will hold a few rows of reserved seats near the front of
the auditorium for our patrons that have donated. Patrons who
bring their donation receipt will be allowed to sit in those
reserved seats and can enter and exit the auditorium as they
please. Please note that you must retain the receipt at all
times to exit and enter into the auditorium. For more information
on donating and reserving seats, please go to the donations page for details.
SALTAF HISTORY
SALTAF began in 2000 as a medium for discussion
of the South Asian Diaspora. This discussion has since grown
into a yearly celebration of South Asian creative talent. The
festival has established itself as one of the premiere showcases
for South Asian themed literary works and theater arts appreciation
nationwide.
SALTAF provides authors, playwrights, literary
and theatre professionals the opportunity to interact with their
audience. Bibliophiles, cinema fans and young professionals can
explore the creative process with professional artists and discover
outlets for their own creative aspirations.
In 2003, SALTAF introduced a theater segment into
the festival which included a series of one-act plays written,
directed, produced, and performed by local talent from the South
Asian Theater Arts Guild Experiment (STAGE). This year, we are
adding a film portion including a feature film screening along
with a film and theater panel.
PAST FESTIVALS
Past SALTAF panelists
Mira Nair, Michael Olmert, Shebana Coelho, Sabrina Dawhan, Chitra Banerji Divakaruni,
Sara Suleri, Vijay Prashad, David Davidar, Kamila Shamsie, Madhusree Mukherjee,
Thalassa Ali, William Dalyrymple, Gary Worthington, Lee Siegel, Amitav Ghosh,
Shashi Tharoor, Bapsi Sidwa, Anna Ghosh, Mohsin Hamid, Meena Alexander, Anjali
Singh, Manil Suri, Vikram Chandra and Jonah Blank.
For more information about past festivals, visit
the websites:
2003 Festival and 2001 Festival
SALTAF2004 ORGANIZING COMMITTEE
Co-Chairs: Ajay Ejantkar, Lubna Naseem, Shalini
Passales
Contact us at saltaf@netsap.org
Literary Coordinator: Amita Verma, Nalini Natarajan
Theater Coordinator: Avanti Pradhan, Abhijit Ghosh, Anshu Bhandari, Sumi Krishnan
Film Coordinator: Raghav Vajjhala
Sponsorship Coordinator: Kiran Mann
For the latest updates join the NetSAP SALTAF yahoo
group:
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/netsapsaltaf/
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