Rituals Festival
Making Meaning:
Ritual in Contemporary Life
A day of ideas at REDCAT
Join artists and scholars for a day-long exploration of rituals
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Making Meaning:
Ritual in Contemporary Life
Humans create rituals. It is among our most basic instincts. By generating shared values, rules of behaviors, and a sense of belonging, ritual perpetuates society itself, conjuring order out of entropy and binding us to one another.
As part of the LA Phil’s Ritual festival curated by Creative Director Esa-Pekka Salonen, LA Phil Insight and REDCAT join forces for a day-long exploration on the subject of ritual. With perspectives drawn from artistic and scientific communities, Making Meaning: Ritual in Contemporary Life examines such questions as why rituals matter, how they contribute to a meaningful life, and whether they are disappearing from our increasingly atomized society.
- Approx. 4 hours
LA Phil Insight is generously supported by Linda and David Shaheen.
Co-presented by REDCAT
Sponsored By
Artists
Aparna Ramaswamy, Ranee Ramaswamy, and Ashwini Ramaswamy
Ragamala Dance Company
REDCAT
631 W 2nd Street Los Angeles, California 90012
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Making Meaning:
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A day of ideas at REDCAT
Join artists and scholars for a day-long exploration of rituals
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