Selected WorkClient / Hamesha Project

Brown Thumbs

A day of film, conversation and performance exploring Punjabi and Mexican land solidarity in California.

A group of dancers performs with arms raised on a stage with a blue backdrop.
People work with embroidery hoops and thread around a long table beside yellow-and-green windows.
Hands hold an embroidery hoop with red stitching above a table of fabric and craft supplies.
Two pairs of hands pass a paper tray of food across a serving table.
A speaker holds a microphone, papers and a phone on stage, with another person in the foreground.
Two audience members in teal face masks sit among others in a darkened theater.
Folklorico dancers sweep across the stage in patterned skirts.
A dancer smiles and claps after a performance.
A dancer in a yellow dress sweeps red, green and white ruffles around them on stage.
A dancer in a yellow dress lifts a colorful skirt in motion.
A musician plays a red accordion at a microphone, with an acoustic guitar behind them.
A musician lifts a red accordion at the microphone.
Performers and participants share the stage beside drums and a harmonium.
Guests dance together under blue and amber stage lighting.

Context

Presented by Hamesha Project and Dilpreet Anand as part of the United States of Asian America Festival, Brown Thumbs brought Punjabi and Mexican communities together at Dance Mission Theater. The program traced their shared histories through film screenings, a panel, community art and live performances. Across the evening, the conversation returned to land, labor and solidarity.

Approach

We photographed the craft table, the conversations onstage and the energy moving between performers and audience.

Deliverables

  • Event photography
  • Performance and candid photographs

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