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Hammock from Guatemala

Item Number: 404
Category: Arts, Cultural, and Personal Growth
Retail Value: USD $90.00
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Ends: Mon, Jan 01, 0001 12:00 AM
Donated By: Dipankar Mukherjee

Description

Bring a piece of tropical peace and relaxation home with you through this stunning, handmade hammock; brought to our auction all the way from the shores of gorgeous Guatamala. This hammock is guaranteed to make your troubles melt away as you unwind in it’s comfy embrace. This item was donated to us by our own Co-Artistic Director, Dipankar Mukherjee– who has been bringing in incredible gifts (just like this!) to our Silent Auction since its inception, and this year is no exception. Bid today to keep a piece of tropical life with you wherever you go! This item was donated to us by our own Co-Artistic Director, Dipankar Mukherjee– who has been bringing in incredible gifts (just like this!) to our Silent Auction since its inception, and this year is no exception. Bid today to bring this piece of cultural beauty home with you! About the Donor: Dipankar Mukherjee is a professional director originally from Calcutta, India with a 25-year history of directing. He is the Artistic Director of Pangea World Theater and received the 2023 McKnight Distinguished Artist Award. He co-founded Pangea World Theater, an international theater in Minneapolis that is a progressive space for arts and dialogue. His aesthetics have evolved through his commitment to social justice, equity and deep spirituality and these factors along with relevant politics form the basis of his work. As a director, he has worked in India, England, Canada and the United States. Dipankar has received the Humphrey Institute Fellowship to Salzburg and has been a Ford Foundation delegate to India and Lebanon. He is a recent recipient of the Bush Leadership Fellowship award to study non-violence and peace methodologies in India and South Africa. Dipankar was invited to visit the White House as part of the Asian American and Pacific Islanders Delegation. In his rehearsal and workshop practices, Dipankar’s facilitated processes that work to disrupt colonial, racist and patriarchal modalities that we have inherited and collaboratively searches for an alternate way of working.

Additional Information

We are thrilled to share with you the amazing items we have in our silent auction this year. You will find pieces created by phenomenal artists on staff at Pangea, incredible artists we have been honored to work side by side with over the years, as well as donations from local businesses who make our community a better place. This auction represents the powerful work being done by and for our community. As you browse please take time and read the bios and inspirational testimonies from artists who have found a home at Pangea World Theater. 

Bid today for a chance to take home a fantastic item and support our incredible community! Bidding ends on Sunday, April 26 @ 8:00 PM CT