Yael & Curtis’ Engagement – Meridian Hill Park, DC

Posted on August 13, 2009

We met up with Yael and Curtis at Meridian Hill Park just before sunset.  Many photographer’s call this “Magic Time” or “Happy Time.”  Why you ask?  Plainly speaking, the light about one hour or so before the sun sets is ideal for pictures.

Moonlight Over Washington: The Capital Fringe Festival

Posted on August 13, 2009

Cirque du’ SAPAN

The 4th annual Capital Fringe Festival (www.capfringe.org) was held last month in Washington, DC to show that the city is more than a municipality of government offices and tourists.  The Festival’s purpose is to enlighten art-centric locals to celebrate the city’s innovators, musicians, dancers, and actors.

This year’s Fringe Festival, held between July 9th – July 27th, 2009, invaded the area between Penn Quarter and Mount Vernon Square, filling the downtown nighttime air with music, dance, and comedy.  Across 19 locations, nearly 150 shows were performed throughout the two+ week schedule.

Pooja and I had the honor of photographing our friends from The SAPAN Institute (www.sapanarts.org), a non-profit organization designed to promote South Asian arts and culture within the DC community.   As part of the Festival, they performed a 60 minute show entitled “Cirque Du’ SAPAN” at the Mount Vernon United Methodist Church (The Mountain). Check out the photos from the performances.  Let us know what you think…

Yoni Ki Baat at the DC Arts Center

Posted on August 10, 2009

Saheli 2 Saheli recently brought the show, Yoni Ki Baat, to the DC Arts Center in Adams Morgan.  Yoni Ki Baat (talk of the vagina) is a South Asian American interpretation of the Vagina Monologues. This show was initially performed by the South Asian Sisters in Berkeley, California. The show has been produced at the University of Michigan, Rutgers, Chicago, and in other cities.

Proceeds from the show were donated to the Asian/Pacific Islander Domestic Violence Resource Project (DVRP) in the Washington, D.C. area.