Music Center Los Angeles

Kiran Gandhi (M.I.A. Drummer) Joins Blue13 this August DTLA

For Immediate Release: July 15, 2016
Drummer Kiran Gandhi joins Blue13 in Moves After Dark at the Music Center this August in Los Angeles. An American drummer/ percussionist based in Los Angeles, GandhiKiran Gandhi Tom Tom Magazine Feature has toured internationally with Grammy nominee M.I.A as well as electronic DJ-duo Thievery Corporation. Her styles range from hip-hop and pop to drum’N’bass and latin jungle, and she plays both drum set and various forms of standing percussion. She has been featured in publications like Rolling StoneTom Tom MagazineThe Drummer’s JournalVICE and Mic.com. She has performed at SXSW, Pitchfork Music Festival, OFFF Barcelona, Fun Fun Fun Fest, Bestival and Daybreaker. She has spoken at Ableton LOOP, NAMM, SXSW, SF Music Tech and The Future of Music Coalition Summit in DC. Gandhi collaborates with drummer Dave Lewis and Violinist Alma Cielo for Blue13’s new piece “Among Whispers,” premiering at Moves After Dark August 8th.
Moves After Dark features 4 different dance companies including Blue13 at various sites around the Music Center and Grand Park in downtown Los Angeles.  Shows: August 8, 15, 16, 17, 8:30 pm.

Moves After Dark Music Center DTLA this August

See Blue13 Dance Company’s new piece, “Among Whispers,” created for the site specific Moves After Dark™ at the Music Center August 8th, 15th-17th in Downtown Los Angeles.  Featuring Live Music by renowned artists: Alma Cielo (Violin, Sarengi), and on Percussion, Dave Lewis and Kiran Gandhi, M.I.A’s drummer!

Moves After Dark returns for a second season, featuring Blue13 and three other contemporary dance companies that will provide compelling and inventive performances in a variety of non-traditional performance spaces around The Music Center campus.

Moves After Dark asks audiences to travel to where the dancers are performing and select their own vantage point. Audiences will be guided in rotating groups, watching separate performances simultaneously, and then joining together at the end of the evening for the final performance.

Approximately 2 hours. Each evening will feature the same companies and works.
Monday, Aug 8 | 8:30 p.m.
Monday, Aug 15 | 8:30 p.m.
Tuesday, Aug 16 | 8:30 p.m.
Wednesday, Aug 17 | 8:30 p.m.

OTHER PERFORMANCES BY:
Decadancetheatre
Invertigo Dance Theatre
Viver Brasil