Paneer Masala, It’s Only Cheese!

Kats Fukusawa loves to mix things up. The Japanese native first learned dance by watching West Side Story and now has eight years’ experience with Indian dance as part of the local troupe Ragamala. He joyfully interweaves his own work with healthy skeins of other world cultures—Irish, Latin, jazz, whatever strikes his fancy. In Paneer Masala (which translates to “spicy cheese”), he embraces both the flavor and the kitsch value of cheesiness. In these four short pieces, he’ll pay tribute to African-American culture; explore the many meanings of the term “exotic,” with the help of an otherworldly Yma Sumac song; and send up Japanese monster movies in the piece “Blue Gojira.” (612) 340-1725; www.southerntheater.org


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