Ancestral Echoes celebrates the dynamic wisdom of dance traditions. The afternoon begins with an activation of the sculptural installation Ephemeral Artifacts, choreographed by Toronto-based artist Brandy Leary in the Gallery space, examining the dancing body as a vessel of inherited knowledge. Then, Justine A. Chambers and Simran Sachar’s Today is the evening to strike lightning / Aaj To Bijiliyan Girane Ki Shaam, a powerful invocation of dancing mothers and bodily reclamation, will be performed in the Studio Theatre. The symposium concludes with a group conversation about dance, memory, scoring, and the intersection between museum spaces and performance.