Join us for an evening of Kolum/Rangoli art workshop, dance performance and communal healing ritual. We reflect, honor and celebrate everyone who has returned to this earth with Returning Home III. 

Performances are FREE and for ALL ages! Bring your chairs, blankets, friends and family! 

Returning Home is a series of outdoor performances featuring works by Ishti Collective and collaborating guest artists. Audience members and artists come together, rediscovering ways to connect and share a special moment in time, creating and healing communally. This year, we share our in-development work “Antarabhava", exploring grieving and healing rituals, embracing impermanence and mortality. Featured collaborating artists for this series are Jasmine Mendoza and Solomon Bowser.

Ishti Collective's Returning Home is presented as part of the Chicago Park District’s Night Out in the Parks series, supported by the Mayor’s Office and Chicago Department of Cultural Affairs and Special Events. Now in its 10th year, the 2023 Night Out in the Parks program presents cultural events year-round in neighborhood parks throughout the city. The Chicago Park District in partnership with over 100 local artists and organizations, present engaging events and performances that enhance quality of life across Chicago and amplify the artistic and cultural vibrancy in every
neighborhood.