Free and open to the public; online only. Please register here. Presented by UC Berkeley’s Department of Theater, Dance, and Performance Studies and the Berkeley Center for New Media. What does it mean to consider the Indigenous eye? How do we design an Indigenized space within the American theater? Costume and fashion designer Asa Benally explores the process, and the nuances of appropriation vs. appreciation. Asa Benally is a Drama Desk nominated costume designer. He was raised in Big Mountain, AZ, on the unceded lands of the Navajo Nation. His grandmother, a traditional Navajo weaver, and his father, a silversmith, fostered his love and appreciation for art and design. His mother, of the Cherokee Nation, a professor and writer, expanded his love of academia and the arts. Asa went on to study at Parsons School of Design in New York City. He completed his M.F.A. in theater design at Yale University. His design aesthetic is derived from an interest in history and strong individuals. He is based in New York City and works all over the country. _________________________ Arts + Design Mondays is organized and sponsored by UC Berkeley’s Office of Berkeley Arts + Design. The series is co-curated by the American Indian Graduate Program; Arts Research Center; Berkeley Art Museum and Pacific Film Archive; Berkeley Center for New Media as part of the Art, Technology and Culture Colloquium and the Indigenous Technologies Initiative; BOXBLUR; Catharine Clark Gallery; Center for Latin American Studies; Center for Race and Gender; College of Environmental Design; Department of Theater, Dance, and Performance Studies; Department of Spanish & Portuguese; and the Immersive Arts Alliance. In-kind technical support and presentation offered by BAMPFA and the UC Berkeley College of Letters & Science, Division of Arts & Humanities. For more information, visit artsdesign.berkeley.edu/mondays. All events will be live captioned. If you require captioning to access a pre-recorded event on our site, please contact Paris Cotz at pariscotz@berkeley.edu. Please expect 7-10 days for captioning to be provided.