 By this time, Seidman had become hyper aware of the thread that was subconsciously weaving through his creative life over the past few decades - applying tabla to a multitude of collaborative inter cultural and interdisciplinary environments and reconciling all their inherent differences.The culmination of this formalized mission resulted in a 2017 project grant from Pew Center for Arts & Heritage to create and direct "ARC", a full length contemporary suite merging the drumming traditions of tabla and taiko with choreography and dance representing Asia Pacific, African diasporic, hip hop and Western post modern.With substantial additional support from the William J. Cooper Foundation, the world premier took place at Swarthmore College in October, 2018.