Improv fright – II
Pre-script: Please do read ‘Improv fright – I’ below before reading this post.At the intensive first week of the Gati Dance Residency this year that I was […]
Improv fright – I
When I was first exposed to ‘improv’, I was absolutely petrified. Coming from a classical dance background where almost everything is well thought out, ‘fixed’ and rehearsed […]
A rolling stone that gathers moss – the full interview
A story about me came out in the New Indian Express. This is the full interview – in my words. While I’m grateful for their interest and […]
Dance education in schools
Post-script – Recently, I had given my opinion on dance education to Ranjana Dave who was writing an article for the Asian Age. When she approached me about the […]
Beyond Bhakti
It was actually a sanskrit scholar at the Abhinavagupta conference in Shimla who said that what makes Indian classical dance stand out and differentiates it from western […]
Sadharanikarana
I recently returned from Shimla’s Indian Institute for Advanced Study, where I was attending a study week on Abhinavagupta. While my presentation came in the form of […]