"..and those who were seen dancing were thought to be insane by those who could not hear the music."
FRIEDRICH NIETZSCHE
for my Gurus,
Dr. Manjusri Chaki Sircar and Ranjabati Sircar.
Founders of Dancers' Guild and Creators of Navanritya.
Stills from Tomari Matir Kanya, Dancers' Guild.
Dr. Manjusri Chaki Sircar as Maya & Ranjabati Sircar as Prakriti.
Sabala
(Ideation|Choreography|Solo)
A verse dance on poetry by Tagore on Gender Equity and Feminism.
Themes: Gender Equity, Feminism, Voice of Women.
SARI - the unstitched by Daksha Seth Dance Company
This production in association with Asima and The Sari School promotes the lost arts of the weavers and rekindles the Sari as the jewel of the Indian handloom industry.
Themes: Indian Craftsmanship, Indian Dying Art, Textiles,Weavers,Handloom, Sari, Woman.
Rehearsals at DSDC, Trivandrum.
Srimati
(Ideation|Choreography|Solo)
A tale of the courtesan who became a Buddhist nun only to be executed by Ajatshatru for her faith.
Themes: Right to Religion, Communal Disharmony, Gender Politics
Tomari Matir Kanya
[Performance]
Based on Tagore’s Chandalika– Tells the tale of a society ridden by casteism and the impacts of untouchability.
Themes: Casteism, Brahmanical Patriarchy, Class Discrimination, Untouchability, Superstition.
Rehearsals and Training at Dancers' Guild, Calcutta.
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Gangavartaran
(Re-ideation|Choreography|Performance)
The mythological story of descent of River Ganga on to the Earth. the Earth.
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Themes: Public Interest, Environmental Conservation, Save The Planet, Future Sustainability, Generational Ecological Balance
Agency: J Walter Thompson, Kolkata
Direction: F.O.R. Films
Aranya Amrita
(Re-ideation|Performance)
Based on the Chipko Movement of 1973 in India against deforestation and promoting sustainable living.
Themes: Deforestation, Climate Change, Ecological Balance. An Awareness Program for school children.
THE KING & I
A Rodgers and Hammerstein Musical. It is based on Margaret Landon's novel Anna and the King of Siam (1944).
Lead Performance as Anna Leonowens, 2005.
"One must still have chaos in oneself to be able to give birth to a dancing star."
Friedrich Nietzsche
