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ABHINAYA – FROM THE EYES OF BEGINNER
By Deepti Tadala In one of the very first theory classes, my teacher (Nitya) said as a dancer you must be able to be a character but also a little distant, only then would you be able to do justice. Isn’t that the point of life!! If all of us were able to pay our Read more
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Expressions in Pursuit of Storytelling
by vaishnavi warrier My mother used to tell me stories with various themes ever since I was a little girl. The reason I remember her very act of storytelling so vividly is because of one thing- how expressive every single line she spoke turned out to be. Looking at how she used to narrate these Read more
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When viewers decide
by Vaishnavi Warrier “The best art is political and you ought to be able to make itunquestionably political and irrevocably beautiful at the sametime,” – Toni Morrison. When one brings out the statement that all art is political, theyusually refer to the social and political conditions the art wascreated in- every piece of art has Read more
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The EKALAVYA
By Deepti Tadala For aeons,She craved somethingthat she could not name.. Life she knew was a game…of nameless pride and meaningless fame.. Till she found a formof rhythm and gesturesof music and silenceof emotion and expression Till she found a guideto help her traversefrom ignorance to presencefrom stillness to movement Aeons later…The muted poet, is Read more
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From the heart
From nothing to everything From without to within When I dance, I truly live Into the joy of my practice, I give Every moment is an experience Every day is a lesson I’m forever in debt To my art, and the things it makes me forget Musings from January 7, 2018 by Nitya Narasimhan Read more