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Projects

Gardeners of Stories Collective

The Gardeners of Stories is a collective space that Meera Kanageswaran (Confidance Bharatham) and I are in the process of developing. Gardeners aims to create spaces for South Asian dance artists to build works that don’t easily fit into ‘traditional’ and ‘mainstream’ dance spaces. The salon format our events use offers artists an opportunity to share their works-in-progress with audiences in a casual, supportive setting. … Continue reading Gardeners of Stories Collective

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Writing

“Entanglements of Brass and Thread and Skin” – Canthius Journal

This non-fiction essay was published in Canthius Issue 6. Canthius is a feminist literary magazine printed in Ottawa and Toronto, Canada. You can pick up the latest issue of Canthius online, or subscribe to the journal, here. If you are in Ottawa, you can find Canthius at Possible Worlds, The Art House Cafe, Birling Skateboard Shop, and Kindred Shop + Studio. Canthius is available in Toronto … Continue reading “Entanglements of Brass and Thread and Skin” – Canthius Journal

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Performances, Projects

Katha Kahe, So Kathak

‘Katha kahe so kathak’ – katha, story, is the root of kathak. Those who dance kathak are storytellers. This phrase is invoked to explain the kathak’s history, extending its chronology to before the medieval period, when the form was actually introduced by Persian forces expanding into North India. This ‘history,’ which begins kathak’s history in a pre-Islamic ‘ancient/classical’ time, gives the Persian root of kathak … Continue reading Katha Kahe, So Kathak

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