Samantha Salvato Samantha Salvato

Vihang Gati

Vihang Gati is inspired by the canonical Gatibhed Pallavi in form and the allegorical novel Jonathon Livingston Seagull (1970) in illustration.

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Samantha Salvato Samantha Salvato

SAMA: Equanimity/ Equality

This work is inspired by “Sama,” in Indian Dance, which refers to the postural balance where the head, neck, eyes, hands, and other parts of the body function in aesthetic harmony, and how it metaphorically relates to the world at large where differences often leads to discord.

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Samantha Salvato Samantha Salvato

Rama Krishna

Rama Krishna is a duet that celebrates the Wari processual journey on foot where pilgrims irrespective of caste walk hundreds of miles to Pandharpur in the western Indian state of Maharashtra.

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Samantha Salvato Samantha Salvato

Rati Vilaap

Love and loss are the themes of Rati Vilap in Kalidasa’s epic poem Kumārasambhavam.

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Samantha Salvato Samantha Salvato

Tapa: Fervent Triggers

This production is a collaboration across Odissi (eastern Indian traditional art form), Silvestre (Afro-Brazilian modern dance), and Orisha (African spiritual forms) dances to celebrate shared histories and shared resolve for imagining better futures.

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Samantha Salvato Samantha Salvato

She is a Bad Dancer

She is a Bad Dancer plays with identity, perception, and the conventions of classical dance.

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