Mirabai: An Art-Song Cycle
Mirabai traces the spiritual journey of the sixteenth-century mystic poet Mirabai.
Vihang Gati
Vihang Gati is inspired by the canonical Gatibhed Pallavi in form and the allegorical novel Jonathon Livingston Seagull (1970) in illustration.
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.
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.
Rati Vilaap
Love and loss are the themes of Rati Vilap in Kalidasa’s epic poem Kumārasambhavam.
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.
Vibhatsya: Deconstructing the Smile
Vibhatsya investigates the aesthetic, political, cultural, philosophical, ethical, and social constructions behind the smile.
She is a Bad Dancer
She is a Bad Dancer plays with identity, perception, and the conventions of classical dance.