While not being able to fully answer these questions, I felt there was a level of integrity brought about by our commitment to the non-visual experience of dance, simply for ourselves and for the richness of our individual practices. When we stopped trying to 'do this for them' and started 'doing this for us', and being led by our personal investment in challenging the dominance of the visual, things began to feel more authentic, less contrived and more full of possibility.
Read MoreA series of guides that speak to the freelance dance artist living and working in the UK. Shivaangee interviewed practitioners and compiled these features, on topics ranging from managing bodies to managing money.
Read MoreI don't own the bharatanatyam that I dance - it's something that I was given a share of by my teachers, and something that's gradually been handed over to me bit by bit, sometimes generously, sometimes cautiously. Until I own it, the teacher owns it, and India always owns it.
Read More I wrote on my conservatory-come-studio window, with my red chalk pen: "Get experience with companies / choreographers."
Read MoreEncountering reality in all its ungratifying glory is the cornerstone to staying sane; for being able to process ‘negative’ emotions and attend to trails of thought long enough to untangle complexity.
Read MoreThis theme of flame epitomised Mythili’s aesthetic, which is pleasurably familiar in its classicism but excitingly new in its sensibility.
Read MoreThere are so many layers of irony at play here, no doubt referential to the depth of my regret.
Read MoreHow can one feel free when every corner of movement is tied down with rules that define what is beautiful, what is acceptable?
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