Celebrating Community
The location of Ananya Dance Theatre within the hearts of our community is a source of strength and celebration for us. A steady source of support and guidance for us–that grand lady of purple, a dancer at heart, a facilitator of the life-choreographies of many people, an ardent lover and enthusiast for the arts—is Jean [...]
Texaco Recipe
January 24, 2012 | Blog
I was inside, cooking a meal with my daughter and we heard the younger children’s shouts as they played in the waters after their baths splashing in it, swimming in it, drinking it. We all thought it was water until that day. As I cooked in silence the children’s voices mixed with the hiss of [...]
“Find Me”
January 10, 2012 | Blog
Chitra Vairavan trained in Bharata Natyam with Hema Rajagopalan. In 2004 she began her journey in contemporary Indian movement through Ananya Dance Theatre (ADT). Chitra has since become a principal dancer in the company and received the 2008 Sage Cowles People’s Choice Award and been named Artist to Watch by Minnesota Monthly in 2011. [...]
Thoughts on Tushaanal Fires of Dry Grass
November 29, 2011 | Blog
Contributed by Kulvinder Arora Tushaanal Fires of Dry Grass What does it mean for women of color to collectively perform their relationship to gold? Ananya Dance Theatre explores this question in their latest dance performance piece, Tushaanal Fires of Dry Grass. In the opening scene of Tushaanal Fires of Dry Grass, dancers engage the glitter [...]
Thank you for your support on Give to the MAX Day!
November 24, 2011 | Blog, News
On behalf of Ananya, the dancers, staff and Board of Directors, we want to thank everyone that participated in helping ADT exceed the goal set for Give to the Max Day. A very special thanks also goes out to one of our most devoted donors who offered to match dollar for dollar up to $1000 [...]
The Story That Wrinkles Tell
September 27, 2011 | Blog
Nimo Farah was invited to share her words and images in the lobby during our run of Tushaanal Fires of Dry Grass. We were honored by her talents and our audience were moved by her. We wanted to share, once again, the work of Nimo Farah My gray hair makes men listen. And when people [...]
Marriage: It Isn’t Really A Choice
September 22, 2011 | Blog
Nimo Farah was invited to share her words and images in the lobby during our run of Tushaanal Fires of Dry Grass. We were honored by her talents and our audience were moved by her. We wanted to share, once again, the work of Nimo Farah I go to bed with ideas lately after hearing [...]
Fire From Dry Grass
September 20, 2011 | Blog
Nimo Farah was invited to share her words and images in the lobby during our run of Tushaanal Fires of Dry Grass. We were honored by her talents and our audience were moved by her. We wanted to share, once again, the work of Nimo Farah Should I blame the mothers, or the villagers [...]
Women Who Fly
September 15, 2011 | Blog
Nimo Farah was invited to share her words and images in the lobby during our run of Tushaanal Fires of Dry Grass. We were honored by her talents and our audience were moved by her. We wanted to share, once again, the work of Nimo Farah My mother wants more for me than she’s [...]
Ananya Dance Theatre: Light-hearted Whimsy Isn’t Spoken Here
September 8, 2011 | Blog
Submission by Gina Kundan As I’ve mentioned in previous blog posts, development of Tushaanal has relied on each dancer to not only hone and articulate their artistic craft, but also to research all the many attributes of, and associations with, gold. Each dancer contributed research and concepts for the work. Some examples include Chitra Vairavan [...]
