Posts tagged “dance”
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. [...]
Ananya’s Movement Vocabulary
September 6, 2011 | Blog
Contributed by Camille LeFevre For years, I had the pleasure of reviewing Ananya Dance Theatre as a dance critic. Today, I have the greater pleasure of being the Director of Public Relations for the company. Last spring, at Ananya’s insistence (she has a way of saying, “Camille, please, will you do this for me,” that’s [...]
Tushaanal: A 2nd Sneak-Peak
A second preview of the upcoming prermier of Tushaanal: Fires of Dry Grass September 8-11th at the Southern Theater Choreography by Ananya Chatterjea. Video by Helena Osswald, 2011.
Tushaanal: A Sneak Peak
Check out a preview of the upcoming prermier of Tushaanal: Fires of Dry Grass September 8-11th at the Southern Theater Choreography by Ananya Chatterjea. Video by Helena Osswald, 2011.
Illuminations from Soraya M.
August 2, 2011 | Blog
Contributed by Renee Copeland I watched the film “The Stoning of Soraya M.” as research for last year’s production, Kshoy! Now, in this new project, Tushaanal, Soraya’s story persists in my mind, and I realize this is not a “new” project. Nothing is new when it comes to stories of violence and greed, told repeatedly [...]
