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 [...]

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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 [...]

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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.

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Contributed by Gina Kundan Gold diggers, temporary wives, and ravenous babes coming to a gold mine near you! Mothers desperate to feed their families, young girls trafficked, entrepreneurs seeking adventure and fortune. They come as merchants, as cooks. Some come by choice, some by force. They come for the promise of high earning potential. They [...]

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Contributed by Chitra Vairavan You know how when you enter that space of vulnerability, something hits you, melts you, makes you weak…that’s how I felt coming out of rehearsals and in life recently. Parallels in my life outside the studio and discussions and knowledge shared in the rehearsal space spurred these words and my own [...]

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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.

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