Discussion around recent books on dance, including Kri Foundation supported “Non gharanedaar: Pt Mohanrao Kallianpurkar the paviour of Kathak”, at the Jaipour Literature Festival.
Unique programme of film, dance, anecdotes and readings from the book “Non gharanedaar: Pt Mohanrao Kallianpurkar the paviour of Kathak”, conceived as a tribute to Mohanrao ji who had a long connection with the city of Lucknow. This was part of the Mahindra Sanatkada Festival.
Delivered a talk at Department of Dance, M.S. University Vadodra, on “Arts and the Law: An Introduction”.
Moderated a discussion on forms of writing on dance as part of the Nritya Parva in Vadodra.
Excerpt from “Dastaane-e Bhanwari Devi” performed by Fouzia Dastango at Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi, part of its festival MOSAIC.
Invited to speak at the Kolkata Literary Festival on the subject of “State of the Art”, along with artist Shuvaprasanna Dr. Ananda lal and Samarjit Guha, Kolkata.
“Kathak, Kathakaar and Kallianpurkar”, a unique dance cum anecdotal show by dancers of Naadroop Pune, and the three aothors of the book “Non gharanedaar: Pt Mohanrao Kallianpurkar the paviour of Kathak” which was supported by Kri Foundation. Hospitality on this occasion was also provided by Kri Foundation.
Worked with the children of Prayas along with the Little Big Caravan of Joy, consisting of volunteers from Canada, at Prayas Juvenile Home, Tughlaqabad, established by Amod Kanth.
Lecture titled “Abhinaya Toolkit” , organized by Sangeet Sattra in Guwahati.
“Dastaane-e Bhanwari Devi” performed in Guwahati accompanied by a Q & A lead by Dr. Arshiya Sethi.
Spoke in the Kathak Kendra series “Embracing the other art forms” on “Nritya Lekhan: Writings on Dance” along with Manjari Sinha and moderated by Chairperson, Guru Uma Dogra.
Presented “Nedw Dimensions to Margam”, a collage of path breaking work in Bharatanatyam as part of the Madhavi Festival along with Madhavi Foundation at India Habitat Centre, New Delhi.
Two city (Jaipur and Ajmer) and three performances tour of “Dastane Bhanwari Devi” created by Kri Foundation, written by Ashok Lal and performed by Fouzia Dastango, to pay tribute to the women;s struggle that led to the POSH Law and the grit of Bhanwari Devi. This was an example of Artivism at its best- Activism through art and activism in the arts.
Facilitated the special showing, in Delhi, of the film “Music School”, that carried a very important message on education. Made by Papa Rao Biyyala, a long-time associate of Kri Foundation.
In conversation with author K. K. Gopalakrishnan on the occasion of the release of his book on Kathakali at Oxford Book Store, Connaught Place, New Delhi.
Moderated the Keynotes session for “Sadhna the Art and Philosophy of Curvilinearity” a seminar on new research in Odissi academics and practice, organized by the School of Architecture and the Arts, University of North Carolina, Charlotte and the Department of World Arts and Cultures, UCLA.
Kri Foundation organized the premiere screening of the documentary “Asamya Anusuya (Incomparable Anusuya), based on the life of the eminent Telugu singer Vinjamuri Anasuya, made by her daughter Seetha Ratnakar. Venue: India Habitat Centre, New Delhi.
Launch of SADI 2.0. South Asian Dance Intersections is a journal founded during COVID to give voice to South Asian Dance. It is edited by Dr. Arshiya Sethi. Kri Foundation does all the ground work on editing the films etc that accompany the production.
Chief guest at the Jagran Public School, NOIDA, Invited to deliver a motivational talk.
Kri Foundation organized a session on “Headline Today: The Changing Narratives” moderated by Arshiya Sethi and participants included veterans of Doordarshan News including Rama Pandey, Dr. Nimmi Rastogi and Shammi Narang.
Kri Foundation organized a session on Aesthetics and Sensuality in Indian poetry, moderated by Arshiya Sethi and participants included – Sophia Naz, Sunil Bhandari, Bandeep Singh and Vidushi Uma Sharma, at India Habitat Centre, Delhi.
Participated as Moderator/ Speaker at the 41st Natya Kala Conference, in Chennai, for the session on “New Writings and Practices in Dance” along with Prof Ananya Chatterjea, Prof Urmimala Sarkar and Dr. Priya Srinivasan.
Discussant for Ananya Chatterjea’s presentation “Dancing Yorchha: In Dissent and Solidarity” organized by Aurodhan Pondicherry.