Writer/Choreographer/Educator
Dancing has always been my way of healing myself. I use it to express in movement what seems to be out of my reach through the spoken or written word. On the other side of this equation is writing. Writing has always been for me a tool to better understand and process my experiences. Where dance is the wild and crazy second cousin taking me on a motorcycle ride through the crowded streets of Kolkata, writing is the wise old uncle washing my feet and serving me hot chai after the ride. I am seduced by dancing and comforted by writing. So I am always running from one to the other in hopes of achieving an easy-going, illicit love affair. Is it possible? My work is always begging the answer to this question.
Currently I am developing a new body of work loosely coined, “The Mandala Project”. In it I use the visual pattern of a Mandala to map out patterns; physical, mental, emotional and otherwise related to the polar yet complementary states of illness and healing. I am interested in how the body can heal itself from an illness. My further fascination lies in how that is related to the pattern of healing that is inherent in the geometric structure of a Mandala. How can a Mandala, an external pattern that symbolizes healing be related to the actual pattern of healing a physical body from illness? I believe the answer to this question can be found somewhere between the realms of feeling and thinking.
In staying true to my two loves dancing and writing I will remain equally devoted to both. My work will continue to sort out how these two marriages are related and how they can work together towards the singular goal of expressing my unique artistry. In this process I am excited by the prospects of dance happening in between books on a shelf and a novel being written on a concert stage.
Currently I am developing a new body of work loosely coined, “The Mandala Project”. In it I use the visual pattern of a Mandala to map out patterns; physical, mental, emotional and otherwise related to the polar yet complementary states of illness and healing. I am interested in how the body can heal itself from an illness. My further fascination lies in how that is related to the pattern of healing that is inherent in the geometric structure of a Mandala. How can a Mandala, an external pattern that symbolizes healing be related to the actual pattern of healing a physical body from illness? I believe the answer to this question can be found somewhere between the realms of feeling and thinking.
In staying true to my two loves dancing and writing I will remain equally devoted to both. My work will continue to sort out how these two marriages are related and how they can work together towards the singular goal of expressing my unique artistry. In this process I am excited by the prospects of dance happening in between books on a shelf and a novel being written on a concert stage.