2025
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Dance has taught me the value of discipline and the importance of
focusing on the process, not just the outcome. It's about learning and
growing every day.
- Dr. Ileana Citaristi
('An Italian's Indian 'Odissi': Dr Ileana Citaristi's remarkable
journey' by Vennapusala Ramya, The New Indian Express, Feb 11, 2025)
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"Things can get so heavy in life, but hearing a great song, seeing
someone dance, or even dancing yourself can turn your whole day, or
life, around."
- Primo (dancer)
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Composing for a dancer is extremely difficult as the music composer
needs to integrate principles of melody, harmony, and rhythm with
visuals of a dance that still remains unborn in the mind of the dancer.
Many times, dancers surrender to the music composers and accept whatever
is given to them. But I enjoy it more if it is a collaboration. I do
not like forcing any of my ideas on them. I have observed that whenever
the dancer comes with a clear vision, the music sits more nicely on the
dance.
- MS Sukhi
('Traditions intertwined' by Deepa Chakravarthy, The New Indian Express, Jan 23, 2025)
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"I'm clear about my choice in life, and it's to make dance and music,
because I believe those things make the world a better place."
- Hofesh Shechter
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