July 2021

ANITA SAYS.....



A meeting of two, eye to eye, face to face
And when you are near I will tear your eyes out
And place them instead of mine,
And you will tear my eyes out
And place them instead of yours,
Then I will look at me with mine

- Jacob L Moreno, American psychiatrist and founder of psychodrama

And so 6 months pass by
With the monotony and sameness of clouds, a sleepy moth, a sluggish snail.
Hours, days and weeks pass by...
Those with routines have a semblance of order.
For most. It is a big never ending muddle.
And the eternal wait... for what?

Another lockdown? The THIRD WAVE? Opening up. Fear. Confusion. To go out or not? Heightened melodrama. Disturbed sleep. Curious dreams.

There have been so many small spurts of initiatives, premieres - the joyful shout of glee as dancers step onto stages in many cities across the world. Their sigh of gratitude for having people watching them live instead of trapped inside ZOOM squares.

Already cultural organisations are attempting to ask themselves and their members about
HOW DO WE RECOVER OUR BALANCE?
WHAT WILL THE TERRAIN LOOK LIKE WHEN WE STEP OUTSIDE?

DIGITAL EQUITY IN A POST PANDEMIC WORLD is being questioned and debated on several forums.

Read on...


ROVING EYE





Chennakeshava temple, Belur, Karnataka (Photo: Lalitha Venkat)



ANNOUNCEMENTS



TAALAM: COLUMN BY LEELA VENKATARAMAN


Anvesana's Reflections in Solitude stir creative energies to fresh leaps of hope
Like a ray of sunshine amidst darkness was ANVESANA - REFLECTIONS IN SOLITUDE, brainchild of Lata Pada, organised by her dance centre Sampradaya Dance Creations of Toronto in Canada.


THE EASTERN EYE: COLUMN BY DR.UTPAL K BANERJEE

New Muse for new normal
Dance film 'Khidki Se...Seasons from my window' premiered on 5 June on the occasion of World Environment Day. The concept by Aditi Mangaldas seemed to this critic much like an inverted equilateral triangle...


Odissi's breath of fresh air
'Parampara - A Classical Dance Festival' with Odissi presentation organized online by Shinjan Nrityalaya, under the patronage of the Ministry of Culture and EZCC, presented a bevy of bright young third generation dancers on June 17, the first day.


Bipin Singh: A lodestar in dancers' constellation
Guru Bipin Singh (1918 - 2000), a director, choreographer and scholar of Manipuri dance, is regarded as Father of Manipuri style for more reasons than one.





LOOK OUT FOR
Dynamic photos explore the close relationship between dance and fashion
- Jessica Stewart

Yoganiyoga
India's Yoga anthem by Subhangik, World Yoga Day special performance
Concept & Choreography - Subhajit Khush Das

Let's Dance
Salvatore Ferragamo

Lar Lubovitch's Male Duet from Concerto Six Twenty-Two
Features NYCB principal dancers, and partners in real-life, Adrian Danchig-Waring and Joseph Gordon from the 2020 Fall for Dance Festival.







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