Tuesday 12 April 2016

TRENDING by Ashish Mohan Khokar - Dance Academies and academics

Lectures, baithaks, small gatherings, conferences and academic discussions - this is what my wish-list was 5/7 years ago and so we started Dance DISCourse at Alliance Francaise de Bangalore, under the enlightened presidentship of former Chief Secretary Shri Chiranjiv Singh, also our former ambassador to UNESCO, Culture and Finance Secretary.

And today all over India, this trend has caught on and now it is happening. Nay, trending! I’m happy to report, in the last few years, a concerted effort has led to discussion and debate on dance issues. Of course, I’m not saying this was not the case before but it is more focused and academic now. Earlier, it was about person (personal) and now we have helped change the discourse to professional issues. About history and heritage; icons and pioneers. Not just my-school-or-bani-or-gharana-is-better-than-yours approach but about origins and provenance,  future and trends. 


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2 comments:

  1. Loved the article. Learnt a lot. Good observations. Would like to know more about Swarna Saraswathy!

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  2. Loved the article. Learnt a lot. Good observations. Would like to know more about Swarna Saraswathy!

    ReplyDelete