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The Post Natyam Collective, comprised of Sandra Chatterjee, Shyamala Moorty, Sangita Shresthova, and Anjali Tata, explores Contemporary Indian Dance and Performance on a continuum of tradition and innovation, theory and aesthetics, and art and activism. Their newsletter is distributed here.
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Post Natyam in August
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Dear friends, August finds Post Natyam members busily preparing next steps for the collective even as individual members continue their own projects. Anjali is back in Kansas teaching Yoga and Dance. Sandra is in India continuing to work on her solo concert. Shyamala is in a yoga teacher training intensive. Sangita splits her time between choreography, film... more »
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Post Natyam in July
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Post Natyam Collective - July 2007 Newsletter Dear Friends, We recently learned that Medha Yodh, amazing teacher and performing artist of Bharata Natyam, passed away. Medha was a significant mentor and inspiration for Shyamala in her own dance journey and had an large impact on Sandra even though her encounters with Medha were brief. We wish to honor... more »
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Post Natyam in June
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Post Natyam Collective- June 2007 Newsletter Dear Friends, This month we are happy to be bringing our show Meet the Goddess to the Department of World Arts and Cultures at UCLA, where we all met! We had the pleasure of performing Meet the Goddess last year in Prague, Munich, Chennai, and Bangalore. Here are a few excerpts of the reviews:... more »
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Post Natyam in May
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Post Natyam Collective - May 2007 Newsletter Dear friends, This May, most Post Natyam members are busy teaching, rehearsing and researching in Los Angeles. Except Anjali who is currently in New York working with well known choreographer David Rousseve on a performance called Saudade ( bittersweet in Portuguese). Saudade includes stories written and... more »
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Post Natyam in April
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Post Natyam Collective - April 2007 Newsletter Dear Friends, The Spring finds most Post Natyam members busy teaching! Anjali is teaching ongoing Bharata Natyam and Yoga classes in Kansas City as well as preparing for her students' annual recital and a residency in NY for David Rousseve's project Saudade., Shyamala is teaching dance technique (Ballet,... more »
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Post Natyam in March
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Post Natyam Collective- March 2007 Newsletter Dear Friends, This month Sandra is teaching workshops in Munich as well as performing at the Stree Sharira Conference in Chennai, Sangita is premiering her documentary Dancing Kathmandu at the One World Festival in Prague (Czech premiere) and Tasveer's Aaina Festival in Seattle, WA (US premiere), Anjali... more »
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Post Natyam in February
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Post Natyam Collective- February 2007 Newsletter Dear friends, January found three Post Natyam members in Los Angeles: Anjali continued her work with choreographer David Rousseve and Shyamala contributed her artistry to a lovely event by Artists For Humanity whose proceeds went to an organization close to her heart: WYSE... more »
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Post Natyam in January
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Post Natyam Collective - January 2007 Newsletter Dear friends, The year 2006 ended with the sad news of the passing of one of our biggest inspirations- Chandralekha. All of us were greatly influenced by her revolutionary contribution to Indian dance and her radical vision of sensual bodies, movement, and space.... more »
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Post Natyam in December
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Post Natyam Collective - December 2006 Newsletter Dear Friends, December is an exciting end to all of our work this year. Sandra, Sangita and Shyamala will perform our collaboratively created show "Meet the Goddess" in Chennai at The Other Festival! Then, Sandra and Shyamala will perform a duet version of it in Bangalore for Nitarutya's "Adhyaya," while... more »
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