 
We do not have to become heroes overnight. Just a step at a time,
meeting each thing that comes up, seeing it as not as dreadful as it
appears, discovering that we have the strength to stare it down.
- Eleanor Roosevelt, Former First Lady, USA
At the end of a tumultuous year, when we are staring into
several conflicts and possible further escalations, we pause to take
stock of our lives and our journey in the dance arts. This is the final
edition of ANITA SAYS for the year 2024.
As we continue to wonder at the speed of passing time and the urgency
and purpose of our lives, I would like to share my views and reactions
to four performances I have watched in four cities over the 30 days of
November. In New York City, Coimbatore and Chennai. Varied in content,
purpose and intentions, these dance events have thrown up further
questions about reinvention, re-purposing and revival. I will discuss
each of these performances and add my personal take. These opinions are
mine and mine alone and I hope that it is received in the spirit of
someone who has been engaged in the performing arts scene for 6 decades.
Read on....
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FROM THE ARCHIVES
Challenges in procuring public art grants for art and culture programmes
- Leela Venkataraman
It was a lively discussion on challenges people face in procuring public
art grants for promotion of art and culture, at the Habitat Gulmohar
Hall, for the Shanta Serbjeet Singh Memorial Art Appreciation lecture of
the month, sponsored by Legends of India.
Outdancing our exceptional times
- Dr. Utpal K Banerjee
Having spent a life span of 86 years, this critic has seen two
tumultuous times: one around 1947, the year of Independence and the few
preceding years of nationalist movement. The other is right now in 2020,
around an incomprehensible pandemic round the entire globe.
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BIRTHDAY WISHES
Anupama Kylash: Dec 1
Kalamandalam Suganthi: Dec 2
Kavitha Ramu: Dec 5
Bimbavati Devi: Dec 6
Anwesa Mahanta: Dec 16
Sailaja Nrithya: Dec 22
Ratikant Mohapatra: Dec 24
Surya Rao: Dec 25
Himanshu Srivastava: Dec 29
Rhadha - Dec 31
QUOTE
For dance to continue to grow its audience and really survive, it
can’t become so myopic that performances are just for the dance
community.
- Dana Tai Soon Burgess
(‘New creative possibilities between museums and dance artists’ by Rachel Rizzuto, Dance Magazine, Nov 11, 2024)
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