DANCING:
Emma O'Kane Bursary Award 2024
Bursary Artist, Sligo Gathering - Performing Arts Forum 2024.
Dublin Fringe Weft Artist 2024
Freelance performer since 2006 with solo and group performances in different parts of India and abroad (France/UK/Hungary/Trinidad).
Performing member of the Sahrdaya Repertory between 2014 and 2017.
Performing member of Sai Kripa Prasanna’s ensemble between 2006 and 2014.
Latest performances (2023-present):
Sadhana Festival, Chennai, January 2023
Shakefest, Tullamore, Offaly, May 2023
Festival of Irish Choreography, Dublin, June 2023
Clonmel Junction Arts Festival, Tipperary, July 2023
Cashel Arts Festival, Tipperary, September 2023
Passorts. Dublin Fringe Festival. September 2023
Imagine Arts Festival, Waterford, October 2023
Scene and Heard Festival 2024 (da.da.da and Kaalapaani)
Chester Beatty Library, August 2024
ACADEMIC:
Academic Tutor at University College Dublin, Ireland (2021 - Present)
Co-convener, Music Research Seminar Series, UCD School of Music (2023-24)
Assistant Professor, MOP Vaishnav College, Chennai (2011 - 12)
Research Assistant, Kalakshetra Foundation (2009 - 10; 2014)
Bharatanatyam
PEDAGOGY:
Virtual dance lessons from 2015 to present.
Clermont Ferrand (France) from September 2019 to present.
Trinidad between June - August 2019.
Szeged (Hungary) between 2018 and 2019, culminating in a successful group performance.
Sahrdaya foundation (Chennai) between 2014 and 2017.
Kripa’s Centre for Fine Arts from 2009 till 2014.
CHOREOGRAPHY:
Choreograph solo work since 2017.
Choreographed two plays, “Karnabharam” (‘the Anguish of Karna’, by Bhasa) using Bharatanatyam and ancient Indian theatre techniques, and “A Kuravanji In Kutralam” using Bharatanatyam and folk elements (2009)
Choreographed various dance pieces for my college and with the dance institutions I’ve worked in. (2004 - 2009)
Collaborations with dancers from different regions of the world.
OTHER EXPERIMENTS:
Social Media Moderator, Khoros.
Research Assistant, Kalakshetra Foundation for the Arts.
Partner, Santosha Cafe, Mysore.
Freelance Content Creator for brochures, books, articles, and blogs.
English tutor, 2009 - 2021 - academic and creative.
