S3E6: Culture, Community, Responsibility, & Creating Solo Work as South Asian Dancers in the Diaspora

In this episode of Chai-Side Chats, our host Aishwarya is joined by two prolific artists - Farah Yasmeen Shaikh and Mishka Mukherji - in a discussion around culture and community as South Asian dancers in the diaspora. They also talk about themes related to one's responsibility as an arts educator and the guest artists share their processes when it comes to creating solo dance work. As always, the episode concludes with an interactive and introspective experiential activity with the guest artists (experiential activity is available to watch in video version of the episode linked below).

Originally premiered on YouTube on February 24, 2023
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About the Guest Artists:

Farah Yasmeen Shaikh
https://nooranidance.com
IG: @farahyasmeenshaikh

Mishka Mukherji
https://mayurdance.org
IG: @mayur.dance

About Aishwarya
https://www.aishwaryasubramanian.com