Current Appointments & Affiliations
Professor of the Practice of Dance
·
2023 - Present
Dance Program,
Trinity College of Arts & Sciences
Recent Publications
Choreographing Society, Special Issue in Dance, Arts Journal
Journal Article Arts Journal · December 30, 2024 CitePerformance of Thumrī in Kathak Dance
Journal Article Asian Theatre Journal · January 1, 2023 During the eighteenth century, Lakhnau, the capital of the royal state of Awadh, emerged as the refined center for the arts. Over the next centuries, kathak maestros and elite tavāifs (soiree singers and dancers) enthralled patron connoisseurs with their e ... Full text CitePerformance of Thumri in Kathak Dance
Journal Article Asian Theatre Journal · 2023 CiteRecent Grants
Dance MD Biddle 2017 Proposal
Institutional SupportPrincipal Investigator · Awarded by Mary Duke Biddle Foundation · 2017 - 2017The Garba Dance and Goddess Worship in Gujarat, India
ResearchPrincipal Investigator · Awarded by Mary Duke Biddle Foundation · 2007 - 2009The Garba Dance and Goddess Worship in Gujarat, India
ResearchPrincipal Investigator · Awarded by Josiah Charles Trent Memorial Foundation · 2007 - 2009View All Grants
Recent Artistic Works
Kalinga Nartana
Dance Production April 1, 2017Dancing with the Goddess: the Ras-Garba Traditions of Gujarat, India
Film January 1, 2016 Preview: http://vimeo.com/45917185Oh, Shakti!
Dance Production March 1, 2015View All Artistic Works
Education, Training & Certifications
University of Wisconsin, Madison ·
2000
Ph.D.
University of California, Los Angeles ·
1992
M.A.