Day 1: Art Share 2022 Program

Charumathi Chandrasekhar

Tamil Nadu, India

Charumathi Chandrasekar, a bharatanatyam artist, is the 9th direct descendent of Tanjavur Quartet. She is the daughter and disciple of Thanjavur K. P. K. Chandrasekaran and granddaughter of Isai Perarignar Thanjavur K. P. Kittappapillai. Charu completed her MBA from Thanjavur Sastra University and is currently pursuing her masters in bharatanatyam from Annamalai University. She received the Kalai Ilamani Award from the Government of Tamilnadu in 2018 and Swami Vivekanandar Award in 2017 for academics and dance.

Amith K

Kerala, India

Amith K is a PhD scholar in the department of Malayalam at Sree Sankaracharya University of Sanskrit, Kalady. He is learning Mohiniyattam under Guru Nirmala Paniker at Natanakairali situated at Irinjalakuda in Thrissur. His areas of interest are political philosophy, poetry and dance studies. He completed his Post Graduation in Malayalam from Sree Sankaracharya University and MPhil degree from Madras University.

Asha Rowland

Minneapolis, USA

Asha Rowland is a multi-faceted artist in several idioms of dance with a strong focus in Bharatanatyam and continuous training in MEHNAT dance forms, Fusion Dance, Afro Fusion, Hip Hop, and Contemporary. She is a disciple of Smt. Hema Rajagopalan and Smt. Krithika Rajagopalan and a company member of Natya Dance Theatre. Asha is also an ensemble member in Lakshmi Rampopal's, Lykanthea, as a dancer and vocalist. With her multi-cultural background, Asha aspires for audiences to see the world through a different lens, experience connection, and continue cultivating empathy through her artistry.

Funders

Unrehearsed Artist Residency is created by Nava Dance Theatre, and is a part of the Unrehearsed Activism program, supported by the California Arts Council Impact Grant, San Francisco Arts Commission, Zellerbach Family Foundation and individual donors. Consider donating to keep this program going! All donations are tax deductible in the US.

NAVA DANCE THEATRE IS A 501(C)3 REGISTERED NON-PROFIT ORGANIZATION.

Special thanks

We would like to thank those who supported this work through community engagement programs, being present for work-in-progress sharings, having 1:1 conversations with many artists, and advising on the direction of this program. We would like to especially thank ALL the artists in this years URP cohort, for being so open to process over product and really digging deep into their work.

URP Leadership

Program Director: Tanu Sreedharan

Program Manager: Uditha Thiagarajan