This week on DANCE BEHIND THE SCREEN PODCAST…
[0:28] Martheya and Azaria introduce Mesma Belsaré
QUESTIONS WITH MESMA BELSARÉ
[3:04] Martheya asks: “Can you walk us through your history with dance? On a guest blog post for Dakshina you wrote “Dance is essential for my survival. On one hand it nourishes, fulfills, invigorates me and on the other it is a source of my agony, pain and longing for the achievement of the unattained. Dance brings me closer to a profound, divine presence.” Can you describe your dance lineage?”
[7:59] Azaria asks: “How can Classical Indian dance exist on the university level in the USA?”
[13:29] Azaria asks: “Can you give us the highlights of Bharatanātyam for someone who has maybe never seen Indian Classical dance before?”
[22:44] Martheya asks: “Are there any resources you recommend for our listeners who want to learn more about non-western/euro-centric centered dance forms such as Indian Classical dance?”
[26:43] Azaria asks: “How can the dance world be more aware, more accepting, and more educated when it comes to presenting Indian Classical dance forms?”
[32:02] Azaria asks: “I was curious if you had any thoughts on the US modern dance lineage?”
[44:2] Martheya asks: “Can you talk about how you arrived at re-imaging and re-assessing classical dance forms? Why did you want to do this?”
#FLASH4
[49:20] Azaria asks:
1- If you had to recommend a resource to our audience what would it be?
2- What was the first dance you saw?
3- Do you think social media has a positive influence on the dance world (yes or no)?
4- What is your favorite social media platform?
#MesmaBelsaré Recommended Resources
Connect with #MesmaBelsaré
Facebook- https://www.facebook.com/mesma.belsare
Instagram- https://www.instagram.com/mesmabelsare/ | @mesmabelsare
LinkedIn- Mesma Belsaré
YouTube- https://www.youtube.com/user/mayakoil/featured
Website- www.mesmabelsare.com | www.mesmabelare.com/art
[0:28] Martheya and Azaria introduce Mesma Belsaré
QUESTIONS WITH MESMA BELSARÉ
[3:04] Martheya asks: “Can you walk us through your history with dance? On a guest blog post for Dakshina you wrote “Dance is essential for my survival. On one hand it nourishes, fulfills, invigorates me and on the other it is a source of my agony, pain and longing for the achievement of the unattained. Dance brings me closer to a profound, divine presence.” Can you describe your dance lineage?”
[7:59] Azaria asks: “How can Classical Indian dance exist on the university level in the USA?”
[13:29] Azaria asks: “Can you give us the highlights of Bharatanātyam for someone who has maybe never seen Indian Classical dance before?”
[22:44] Martheya asks: “Are there any resources you recommend for our listeners who want to learn more about non-western/euro-centric centered dance forms such as Indian Classical dance?”
[26:43] Azaria asks: “How can the dance world be more aware, more accepting, and more educated when it comes to presenting Indian Classical dance forms?”
[32:02] Azaria asks: “I was curious if you had any thoughts on the US modern dance lineage?”
[44:2] Martheya asks: “Can you talk about how you arrived at re-imaging and re-assessing classical dance forms? Why did you want to do this?”
#FLASH4
[49:20] Azaria asks:
1- If you had to recommend a resource to our audience what would it be?
- Book- The War of Art by Steven Pressfield
2- What was the first dance you saw?
- “The dancing trees… the dancing birds… the dance of the river…I saw dance in everything and when I recognized it in myself I couldn't’ resist it”
3- Do you think social media has a positive influence on the dance world (yes or no)?
- “Yes, if we know how social media can be used for dancers, dance practice, dance education”
4- What is your favorite social media platform?
- YouTube
#MesmaBelsaré Recommended Resources
- Artist- Maya Kulkarni, https://20b39752-740a-4484-9c85-9c732648fdfb.filesusr.com/ugd/015567_39f8ee1a6a6045fe890bed0c4fae6dc4.pdf
- Artist- Padmashri Geeta Chandran, https://www.instagram.com/chandrangeeta/
- Organization- Indian Council for Cultural Relations, https://www.iccr.gov.in/
- Organization- Sangeet Natak Akademi , https://sangeetnatak.gov.in/sna/videos.php
- Book- Shilpa Shastra, http://digitallibrary.usc.edu/cdm/ref/collection/p15799coll16/id/20558
- Book- The War of Art by Steven Pressfield, https://amzn.to/2YQKQ5u
Connect with #MesmaBelsaré
Facebook- https://www.facebook.com/mesma.belsare
Instagram- https://www.instagram.com/mesmabelsare/ | @mesmabelsare
LinkedIn- Mesma Belsaré
YouTube- https://www.youtube.com/user/mayakoil/featured
Website- www.mesmabelsare.com | www.mesmabelare.com/art
