Talks
Written in Dance
Shoba Narayan and Madhu Nataraj
How do the arts inspire and illuminate each other? Discover the answer to this question through an engaging conversation with acclaimed author Shoba Narayan and celebrated dancer Madhu Nataraj as they both delve into the dynamic intersections of art and dance. Exploring the syncretic magic that emerges from the cross-illumination of the arts, this discussion will reveal how the spacio-temporality of dance becomes a canvas for collaborations, sparking innovations in art, literature, and beyond.
Shoba Narayan, a James Beard Award-winning author and journalist, brings her deep insights from three decades of storytelling, global lecturing, and creative ventures. Madhu Nataraj, known for her groundbreaking choreography and interdisciplinary work, adds a dancer’s perspective to this creative dialogue. Together, they illuminate the threads that weave art forms together across time and space.
MAP is delighted to be a part of BLR Hubba 2024, a city-wide arts and culture festival.
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Madhu Nataraj
Award winning choreographer, arts entrepreneur and educator – Madhu dons many hats with grace and dynamism. She has over 300 choreographies to her credit, has performed, given talks and designed events, in over 36 countries.
A graduate of Commerce, Journalism and Choreography, she trained in Kathak under the tutelage of her mother, the legendary Guru – Dr Maya Rao and Guru Chitra Venugopal. She heads the globally acclaimed–STEM (Space.Time.Energy.Movement) Dance Kampni and India’s premier dance education Centre- The Natya Institute of Kathak & Choreography , comprising verticals of training, performance, documentation and outreach.
She was awarded the ‘Bismillah Khan Yuva Puraskar’ by the Government of India “Karnataka Kalashree”- by the Govt of Karnataka, the FICCI Women achievers award “and ‘India Today’ chose her as one among India’s 50 Young Achievers. Madhu is an Aspen Global Leadership Network Fellow.
Madhu envisions inhabiting the public domain through the expressive , healing and transformative power of the movement arts.
Shoba Narayan
Shoba Narayan is the author of six books. She has been a journalist and columnist for over 30 years, writing about art, culture, food, travel, and wellness for global publications, winning a James Beard award and Pulitzer Fellowship. She has taught and lectured at universities in India and abroad. She founded and co-created two websites: Project LooM, about Indian textiles, and Jewels of India: about Indian jewelry. She is the host and anchor of Bird Podcast: about birds and nature.
She has been a commentator on NPR and Radio New Zealand. She serves on the board of Industree Foundation, Neev Academy and Natya Institute of Kathak and Choreography. Shoba studied art in college and trained in welded steel sculpture. She has an MFA (ABD) in sculpture from the University of Memphis. She enjoys wine, studies Jung and is a gadget geek. Her lifelong mission is to get fit without exercising and lose weight without dieting.
