Movement and Me

Vishal Telang is a movement cum dance maker, educator, dance theorist, bon vivant, writer, poet and so much more. He has been in a relationship with dance for over 20 years. With a strong background in contemporary and modern dance, he has performed in India, Europe and the US. He uses Ballet and Graham techniques as his anchor points. As a movement cum dance educator, he also emphasizes on teaching dance history, dance theory, anatomy and injury prevention. His belief that movement cum dance practice must be exciting and adventurous while being mindful and safe has led to him developing “Flosion” - A Body Conditioning Program. He is currently working on “V/8”, a movement formula that can be used in western contemporary movement and dance. This formula is designed as an approach to enhance western contemporary movement and dance by combining thoughts, experience and the 5 senses. This formula has been designed by combining the Indian Rasa-Bhava theory from Natyashastra and the western cognitive understanding of the body and mind. #naatyamandalam #movementandme #vishaltelang ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Some Interesting Topics, Terms and Other Information Mentioned in the Video: Facebook Handle - https://www.facebook.com/vishaltelang Instagram Handle - https://www.instagram.com/iamvishaltelang/ ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Links to the Audio Podcasts: Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/2C9zprA6x3BqaoVrQCbsPR?si=NXPf_cMBQKWY5uGoxd76Dw Apple Podcast: https://podcasts.apple.com/in/podcast/movement-and-me/id1538479889 Google Podcast: https://www.google.com/podcasts?feed=aHR0cHM6Ly9hbmNob3IuZm0vcy8zZTRkZTU3MC9wb2RjYXN0L3Jzcw== ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Social Media Links: Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/naatyamanda... LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/niharika-2909 Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/naatyamandalam/

Vishal Telang is a movement cum dance maker, educator, dance theorist, bon vivant, writer, poet and so much more. He has been in a relationship with dance for over 20 years. With a strong background in contemporary and modern dance, he has performed in India, Europe and the US. He uses Ballet and Graham techniques as his anchor points. As a movement cum dance educator, he also emphasizes on teaching dance history, dance theory, anatomy and injury prevention. His belief that movement cum dance practice must be exciting and adventurous while being mindful and safe has led to him developing “Flosion” - A Body Conditioning Program. He is currently working on “V/8”, a movement formula that can be used in western contemporary movement and dance. This formula is designed as an approach to enhance western contemporary movement and dance by combining thoughts, experience and the 5 senses. This formula has been designed by combining the Indian Rasa-Bhava theory from Natyashastra and the western cognitive understanding of the body and mind. #naatyamandalam #movementandme #vishaltelang ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Some Interesting Topics, Terms and Other Information Mentioned in the Video: Facebook Handle - https://www.facebook.com/vishaltelang Instagram Handle - https://www.instagram.com/iamvishaltelang/ ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Links to the Audio Podcasts: Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/2C9zprA6x3BqaoVrQCbsPR?si=NXPf_cMBQKWY5uGoxd76Dw Apple Podcast: https://podcasts.apple.com/in/podcast/movement-and-me/id1538479889 Google Podcast: https://www.google.com/podcasts?feed=aHR0cHM6Ly9hbmNob3IuZm0vcy8zZTRkZTU3MC9wb2RjYXN0L3Jzcw== ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Social Media Links: Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/naatyamanda... LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/niharika-2909 Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/naatyamandalam/

Navtej Johar is a Bharatanatyam dancer-choreographer, a yoga practitioner, a scholar, and a social activist. He has formally trained in Bharatanatyam at Rukmini Devi’s Kalakshetra, and with Leela Samson at the Shriram Bharatiya Kala Kendra, New Delhi; he later studied at the Department of Performance Studies, New York University. He is trained in Patanjali Yoga at the Krishnamacharya Yoga Mandiram, Chennai, under the guidance of Sri T.K.V. Desikachar. In 2004, he founded the Abhyas Trust: a non-profit organization dedicated to yoga, dance, and urban design. He has developed the Abhyas somatics method, which draws upon the sukha and rasa components of Yoga and Indian dance respectively, as well as the BARPS method that is designed to practice and understand asana from the inside of the body. Navtej Johar was the lead petitioner challenging the section 377 of the Indian Penal code, which considered consensual homosexual sex between adults as unnatural, unconstitutional and illegal. In a landmark decision in 2018 Section 377 was scrapped. He is also an urban activist and runs a project; POS (Power of Seeing) which sensitizes school children about the environment and sustainable living. #naatyamandalam #movementandme #navtejjohar ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Some Interesting Topics, Terms and Other Information Mentioned in the Video: Facebook Handle - https://www.facebook.com/Abhyas-Somatics-728906423936313 Instagram Handle - https://www.instagram.com/navtejjohar/ Abhyas Trust - http://www.abhyastrust.org/ ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Links to the Audio Podcasts: Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/2C9zprA6x3BqaoVrQCbsPR?si=NXPf_cMBQKWY5uGoxd76Dw Apple Podcast: https://podcasts.apple.com/in/podcast/movement-and-me/id1538479889 Google Podcast: https://www.google.com/podcasts?feed=aHR0cHM6Ly9hbmNob3IuZm0vcy8zZTRkZTU3MC9wb2RjYXN0L3Jzcw== ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Social Media Links: Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/naatyamanda... LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/niharika-2909 Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/naatyamandalam/

Navtej Johar is a Bharatanatyam dancer-choreographer, a yoga practitioner, a scholar, and a social activist. He has formally trained in Bharatanatyam at Rukmini Devi’s Kalakshetra, and with Leela Samson at the Shriram Bharatiya Kala Kendra, New Delhi; he later studied at the Department of Performance Studies, New York University. He is trained in Patanjali Yoga at the Krishnamacharya Yoga Mandiram, Chennai, under the guidance of Sri T.K.V. Desikachar. In 2004, he founded the Abhyas Trust: a non-profit organization dedicated to yoga, dance, and urban design. He has developed the Abhyas somatics method, which draws upon the sukha and rasa components of Yoga and Indian dance respectively, as well as the BARPS method that is designed to practice and understand asana from the inside of the body. Navtej Johar was the lead petitioner challenging the section 377 of the Indian Penal code, which considered consensual homosexual sex between adults as unnatural, unconstitutional and illegal. In a landmark decision in 2018 Section 377 was scrapped. He is also an urban activist and runs a project; POS (Power of Seeing) which sensitizes school children about the environment and sustainable living. #naatyamandalam #movementandme #navtejjohar ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Some Interesting Topics, Terms and Other Information Mentioned in the Video: Facebook Handle - https://www.facebook.com/Abhyas-Somatics-728906423936313 Instagram Handle - https://www.instagram.com/navtejjohar/ Abhyas Trust - http://www.abhyastrust.org/ ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Links to the Audio Podcasts: Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/2C9zprA6x3BqaoVrQCbsPR?si=NXPf_cMBQKWY5uGoxd76Dw Apple Podcast: https://podcasts.apple.com/in/podcast/movement-and-me/id1538479889 Google Podcast: https://www.google.com/podcasts?feed=aHR0cHM6Ly9hbmNob3IuZm0vcy8zZTRkZTU3MC9wb2RjYXN0L3Jzcw== ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Social Media Links: Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/naatyamanda... LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/niharika-2909 Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/naatyamandalam/

Navtej Johar is a Bharatanatyam dancer-choreographer, a yoga practitioner, a scholar, and a social activist. He has formally trained in Bharatanatyam at Rukmini Devi’s Kalakshetra, and with Leela Samson at the Shriram Bharatiya Kala Kendra, New Delhi; he later studied at the Department of Performance Studies, New York University. He is trained in Patanjali Yoga at the Krishnamacharya Yoga Mandiram, Chennai, under the guidance of Sri T.K.V. Desikachar. In 2004, he founded the Abhyas Trust: a non-profit organization dedicated to yoga, dance, and urban design. He has developed the Abhyas somatics method, which draws upon the sukha and rasa components of Yoga and Indian dance respectively, as well as the BARPS method that is designed to practice and understand asana from the inside of the body. Navtej Johar was the lead petitioner challenging the section 377 of the Indian Penal code, which considered consensual homosexual sex between adults as unnatural, unconstitutional and illegal. In a landmark decision in 2018 Section 377 was scrapped. He is also an urban activist and runs a project; POS (Power of Seeing) which sensitizes school children about the environment and sustainable living. #naatyamandalam #movementandme #navtejjohar ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Some Interesting Topics, Terms and Other Information Mentioned in the Video: Facebook Handle - https://www.facebook.com/Abhyas-Somatics-728906423936313  Instagram Handle - https://www.instagram.com/navtejjohar/  Abhyas Trust - http://www.abhyastrust.org/ ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Links to the Audio Podcasts: Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/2C9zprA6x3BqaoVrQCbsPR?si=NXPf_cMBQKWY5uGoxd76Dw Apple Podcast: https://podcasts.apple.com/in/podcast/movement-and-me/id1538479889 Google Podcast: https://www.google.com/podcasts?feed=aHR0cHM6Ly9hbmNob3IuZm0vcy8zZTRkZTU3MC9wb2RjYXN0L3Jzcw== ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Social Media Links: Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/naatyamanda... LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/niharika-2909 Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/naatyamandalam/

Sanyukta Bafna is an educator and a social activist. During her Masters in Education from Teachers College, Columbia University, Sanyukta found herself drawn towards learning the impact and need for lessons on social change in school spaces. She has over the years worked as an educator in the IGCSE program at Gateway School of Mumbai and has designed Citizenship and Social Change curriculum for grades 1-10 for all the schools under the Acres Foundation. She also conducts teacher training sessions for faculty from across disciplines and explores various ways of incorporating lessons on social change into their curriculum. One of her key projects, Skinclude, designed with students, aims at creating an inclusive space for all and focuses on fighting against colorism. Skinclude has gained a huge popularity as a movement and involves students between the ages of 9-14. #naatyamandalam #movementandme #sanyuktabafna ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Some Interesting Topics, Terms and Other Information Mentioned in the Video: Skinclude Instagram Page - https://www.instagram.com/skinclude/ Facing history and ourselves - https://www.facinghistory.org/ Learning for justice - https://www.learningforjustice.org/ Saturday art class - http://saturdayartclass.com/ Skinclude (all projects) - https://sites.google.com/acresfoundation.org/skinclude-/home ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Links to the Audio Podcasts: Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/2C9zprA6x3BqaoVrQCbsPR?si=NXPf_cMBQKWY5uGoxd76Dw Apple Podcast: https://podcasts.apple.com/in/podcast/movement-and-me/id1538479889 Google Podcast: https://www.google.com/podcasts?feed=aHR0cHM6Ly9hbmNob3IuZm0vcy8zZTRkZTU3MC9wb2RjYXN0L3Jzcw== ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Social Media Links: Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/naatyamanda... LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/niharika-2909 Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/naatyamandalam/

Sanyukta Bafna is an educator and a social activist. During her Masters in Education from Teachers College, Columbia University, Sanyukta found herself drawn towards learning the impact and need for lessons on social change in school spaces. She has over the years worked as an educator in the IGCSE program at Gateway School of Mumbai and has designed Citizenship and Social Change curriculum for grades 1-10 for all the schools under the Acres Foundation. She also conducts teacher training sessions for faculty from across disciplines and explores various ways of incorporating lessons on social change into their curriculum. One of her key projects, Skinclude, designed with students, aims at creating an inclusive space for all and focuses on fighting against colorism. Skinclude has gained a huge popularity as a movement and involves students between the ages of 9-14. #naatyamandalam #movementandme #sanyuktabafna ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Some Interesting Topics, Terms and Other Information Mentioned in the Video: Skinclude Instagram Page - https://www.instagram.com/skinclude/ Facing history and ourselves - https://www.facinghistory.org/ Learning for justice - https://www.learningforjustice.org/ Saturday art class - http://saturdayartclass.com/ Skinclude (all projects) - https://sites.google.com/acresfoundation.org/skinclude-/home ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Links to the Audio Podcasts: Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/2C9zprA6x3BqaoVrQCbsPR?si=NXPf_cMBQKWY5uGoxd76Dw Apple Podcast: https://podcasts.apple.com/in/podcast/movement-and-me/id1538479889 Google Podcast: https://www.google.com/podcasts?feed=aHR0cHM6Ly9hbmNob3IuZm0vcy8zZTRkZTU3MC9wb2RjYXN0L3Jzcw== ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Social Media Links: Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/naatyamanda... LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/niharika-2909 Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/naatyamandalam/

Sanyukta Bafna is an educator and a social activist. During her Masters in Education from Teachers College, Columbia University, Sanyukta found herself drawn towards learning the impact and need for lessons on social change in school spaces. She has over the years worked as an educator in the IGCSE program at Gateway School of Mumbai and has designed Citizenship and Social Change curriculum for grades 1-10 for all the schools under the Acres Foundation. She also conducts teacher training sessions for faculty from across disciplines and explores various ways of incorporating lessons on social change into their curriculum. One of her key projects, Skinclude, designed with students, aims at creating an inclusive space for all and focuses on fighting against colorism. Skinclude has gained a huge popularity as a movement and involves students between the ages of 9-14. #naatyamandalam #movementandme #sanyuktabafna ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Some Interesting Topics, Terms and Other Information Mentioned in the Video: Skinclude Instagram Page - https://www.instagram.com/skinclude/ Facing history and ourselves - https://www.facinghistory.org/ Learning for justice - https://www.learningforjustice.org/ Saturday art class - http://saturdayartclass.com/ Skinclude (all projects) - https://sites.google.com/acresfoundation.org/skinclude-/home ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Links to the Audio Podcasts: Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/2C9zprA6x3BqaoVrQCbsPR?si=NXPf_cMBQKWY5uGoxd76Dw Apple Podcast: https://podcasts.apple.com/in/podcast/movement-and-me/id1538479889 Google Podcast: https://www.google.com/podcasts?feed=aHR0cHM6Ly9hbmNob3IuZm0vcy8zZTRkZTU3MC9wb2RjYXN0L3Jzcw== ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Social Media Links: Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/naatyamanda... LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/niharika-2909 Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/naatyamandalam/

Sanyukta Bafna is an educator and a social activist. During her Masters in Education from Teachers College, Columbia University, Sanyukta found herself drawn towards learning the impact and need for lessons on social change in school spaces. She has over the years worked as an educator in the IGCSE program at Gateway School of Mumbai and has designed Citizenship and Social Change curriculum for grades 1-10 for all the schools under the Acres Foundation. She also conducts teacher training sessions for faculty from across disciplines and explores various ways of incorporating lessons on social change into their curriculum. One of her key projects, Skinclude, designed with students, aims at creating an inclusive space for all and focuses on fighting against colorism. Skinclude has gained a huge popularity as a movement and involves students between the ages of 9-14. #naatyamandalam #movementandme #sanyuktabafna ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Some Interesting Topics, Terms and Other Information Mentioned in the Video: Skinclude Instagram Page - https://www.instagram.com/skinclude/ Facing history and ourselves - https://www.facinghistory.org/ Learning for justice - https://www.learningforjustice.org/ Saturday art class - http://saturdayartclass.com/ Skinclude (all projects) - https://sites.google.com/acresfoundation.org/skinclude-/home ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Links to the Audio Podcasts: Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/2C9zprA6x3BqaoVrQCbsPR?si=NXPf_cMBQKWY5uGoxd76Dw Apple Podcast: https://podcasts.apple.com/in/podcast/movement-and-me/id1538479889 Google Podcast: https://www.google.com/podcasts?feed=aHR0cHM6Ly9hbmNob3IuZm0vcy8zZTRkZTU3MC9wb2RjYXN0L3Jzcw== ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Social Media Links: Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/naatyamanda... LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/niharika-2909 Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/naatyamandalam/

Sanyukta Bafna is an educator and a social activist. During her Masters in Education from Teachers College, Columbia University, Sanyukta found herself drawn towards learning the impact and need for lessons on social change in school spaces. She has over the years worked as an educator in the IGCSE program at Gateway School of Mumbai and has designed Citizenship and Social Change curriculum for grades 1-10 for all the schools under the Acres Foundation. She also conducts teacher training sessions for faculty from across disciplines and explores various ways of incorporating lessons on social change into their curriculum. One of her key projects, Skinclude, designed with students, aims at creating an inclusive space for all and focuses on fighting against colorism. Skinclude has gained a huge popularity as a movement and involves students between the ages of 9-14. #naatyamandalam #movementandme #sanyuktabafna ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Some Interesting Topics, Terms and Other Information Mentioned in the Video: Skinclude Instagram Page - https://www.instagram.com/skinclude/ Facing history and ourselves - https://www.facinghistory.org/ Learning for justice - https://www.learningforjustice.org/ Saturday art class - http://saturdayartclass.com/ Skinclude (all projects) - https://sites.google.com/acresfoundation.org/skinclude-/home ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Links to the Audio Podcasts: Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/2C9zprA6x3BqaoVrQCbsPR?si=NXPf_cMBQKWY5uGoxd76Dw Apple Podcast: https://podcasts.apple.com/in/podcast/movement-and-me/id1538479889 Google Podcast: https://www.google.com/podcasts?feed=aHR0cHM6Ly9hbmNob3IuZm0vcy8zZTRkZTU3MC9wb2RjYXN0L3Jzcw== ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Social Media Links: Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/naatyamanda... LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/niharika-2909 Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/naatyamandalam/

Sanyukta Bafna is an educator and a social activist. During her Masters in Education from Teachers College, Columbia University, Sanyukta found herself drawn towards learning the impact and need for lessons on social change in school spaces. She has over the years worked as an educator in the IGCSE program at Gateway School of Mumbai and has designed Citizenship and Social Change curriculum for grades 1-10 for all the schools under the Acres Foundation. She also conducts teacher training sessions for faculty from across disciplines and explores various ways of incorporating lessons on social change into their curriculum. One of her key projects, Skinclude, designed with students, aims at creating an inclusive space for all and focuses on fighting against colorism. Skinclude has gained a huge popularity as a movement and involves students between the ages of 9-14.#naatyamandalam #movementandme #matthewhenley ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Some Interesting Topics, Terms and Other Information Mentioned in the Video: Skinclude Instagram Page - https://www.instagram.com/skinclude/ Facing history and ourselves - https://www.facinghistory.org/ Learning for justice - https://www.learningforjustice.org/ Saturday art class - http://saturdayartclass.com/ Skinclude (all projects) - https://sites.google.com/acresfoundation.org/skinclude-/home ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Links to the Audio Podcasts: Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/2C9zprA6x3BqaoVrQCbsPR?si=NXPf_cMBQKWY5uGoxd76Dw Apple Podcast: https://podcasts.apple.com/in/podcast/movement-and-me/id1538479889 Google Podcast: https://www.google.com/podcasts?feed=aHR0cHM6Ly9hbmNob3IuZm0vcy8zZTRkZTU3MC9wb2RjYXN0L3Jzcw== ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Social Media Links: Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/naatyamanda... LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/niharika-2909 Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/naatyamandalam/

Sanyukta Bafna is an educator and a social activist. During her Masters in Education from Teachers College, Columbia University, Sanyukta found herself drawn towards learning the impact and need for lessons on social change in school spaces. She has over the years worked as an educator in the IGCSE program at Gateway School of Mumbai and has designed Citizenship and Social Change curriculum for grades 1-10 for all the schools under the Acres Foundation. She also conducts teacher training sessions for faculty from across disciplines and explores various ways of incorporating lessons on social change into their curriculum. One of her key projects, Skinclude, designed with students, aims at creating an inclusive space for all and focuses on fighting against colorism. Skinclude has gained a huge popularity as a movement and involves students between the ages of 9-14.#naatyamandalam #movementandme #matthewhenley ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Some Interesting Topics, Terms and Other Information Mentioned in the Video: Skinclude Instagram Page - https://www.instagram.com/skinclude/ Facing history and ourselves - https://www.facinghistory.org/  Learning for justice - https://www.learningforjustice.org/   Saturday art class - http://saturdayartclass.com/   Skinclude (all projects) - https://sites.google.com/acresfoundation.org/skinclude-/home ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Links to the Audio Podcasts: Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/2C9zprA6x3BqaoVrQCbsPR?si=NXPf_cMBQKWY5uGoxd76Dw Apple Podcast: https://podcasts.apple.com/in/podcast/movement-and-me/id1538479889 Google Podcast: https://www.google.com/podcasts?feed=aHR0cHM6Ly9hbmNob3IuZm0vcy8zZTRkZTU3MC9wb2RjYXN0L3Jzcw== ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Social Media Links: Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/naatyamanda... LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/niharika-2909 Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/naatyamandalam/

Dr. Matthew Henley started dancing professionally in 1997. With BFA in dance from University of Arizona and a further MFA from University of Washington, Matthew has published a number of papers in various dance conferences held across the United States. He completed is PhD in Educational Psychology: Learning Sciences and Human Development from University of Washington in 2013. As an educator, he has taught various Bachelors, Masters and PhD level courses at both Teachers College Columbia University and Texas Women’s University. He was also appointed as the Assistant Editor for JODE (Journal of Dance Educator) between the years 2015 to 2020 and is a Co-chair of A&HD Diversity and Community Committee at Teachers College. #naatyamandalam #movementandme #matthewhenley ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Links to the Audio Podcasts: Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/2C9zprA6x3BqaoVrQCbsPR?si=NXPf_cMBQKWY5uGoxd76Dw Apple Podcast: https://podcasts.apple.com/in/podcast/movement-and-me/id1538479889 Google Podcast: https://www.google.com/podcasts?feed=aHR0cHM6Ly9hbmNob3IuZm0vcy8zZTRkZTU3MC9wb2RjYXN0L3Jzcw== ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Social Media Links: Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/naatyamanda... LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/niharika-2909 Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/naatyamandalam/

Dr. Matthew Henley started dancing professionally in 1997. With BFA in dance from University of Arizona and a further MFA from University of Washington, Matthew has published a number of papers in various dance conferences held across the United States. He completed is PhD in Educational Psychology: Learning Sciences and Human Development from University of Washington in 2013. As an educator, he has taught various Bachelors, Masters and PhD level courses at both Teachers College Columbia University and Texas Women’s University. He was also appointed as the Assistant Editor for JODE (Journal of Dance Educator) between the years 2015 to 2020 and is a Co-chair of A&HD Diversity and Community Committee at Teachers College. #naatyamandalam #movementandme #matthewhenley ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Links to the Audio Podcasts: Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/2C9zprA6x3BqaoVrQCbsPR?si=NXPf_cMBQKWY5uGoxd76Dw Apple Podcast: https://podcasts.apple.com/in/podcast/movement-and-me/id1538479889 Google Podcast: https://www.google.com/podcasts?feed=aHR0cHM6Ly9hbmNob3IuZm0vcy8zZTRkZTU3MC9wb2RjYXN0L3Jzcw== ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Social Media Links: Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/naatyamanda... LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/niharika-2909 Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/naatyamandalam/

Dr. Matthew Henley started dancing professionally in 1997. With BFA in dance from University of Arizona and a further MFA from University of Washington, Matthew has published a number of papers in various dance conferences held across the United States. He completed is PhD in Educational Psychology: Learning Sciences and Human Development from University of Washington in 2013. As an educator, he has taught various Bachelors, Masters and PhD level courses at both Teachers College Columbia University and Texas Women’s University. He was also appointed as the Assistant Editor for JODE (Journal of Dance Educator) between the years 2015 to 2020 and is a Co-chair of A&HD Diversity and Community Committee at Teachers College. #naatyamandalam #movementandme #matthewhenley ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Some Interesting Topics, Terms and Other Information Mentioned in the Video: Matthew Henley - New Yorkers for Dance: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X3TbFif-CXU  Matthew Henley Performance Website - https://sites.google.com/twu.edu/matthew-henley/home John Dewey - https://www.britannica.com/biography/John-Dewey ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Links to the Audio Podcasts: Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/2C9zprA6x3BqaoVrQCbsPR?si=NXPf_cMBQKWY5uGoxd76Dw Apple Podcast: https://podcasts.apple.com/in/podcast/movement-and-me/id1538479889 Google Podcast: https://www.google.com/podcasts?feed=aHR0cHM6Ly9hbmNob3IuZm0vcy8zZTRkZTU3MC9wb2RjYXN0L3Jzcw== ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Social Media Links: Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/naatyamanda... LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/niharika-2909 Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/naatyamandalam/

Dr. Matthew Henley started dancing professionally in 1997. With BFA in dance from University of Arizona and a further MFA from University of Washington, Matthew has published a number of papers in various dance conferences held across the United States. He completed is PhD in Educational Psychology: Learning Sciences and Human Development from University of Washington in 2013. As an educator, he has taught various Bachelors, Masters and PhD level courses at both Teachers College Columbia University and Texas Women’s University. He was also appointed as the Assistant Editor for JODE (Journal of Dance Educator) between the years 2015 to 2020 and is a Co-chair of A&HD Diversity and Community Committee at Teachers College. #naatyamandalam #movementandme #matthewhenley ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Some Interesting Topics, Terms and Other Information Mentioned in the Video:  Matthew Henley - New Yorkers for Dance: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X3TbFif-CXU Matthew Henley Performance Website - https://sites.google.com/twu.edu/matthew-henley/home ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Links to the Audio Podcasts: Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/2C9zprA6x3BqaoVrQCbsPR?si=NXPf_cMBQKWY5uGoxd76Dw Apple Podcast: https://podcasts.apple.com/in/podcast/movement-and-me/id1538479889 Google Podcast: https://www.google.com/podcasts?feed=aHR0cHM6Ly9hbmNob3IuZm0vcy8zZTRkZTU3MC9wb2RjYXN0L3Jzcw== ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Social Media Links: Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/naatyamanda... LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/niharika-2909 Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/naatyamandalam/

'Movement and me' is an initiative that is designed to help you take your passion in Arts forward! This Podcast will feature artists from different areas and walks of life who will be discussing their journey through arts and also highlight their areas of interest in the process! #naatyamandalam #movementandme #sreelekshmi About Sreelekshmi - Sreelekshmi is a dance practitioner and graduate of Lady Shri Ram College for Women, Delhi University, who is currently pursuing a Masters in Performance Studies in Ambedkar University, Delhi. She is a Ministry of Culture CCRT scholarship holder and a Doordarshan graded artiste in the field of Mohiniyattam. Sreelekshmi started her dance training under Sudha Peethambaran at the age of five, in Kerala. She started with the forms of Bharatanatyam, Mohiniyattam. She later joined Geetha Padmakumar for training in Kuchipudi. After moving to Delhi, Sreelekshmi further explored the Sopanam repertoire of Mohiniyattam which was pioneered by theatre practitioner Kavalam Narayana Panicker, under Jayaprabha Menon at the International Academy of Mohiniyattam, Delhi and has travelled for various productions and programmes such as Nishagandhi Festival, Kerala, ‘Philippine International Dance Festival and Workshop 2017’, Konark Festival, Delhi International Arts Festival 2017, Hampi Festival and so on. She has also given various Mohiniyattam solo recitals in New Delhi and Kerala. Exploring the notion of Performance in Ambedkar University, paved ways for Sreelekshmi to question her practice and specifically the problematized space of the ‘classical’. Body is a major space of conflict that she has tried to converse with. Some of the major questions and processes for her practice are the politics of the figure of the performer, in costuming, in gender performance, the space of performance and in the body movements to name a few. She is currently self-training her body in ‘Mohini’attam in reading and decoding the performance tradition. She has currently re-started her training in Kuchipudi with Geetha Padmakumar and is also learning Kalaripayattu from Mr. Arvind in Kerala. Currently, she is working for her Masters Dissertation with the faculty of Ambedkar which is on the aspect of ‘Spectatorship’. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Links to the Audio Podcasts: Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/2C9zprA6x3BqaoVrQCbsPR?si=NXPf_cMBQKWY5uGoxd76Dw Apple Podcast: https://podcasts.apple.com/in/podcast/movement-and-me/id1538479889 Google Podcast: https://www.google.com/podcasts?feed=aHR0cHM6Ly9hbmNob3IuZm0vcy8zZTRkZTU3MC9wb2RjYXN0L3Jzcw== ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Social Media Links: Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/naatyamanda... LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/niharika-2909 Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/naatyamandalam/

'Movement and me' is an initiative that is designed to help you take your passion in Arts forward! This Podcast will feature artists from different areas and walks of life who will be discussing their journey through arts and also highlight their areas of interest in the process! #naatyamandalam #movementandme #sreelekshmi About Sreelekshmi - Sreelekshmi is a dance practitioner and graduate of Lady Shri Ram College for Women, Delhi University, who is currently pursuing a Masters in Performance Studies in Ambedkar University, Delhi. She is a Ministry of Culture CCRT scholarship holder and a Doordarshan graded artiste in the field of Mohiniyattam. Sreelekshmi started her dance training under Sudha Peethambaran at the age of five, in Kerala. She started with the forms of Bharatanatyam, Mohiniyattam. She later joined Geetha Padmakumar for training in Kuchipudi. After moving to Delhi, Sreelekshmi further explored the Sopanam repertoire of Mohiniyattam which was pioneered by theatre practitioner Kavalam Narayana Panicker, under Jayaprabha Menon at the International Academy of Mohiniyattam, Delhi and has travelled for various productions and programmes such as Nishagandhi Festival, Kerala, ‘Philippine International Dance Festival and Workshop 2017’, Konark Festival, Delhi International Arts Festival 2017, Hampi Festival and so on. She has also given various Mohiniyattam solo recitals in New Delhi and Kerala. Exploring the notion of Performance in Ambedkar University, paved ways for Sreelekshmi to question her practice and specifically the problematized space of the ‘classical’. Body is a major space of conflict that she has tried to converse with. Some of the major questions and processes for her practice are the politics of the figure of the performer, in costuming, in gender performance, the space of performance and in the body movements to name a few. She is currently self-training her body in ‘Mohini’attam in reading and decoding the performance tradition. She has currently re-started her training in Kuchipudi with Geetha Padmakumar and is also learning Kalaripayattu from Mr. Arvind in Kerala. Currently, she is working for her Masters Dissertation with the faculty of Ambedkar which is on the aspect of ‘Spectatorship’. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Links to the Audio Podcasts: Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/2C9zprA6x3BqaoVrQCbsPR?si=NXPf_cMBQKWY5uGoxd76Dw Apple Podcast: https://podcasts.apple.com/in/podcast/movement-and-me/id1538479889 Google Podcast: https://www.google.com/podcasts?feed=aHR0cHM6Ly9hbmNob3IuZm0vcy8zZTRkZTU3MC9wb2RjYXN0L3Jzcw== ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Social Media Links: Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/naatyamanda... LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/niharika-2909 Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/naatyamandalam/

'Movement and me' is an initiative that is designed to help you take your passion in Arts forward! This Podcast will feature artists from different areas and walks of life who will be discussing their journey through arts and also highlight their areas of interest in the process! #naatyamandalam #movementandme #sreelekshmi About Sreelekshmi - Sreelekshmi is a dance practitioner and graduate of Lady Shri Ram College for Women, Delhi University, who is currently pursuing a Masters in Performance Studies in Ambedkar University, Delhi. She is a Ministry of Culture CCRT scholarship holder and a Doordarshan graded artiste in the field of Mohiniyattam. Sreelekshmi started her dance training under Sudha Peethambaran at the age of five, in Kerala. She started with the forms of Bharatanatyam, Mohiniyattam. She later joined Geetha Padmakumar for training in Kuchipudi. After moving to Delhi, Sreelekshmi further explored the Sopanam repertoire of Mohiniyattam which was pioneered by theatre practitioner Kavalam Narayana Panicker, under Jayaprabha Menon at the International Academy of Mohiniyattam, Delhi and has travelled for various productions and programmes such as Nishagandhi Festival, Kerala, ‘Philippine International Dance Festival and Workshop 2017’, Konark Festival, Delhi International Arts Festival 2017, Hampi Festival and so on. She has also given various Mohiniyattam solo recitals in New Delhi and Kerala. Exploring the notion of Performance in Ambedkar University, paved ways for Sreelekshmi to question her practice and specifically the problematized space of the ‘classical’. Body is a major space of conflict that she has tried to converse with. Some of the major questions and processes for her practice are the politics of the figure of the performer, in costuming, in gender performance, the space of performance and in the body movements to name a few. She is currently self-training her body in ‘Mohini’attam in reading and decoding the performance tradition. She has currently re-started her training in Kuchipudi with Geetha Padmakumar and is also learning Kalaripayattu from Mr. Arvind in Kerala. Currently, she is working for her Masters Dissertation with the faculty of Ambedkar which is on the aspect of ‘Spectatorship’. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Links to the Audio Podcasts: Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/2C9zprA6x3BqaoVrQCbsPR?si=NXPf_cMBQKWY5uGoxd76Dw Apple Podcast: https://podcasts.apple.com/in/podcast/movement-and-me/id1538479889 Google Podcast: https://www.google.com/podcasts?feed=aHR0cHM6Ly9hbmNob3IuZm0vcy8zZTRkZTU3MC9wb2RjYXN0L3Jzcw== ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Social Media Links: Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/naatyamanda... LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/niharika-2909 Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/naatyamandalam/

\'Movement and me\' is an initiative that is designed to help you take your passion in Arts forward!   \r\n\nThis Podcast will feature artists from different areas and walks of life who will be discussing their journey through arts and also highlight their areas of interest in the process!  \r\n\n#naatyamandalam #movementandme #sreelekshmi  \r\n\nAbout Sreelekshmi - Sreelekshmi is a dance practitioner and graduate of Lady Shri Ram College for Women, Delhi University, who is currently pursuing a Masters in Performance Studies in Ambedkar University, Delhi. She is a Ministry of Culture CCRT scholarship holder and a Doordarshan graded artiste in the field of Mohiniyattam. Sreelekshmi started her dance training under Sudha Peethambaran at the age of five, in Kerala. She started with the forms of Bharatanatyam, Mohiniyattam. She later joined Geetha Padmakumar for training in Kuchipudi. After moving to Delhi, Sreelekshmi further explored the Sopanam repertoire of Mohiniyattam which was pioneered by theatre practitioner Kavalam Narayana Panicker, under Jayaprabha Menon at the International Academy of Mohiniyattam, Delhi and has travelled for various productions and programmes such as Nishagandhi Festival, Kerala, ‘Philippine International Dance Festival and Workshop 2017’, Konark Festival, Delhi International Arts Festival 2017, Hampi Festival and so on. She has also given various Mohiniyattam solo recitals in New Delhi and Kerala. Exploring the notion of Performance in Ambedkar University, paved ways for Sreelekshmi to question her practice and specifically the problematized space of the ‘classical’. Body is a major space of conflict that she has tried to converse with. Some of the major questions and processes for her practice are the politics of the figure of the performer, in costuming, in gender performance, the space of performance and in the body movements to name a few. She is currently self-training her body in ‘Mohini’attam in reading and decoding the performance tradition. She has currently re-started her training in Kuchipudi with Geetha Padmakumar and is also learning Kalaripayattu from Mr. Arvind in Kerala. Currently, she is working for her Masters Dissertation with the faculty of Ambedkar which is on the aspect of ‘Spectatorship’.  \r\n\n----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------  \r\n\nLinks to the Audio Podcasts:  \r\n\nSpotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/2C9zprA6x3BqaoVrQCbsPR?si=NXPf_cMBQKWY5uGoxd76Dw \r\n\nApple Podcast: https://podcasts.apple.com/in/podcast/movement-and-me/id1538479889 \r\n\nGoogle Podcast: https://www.google.com/podcasts?feed=aHR0cHM6Ly9hbmNob3IuZm0vcy8zZTRkZTU3MC9wb2RjYXN0L3Jzcw== \r\n\n---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- \r\n\nSocial Media Links:  \r\n\nInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/naatyamanda... \r\n\nLinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/niharika-2909 \r\n\nFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/naatyamandalam/\r\n