Ashish Khokar: ‘Performing arts is not like a painting’
The Hindu
Ahead of the 10th edition of attenDance Awards, to be held in Bengaluru on November 30, art historian Ashish Khokar talks of the need to celebrate, assess and value dance
The 10th edition of attenDance Awards , initiated by Art historian and author, Ashish Khokar, honouring dance talent will be held on November 30 in Bengaluru. Ashish has done extensive work documenting dance, dancers and their contribution to the art. With over 45 books and 4,000 articles in the last 40 years to his credit, he teaches dance history modules at various universities and is the chairman of Dance History Society and curator of Mohan Khokar Dance Collection, named after his father, also a writer, historian and a patron of the performing arts.
Ashish talks about attenDance, that he founded in 1999, its vision and more, saying it all as it is, albeit, with a tinge of humour.
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