With Astad Deboo s demise, Indian dance has lost one of its most beloved, paradigm-shifting artists Astad Deboo’s voice, his memorable chakkars on stage, his prodigious talent in riveting performances, his infectious laugh, his impeccable ability to offer friendship to so many across the world have all been stopped in his untimely passing. Ketu H Katrak December 11, 2020 06:00:17 IST Image via Facebook/@AstadDeboodancer
Astad Deboo
Astad Deboo’s voice, his memorable
chakkars on stage, his prodigious talent in riveting performances, his infectious laugh, his impeccable ability to offer friendship to so many across the world have all been stopped in his untimely passing. This news has shocked and devastated us, his dance fraternity and friends. The Indian dance world has lost one of its most paradigm-shifting and beloved artists.
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He recently completed 50 momentous years of performing on stage, but for
Astad Deboo
, it may well have been just another day at work. Born in 1947, this prolific dancer and choreographer has spent decades exploring freedoms of a different kind. At 72, he continues to dance with the energy of a young man and inspires his peers, students and fans.
His early life as a small-town boy from Jamshedpur, his ride to foreign shores on a cargo ship, his ground-breaking collaborations with artistes like Pink Floyd and training under Pina Bausch are the stuff of legend, and yet he remains rooted in the now. Constantly pushing the boundaries of performing arts, he has created new vocabularies of movement. In fact, it would not be an exaggeration to say that Astad Deboo is synonymous with contemporary Indian dance. In a conversation with