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Astad Deboo | The man who imbued modern dance with narrative form of treatment


Astad Deboo | The man who imbued modern dance with narrative form of treatment
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His socio-political concepts stirred their conscience and kept them rooted to the ground realities
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His socio-political concepts stirred their conscience and kept them rooted to the ground realities
When Astad Deboo took the stage, it was difficult to fathom when Kathak merged into Kathakali and when Martha Graham dance technique made its presence felt. Holistic in comprehending the Indian and Western dance aesthetics, Deboo imbued modern dance with a narrative form of treatment and blended facial expressions with body movements to tell tales of contemporary India. ....

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Astad Deboo Danced His Way Into Hearts Across the World


Astad Deboo Danced His Way Into Hearts Across the World
Deboo is now a well-known name, but it had been a long struggle in trying to make sponsors and audiences understand modern dance.
Astad Deboo dancing on the steps of the Asiatic Gallery, Mumbai. Photo: Instagram/astaddeboo
One of Astad Deboo’s biggest grouses used to be that whenever he approached potential sponsors for money for his performances or his projects, they invariably asked him, “What is modern dance?” To them, the arts worth funding were classical Indian music, theatre and all the traditional dance forms – they understood those things; modern dance was an alien concept, one they could not figure out. ....

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