Question

I can see clear bridges between my life experiences and my work in dance."" How does Kumudini Lakhia weave episodes from the two realms in her account?

Answer 1

Kumudini Lakhia reveals that her life experiences form the basis of her dance work. Though concentrated on dance, she still tells us she lived her life.

• She took experiences in her life to present them in her dance. She recounts how she has examined the plight of a middle-class woman in Duvidha or conflict, who is chained to Indian life traditions.
• In Atah Kim, Kumudini based the theme on the desire for power she felt after having finished her schooling.
• Her research on the spiritual side of life, is Panch Paras. Kumudini tells us about her spiritualism experience, the arguments she used to have about God's existence with her grandmother, etc.