Janani Mandayam Comar
California Institute of Technology
Project
Oru Kathai: Sharing the Female Narrative Through Bharatanatyam
Australia, South Africa, Argentina, Malaysia
As the world grows closer together, the female experience transcends cultural boundaries. During my Watson year, I will explore the female experience using the classical Indian dance form Bharatanatyam as my tool. I will collect stories of struggle, triumph, horror and failure both within and outside of the Indian diaspora. Working with Bharatanatyam institutions, I will create dance works that can communicate these experiences, emotions, and themes to a wider audience. I hope to better understand what womanhood means to others and, along the way, to myself.