Productions
The uproar that followed Janet Jackson’s Superbowl “wardrobe malfunction” in 2004 triggers several questions in the mind of Aparna Sindhoor as a present-day dancer and performing artist. Sindhoor calls upon Muddu Palani, an 18th-century courtesan and author of beautiful erotica, to help her understand women’s sensuality, desire, art, pain, and pleasure. Notably, there are lines drawn around women—through body shaming, banning of books and artists, and sexual abuse. Aparna Sindhoor and dance partner Anil Natyaveda create a new physical theater experience in collaboration with S M Raju (Co-writer) and George Brooks (Composer) to tell the stories of women artists of the past and present who dared to cross the line. Naked Line amplifies silenced stories that are common among women across cultures, and not often broached in dance theater.
KEY COLLABORATING ARTISTS
Aparna Sindhoor – Artist Director, Navarasa Dance Theater
(performer/writer/choreographer/director)
S M Raju (Rajendran Meena Sivasankaran),
(writer/production design)
Anil Natyaveda, Co-Director, Navarasa Dance Theater
(performer/choreographer/director)
George Brooks (composer)
Yael Prizant (writing consultant)
Additional Music: Dr. Sukanya Prabhakar
Singers: Tanisha Hall, Kala Ramnath, N Srinath, George Brooks, Aparna Sindhoor
The uproar that followed Janet Jackson’s Superbowl “wardrobe malfunction” in 2004 triggers several questions in the mind of Aparna Sindhoor as a present-day dancer and performing artist. Sindhoor calls upon Muddu Palani, an 18th-century courtesan and author of beautiful erotica, to help her understand women’s sensuality, desire, art, pain, and pleasure. Notably, there are lines drawn around women—through body shaming, banning of books and artists, and sexual abuse. Aparna Sindhoor and dance partner Anil Natyaveda create a new physical theater experience in collaboration with S M Raju (Co-writer) and George Brooks (Composer) to tell the stories of women artists of the past and present who dared to cross the line. Naked Line amplifies silenced stories that are common among women across cultures, and not often broached in dance theater.
KEY COLLABORATING ARTISTS
Aparna Sindhoor – Artist Director, Navarasa Dance Theater
(performer/writer/choreographer/director)
S M Raju (Rajendran Meena Sivasankaran),
(writer/production design)
Anil Natyaveda, Co-Director, Navarasa Dance Theater
(performer/choreographer/director)
George Brooks (composer)
Yael Prizant (writing consultant)
Additional Music: Dr. Sukanya Prabhakar
Singers: Tanisha Hall, Kala Ramnath, N Srinath, George Brooks, Aparna Sindhoor
The uproar that followed Janet Jackson’s Superbowl “wardrobe malfunction” in 2004 triggers several questions in the mind of Aparna Sindhoor as a present-day dancer and performing artist. Sindhoor calls upon Muddu Palani, an 18th-century courtesan and author of beautiful erotica, to help her understand women’s sensuality, desire, art, pain, and pleasure. Notably, there are lines drawn around women—through body shaming, banning of books and artists, and sexual abuse. Aparna Sindhoor and dance partner Anil Natyaveda create a new physical theater experience in collaboration with S M Raju (Co-writer) and George Brooks (Composer) to tell the stories of women artists of the past and present who dared to cross the line. Naked Line amplifies silenced stories that are common among women across cultures, and not often broached in dance theater.
KEY COLLABORATING ARTISTS
Aparna Sindhoor – Artist Director, Navarasa Dance Theater
(performer/writer/choreographer/director)
S M Raju (Rajendran Meena Sivasankaran),
(writer/production design)
Anil Natyaveda, Co-Director, Navarasa Dance Theater
(performer/choreographer/director)
George Brooks (composer)
Yael Prizant (writing consultant)
Additional Music: Dr. Sukanya Prabhakar
Singers: Tanisha Hall, Kala Ramnath, N Srinath, George Brooks, Aparna Sindhoor
The uproar that followed Janet Jackson’s Superbowl “wardrobe malfunction” in 2004 triggers several questions in the mind of Aparna Sindhoor as a present-day dancer and performing artist. Sindhoor calls upon Muddu Palani, an 18th-century courtesan and author of beautiful erotica, to help her understand women’s sensuality, desire, art, pain, and pleasure. Notably, there are lines drawn around women—through body shaming, banning of books and artists, and sexual abuse. Aparna Sindhoor and dance partner Anil Natyaveda create a new physical theater experience in collaboration with S M Raju (Co-writer) and George Brooks (Composer) to tell the stories of women artists of the past and present who dared to cross the line. Naked Line amplifies silenced stories that are common among women across cultures, and not often broached in dance theater.
KEY COLLABORATING ARTISTS
Aparna Sindhoor – Artist Director, Navarasa Dance Theater
(performer/writer/choreographer/director)
S M Raju (Rajendran Meena Sivasankaran),
(writer/production design)
Anil Natyaveda, Co-Director, Navarasa Dance Theater
(performer/choreographer/director)
George Brooks (composer)
Yael Prizant (writing consultant)
Additional Music: Dr. Sukanya Prabhakar
Singers: Tanisha Hall, Kala Ramnath, N Srinath, George Brooks, Aparna Sindhoor
The uproar that followed Janet Jackson’s Superbowl “wardrobe malfunction” in 2004 triggers several questions in the mind of Aparna Sindhoor as a present-day dancer and performing artist. Sindhoor calls upon Muddu Palani, an 18th-century courtesan and author of beautiful erotica, to help her understand women’s sensuality, desire, art, pain, and pleasure. Notably, there are lines drawn around women—through body shaming, banning of books and artists, and sexual abuse. Aparna Sindhoor and dance partner Anil Natyaveda create a new physical theater experience in collaboration with S M Raju (Co-writer) and George Brooks (Composer) to tell the stories of women artists of the past and present who dared to cross the line. Naked Line amplifies silenced stories that are common among women across cultures, and not often broached in dance theater.
KEY COLLABORATING ARTISTS
Aparna Sindhoor – Artist Director, Navarasa Dance Theater
(performer/writer/choreographer/director)
S M Raju (Rajendran Meena Sivasankaran),
(writer/production design)
Anil Natyaveda, Co-Director, Navarasa Dance Theater
(performer/choreographer/director)
George Brooks (composer)
Yael Prizant (writing consultant)
Additional Music: Dr. Sukanya Prabhakar
Singers: Tanisha Hall, Kala Ramnath, N Srinath, George Brooks, Aparna Sindhoor
The uproar that followed Janet Jackson’s Superbowl “wardrobe malfunction” in 2004 triggers several questions in the mind of Aparna Sindhoor as a present-day dancer and performing artist. Sindhoor calls upon Muddu Palani, an 18th-century courtesan and author of beautiful erotica, to help her understand women’s sensuality, desire, art, pain, and pleasure. Notably, there are lines drawn around women—through body shaming, banning of books and artists, and sexual abuse. Aparna Sindhoor and dance partner Anil Natyaveda create a new physical theater experience in collaboration with S M Raju (Co-writer) and George Brooks (Composer) to tell the stories of women artists of the past and present who dared to cross the line. Naked Line amplifies silenced stories that are common among women across cultures, and not often broached in dance theater.
KEY COLLABORATING ARTISTS
Aparna Sindhoor – Artist Director, Navarasa Dance Theater
(performer/writer/choreographer/director)
S M Raju (Rajendran Meena Sivasankaran),
(writer/production design)
Anil Natyaveda, Co-Director, Navarasa Dance Theater
(performer/choreographer/director)
George Brooks (composer)
Yael Prizant (writing consultant)
Additional Music: Dr. Sukanya Prabhakar
Singers: Tanisha Hall, Kala Ramnath, N Srinath, George Brooks, Aparna Sindhoor