Duniya

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7 Aug, 2008

Bibliography Entry

2008-08-07T06:16:22-07:00By |Categories: CounterPULSE|Tags: , , , , |

I'm working on 3 nights of shows coming up in a month at CounterPULSE and I'm trying to take in a lot of information that can help me focus on my work and give me inspiration. Last night I watched a stand-up comedy DVD with my friend called “Axis of Evil.” Three of the comedians identified as Palestinian or of Palestinian heritage and the other as Iranian or Purr-sian. Most of the jokes centered on airport security, having Moslem last

8 Sep, 2008

Dhoom Dhamaka!

2008-09-08T05:48:50-07:00By |Categories: CounterPULSE|

Today I discussed with my filmmaker collaborator different ideas for video clips. One would think only 4 days before opening night everything would be done; but the video is the last aspect of the show to come together. I am asking myself: how much do I rely on the video to tell the same story as the choreography and where is it telling a different story? I’m working on how to thematically tie everything together in my piece, now focusing

18 Feb, 2013

Why dance?

2013-02-18T16:33:54-08:00By |Categories: CounterPULSE, Joti Singh, Performing Diaspora|Tags: , , |

As I tackle multiple projects at the same time, feeling the anxiety of deadlines, reaching for my own expectations of greatness, and fighting the apprehension of failure, I have come back to the fundamental question for me: Why dance? Why the heck would anyone give up luxury, money, fancy job titles, and above all laziness and give everything to dance? Why dance? My answer, in short: Transformation.Dance is transformation. I am in the lucky position to see this on a daily

4 Aug, 2013

Digitizing the Past

2013-08-04T11:53:34-07:00By |Categories: CounterPULSE, Joti Singh, Performing Diaspora|

There is this fantastic organization called the South Asian American Digital Archive, or SAADA for short, founded by Samip Mallick. My uncle Surinder Paul Singh has submitted a great deal of original source material from my great grandfather, including letters and photos. All these materials are now available on SAADA's website. Having these materials on the website has been a great boon to my project, since my uncle and I don't live in the same city. Having access to these

12 Sep, 2013

The Post-Performing Diaspora World

2013-09-12T12:44:22-07:00By |Categories: CounterPULSE, Joti Singh, Performing Diaspora|Tags: , , , , |

Our final meeting for Performing Diaspora involved many tears. Emotions were palpable as artists spoke about having community for the first time, and staff expressed the fulfillment of a long-term vision. This has truly been a unique experience, and I feel emotionally and professionally bound to these people, many of whom I just met a few months ago. To be an artist and to be able to create your work, without worrying about paying for studio space, without worrying about

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