What according to you is improvisation? Where do we see it mostly happening? Is it seen in all creative endeavours? You have dabbled with silence, mundane chores, sometimes with just burst of sounds. What do you call your form of dance? Which category / genre does it belong? What does it mean to improvise in […]
What according to you is improvisation? In how many ways do you see it manifesting? Where do we see it mostly happening? On streets? In life? or just creative endeavours? When do people improvise? What’s the motivation? Is it expressing themselves in different ways? Is it to communicate better with the other (State, society, individual)? […]
What according to you is improvisation in the broadest sense? What does it mean to improvise in a concert? When is it required? How spontaneous it is Do you see a similar pattern in a Western Classical performances? Or perhaps Jazz? Can we confidently say that each performance by Loius Amstrong was different even for […]
What is The Company Theatre Workspace at Kamshet? What inspired you to make such a place? Was it the influences from Aadishakti, Nrityagram or Footsbarn theatre group? There is a beautiful 10 minute video on youtube where you briefly explain the backstory of this place and how it came to be. Do you want to […]
What is looping? (More abstract and philosophical) What is looping in the context of music? Is it close to tiling? Is it only to set the rhythm and to create a base texture or something more? Any short history about it? When and how did it start? How did you get into it? How do […]
What according to you is Prampara and Paddhati? I know these are 2 massive subjects but just a brief introduction will help. What are the main 5 categories of Indian music? (That Dr. Ashok Ranade spoke about) Do all of them have paddhati? Seems like all music will have paddhati but does all of them […]
Who according to you is an artist? What does art mean to you? Can you separate art from the artist? Does an artist need to be always in pain? or seeking pain? How instinctive is “writing” for any poet? or for you? In your DD Kasheer interview, you casually mentioned that you want to stay […]
What does the word rhythm mean to you after 50 years? What makes the “sum” so divine? I heard in Ashok Ranade’s talk on ethnomusicology that, “Aristotle specifically mentioned that don’t change the rhythm of the state. It creates anarchy”. What makes rhythm so fundamental? In my interview with Sudhir Mainkar, he mentioned that music […]
What does conflict mean to you? Where do conflicts come from? Aren’t those inherent? Is there something called a s a good conflict to have? What according to you is the relationship between the performer and the audience or a piece of art and viewer? The artist seems to be in a conflict and somehow […]
In most Indian classical art forms, things are communicated in metaphors and one has to decode them based on context. Do you see that happening in Music? What according to you could be the reason for this? Any examples? In Music, we have manyata. What is this manyata or acceptance as we call it? Can […]
