“gift of the body.”
“an(n)” – “grace, gift” (Hebrew)
“i” (ə) – “of” (Persian)
“kaya” – “body” (Sanskrit) Read More
AN-I-KAYA
“We are of one blood, you and I.”
As a traveler, it is my privilege to dance with my colleagues around the world, to share in their dance, their physical space, their lives. I receive the world through their senses – their eyes, their skin, their breath.
As a dancer it is my responsibility to take these precious gifts directly to the hearts of my audience.
ANIKAYA Annual Report 2019
The Listen Project
The Listen Project is an ongoing movement research group with members of Boston’s Deaf community. The group meets regularly and performs in urban locations in Boston during the summer months. They occasionally welcome international Deaf movement and performing artists for workshops and cultural exchange. The Listen Project has been supported by grants from the New… Read More
Mid-year Report – June 2017
Read the ANIKAYA Mid-Year Report: mid-year report 2017
2017 preview
In 2017, we look forward to performances of Entangling, Lilith and Unfamiliar Butterfly in the US, the continued re-staging and performances of Forest in Brazil with the newly formed ANIKAYA do Brasil; the creation of new work with Marcel Gbeffa Benin), Dakei Shizuki (Japan), Fragmento Urbano (Brazil), Luciane Ramos (Brazil; street performances with fifty runners and… Read More
Falling in Istanbul
Ghalib
“The terror, the wonder, the wildness that seize upon a mind that wants to know, to create, are truly hope shattering. This longing is pain that cannot be avoided in the service of creative art.” -Ghalib (translated by S. Nomanul Haq)
6-month recap
In the past six months, ANIKAYA’s work has expanded exponentially. We have established new relationships in Brazil, Turkey, Mali, Burkina Faso and France. The Deep premiered in São Paulo in February following a two-week residency with twenty performers at the Centro de Referencia da Dança de São Paulo. While in São Paulo, I also gave… Read More
Entangling
Falling
