Our Work
Your generosity funds performances, community workshops, and the preservation of an ancient art form for generations to come.
Kismet with Kali
A play of relationships and memories, tracing the change from expectation to acceptance.
Kismet with Kali embraces the idea that life is full of contradictions — even the divine we worship are not free from them. As we navigate the expectations and responsibilities of being a mother, a daughter, or a guide, we often lose sight of our own identities.
Shruti’s work explores the shift from expectation to acceptance — not just of others, but of ourselves. It invites us to look beyond the roles we play and recognize the people we truly are. This work invites audiences into a space where myth meets memory, where Kali does not provide answers but instead opens the door to deeper questions.
Concept, Choreography & Performance
Shruti Abhishek
Music Direction
Sindhu Natarajan & Karthik Hebbar
Dramaturge
Nadhi Thekkek
Mentor
Vaibhav Arekar
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As You Are
A dance-theater work centering the stories of women from South Asian diaspora communities.
As You Are is a dance-theater work centering the stories of women, particularly from South Asian diaspora communities. The piece offers an intimate look at survival, agency, healing, and sisterhood — without demanding resolution or resilience. Rooted in real narratives, it invites audiences to witness with compassion.
Performed and devised by a collective of femme dancers and musicians, As You Are examines the weight of unrealistic expectations placed on women — and the strength and solidarity that rises in response.
Concept & Direction
Vaibhav Arekar
Music Direction
Sindhu Natarajan
Music Production / Sound
Sheena Dham
Produced by
Shruti Abhishek Dance
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Community Engagement
During the making of As You Are, our collaboration with Narika Bay Area became an essential part of the process. Through workshops and movement-led healing sessions, we worked with women who had come from difficult pasts, exploring themes of resilience, transformation, and self-expression.
This collaboration, rooted in empathy and creative exploration, deeply influenced the themes and spirit of the work. In collaboration with Narika, Fremont.
As You Are — Collaborators
- Nadhi Thekkek
- Preethi Ramaprasad
- Rasika Kumar
- Shruti Abhishek
- Sindhu Natarajan
- Sri Thina Subramaniam