Ep05: On the Sacred & Secular
Post-program chaat - the ritual you didn’t know you needed for your dance. Kiran (r) with Sujit Vaidya demonstrating how it’s done.
Ameya and Kiran continue their exploration of joy through sacred and secular rituals surrounding dance while chatting about chaat (their favorite Indian snack), scrubbing floors, and stolen bells. What exactly is ritual and why is it sacred? Are there right and wrong rituals for Indian classical dancers? Ameya and Kiran examine these critical questions using a compelling definition of ritual from The Power of Ritual by Casper ter Kuile.
Call to Action: Have your rituals changed in response to the world around you?
Dive deeper:
Kasper ter Kuile – The Power of Ritual
Hobson, Schroeder, et al. (2017) - The Psychology of Rituals: An Integrative Review and Process-based Framework
Gilles Deleuze - Difference & Repetition (a foundational text in Performance Studies and a philosophical inquiry into habit with clear applications to ritual)
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Sarada Jammi for Ameya’s studio space
A special thanks to Wesley Beeks & Bertel King, Jr.
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