Archana Kumar is an independent performing artist, whose works are always based on real experiences, are evocative and thus experiential. She is greatly influenced by the philosophy of Butoh. She believes that it is integral to discipline the mind and body through rigorous training within a classical form (Ballet, Bharatanatyam, Kathak, Yoga, etc.) or with anything that has a well-defined structure with ‘rules’. For Archana it’s Kathak, which she practices and teaches in a radical and unconventional manner. Her most recent solo, “Do You Really Care?”, was commissioned by the Seoul Arts Center and INKO, Chennai and premiered on Dec 1st 2013 at the Hongeun Arts Center, Seoul, South Korea.
PECDA (2014) – Performance: A Slice of Qi – performed by Pervez, Shiroyi Musafir and Archana Kumar.
PECDA (2012) – Performance: The Bubble Pops – performed by Archana Kumar, Anjali Nair, Pallavi Jain and Pia Bunglowala.
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