Going with the flow | Nrityagram's Vihara dance residency

In 2016, Odissi exponent Surupa Sen headed to the Baryshnikov Arts Center in New York to participate in a residency and returned with an experience of a lifetime. The freedom to experiment and immerse in her practice, with no strings attached, was inspiring. A decade later, she and Nrityagram’s managing trustee Lynne Fernandez want to recreate that experience in India with their own fully-funded residency, Vihara. The aim, Sen says, is “to create a space where Indian classical dancers can experience uninterrupted time for practice, reflection, rehearsal, artistic exploration and renewal”. Through the month-long programme, Fernandez hopes applicants take advantage of the time and trust that’s afforded to them.