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Palani, Hemabharathy

Overview

Hemabharathy Palani remains as one of the longest-standing Attakkalari Dance Company dancers, now a rehearsal director and a faculty with Attakkalari Centre of Movement Arts.

Basic Information

Profession(s): Dancer, Choreographer

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Nationality: India

Organization: ATTAKKALARI

Biography

Hemabharathy Palani remains as one of the longest-standing Attakkalari Dance Company dancers, now a rehearsal director and a faculty with Attakkalari Centre of Movement Arts. She has created solo pieces like “Chaaya”, “Uruvam” and “Yashti” and a trio “Twine”. Recently she staged “-scape’ as a collaborative duet with Japanese choreographer and dancer Ryu Suzuki.  She has also choreographed and performed in dance films such as “Toss” for Dance Umbrella (London) and Fuel Theatre (UK), and “Ek Choti Si Asha” with British filmmakers Rachel Davies and Daniel Saul for Big Dance and Channel 4 TV. During the pandemic lockdown Hemabharathi created the dance film “Salt & Sugar” commissioned by Fuel Theatre which was directed by Jain J Abraham.