In an epilogue to our Off Season Chats, we bring a very special roundtable discussion that we led as part of our first collaboration with Rasabodhi Arts Foundation for its 2023 festival EVAM. We co-hosted a panel discussion with six brilliant classical dancers from around the world. Our in-depth conversation was recorded on January 30, and it covers a wide range of topics especially relevant for Indian classical dance in the diaspora, including communities and dance spaces, sustainability and funding, as well as opportunities and hopes for building a new dance future. 

We’ve edited the conversation for length and clarity, but you can watch the entire conversation on Rasabodhi Arts Foundation's Facebook page. You can also find our interview with Rasabodhi founder Keerthana Ravi on episode 1 of Off Season Chats. EVAM 2023 will be available for viewing through March 7 - you can purchase your tickets on Tikkl. 

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Today’s episode of Off Season Chats would not have been possible without the support and encouragement of our amazing listeners and the following people: 

• Rasabodhi Arts Foundation (@rasabodhiartsfoundation) and Keerthana Ravi (@keerthanaravi) for bringing together this panel, as well as our esteemed panelists Ashvini Sundaram (@ashvini.sundaram), Kripa Iyer (@iyer_kripa), Nadhi Thekkek (@nadhidances), Neelambaree Prasad (@neelambaree_dance), Rajitha Bharatan (@rajithabharatan), and Sruthi Mohan (@sruthimohan).
• We Edit Podcasts for audio engineering 
• Sangeetha Kowsik for graphic design of our logo 
• And a very special thanks to Wesley Beeks & Bertel King, Jr. 

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