Aparna Nambiar
Mohiniyattam Performer • Teacher
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Dr. Aparna R. Nambiar is a distinguished scholar and practitioner of Indian classical dance, specializing in Odissi and Bharatanatyam, and a prominent figure in contemporary Asian dance studies. She holds a Ph.D. in Theatre, Dance & Performance Studies from the University of California, Berkeley (2022), and master's degrees from the Universities of…
Journey Timeline
2008-2011
Assistant Manager, Talent Development and Programing — National University of Singapore
2009
Began Odissi training under Raka Maitra
2013-2014
Assistant Manager — Nanyang Technological University, Centre for Contemporary Art Singapore
2014
Consultant and Project Co-Coordinator — National Arts Council of Singapore
2014-2015
Manager, Audience Development and Programs — National Museum of Singapore
2017-2021
Teaching Assistant — University of California, Berkeley
2018-Present
Lead Instructor — University of California, Berkeley
2022
Received Ph.D. in Theatre, Dance & Performance Studies — University of California, Berkeley
2024
Publication of 'Bharatanatyam and Buddhist Diplomacy: Inter-Asia significations in Santha Bhaskar's 'Anweshana: The Search for Nalanda'' — In Inter-Asia in Motion (Routledge, New York)
2024
Article ''SUARA / ORO RUA': language fails as the earth speaks.' published — In Jom
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