First of its kind
Pandemic Performing Arts Archive
Covid-19 pandemic was one of the greatest events of immeasurable scale in the last 100 years. It changed Indian performing arts forever. How we teach, how we learn, how we share, interact, express, and even imagine.
Whether it’s the digital content boom, or edu tech, or alternative community building, the pandemic forced us to change how performing artists work together in an ecosystem.
All Things Kathak has begun a historic exercise, the first of its kind in India, to document and study deeply the impact of Covid-19 pandemic on the Indian classical dance and performing arts. This is a long, in depth study with interviews of artists sharing their artistic process during those challenging times.
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What are classical dancers thinking?
Tanya Saxena on Exploring camera in dance during Covid-19 Pandemic
Classical dancers are typically trained for the stage, for frontal dancing. Camera is very new fo for us and most of us are not trained to dance for it.
Tanya breaks down her journey of using the camera to produce creative work, especially as dance-films became popular when live performances were not possible during Covid-19 pandemic.
• APR 09, 2026
Ridhima Bagga on Rise of Intimate Performances during Covid-19 Pandemic
Ridhima is the co-founder of The Trialogue Company, a critically acclaimed renowned company known for their sensitive blend of music, dance and theatre. Covid-19 changed how we think, feel, interact, perceive time, build relationships and work. This discussions covers the rise of intimate spaces, the connection built with audience as well as whys and hows of it.
• FEB 10, 2026
Nainika on How Covid-19 changed her completely
Nainika Mukherjee is a certified dance movement therapy practitioner and counselling psychologist with two decades of professional training and teaching in Kathak. She describes how she owes her current evolving creative version to the pandemic.
• FEB 17, 2026
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Never heard before, pointed, and heartfelt conversations with Indian classical dancers, entrepreneurs and their transformative journey during Covid-19 Pandemic.