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- Astad Deboo (13 July 1947 – 10 December 2020) was an Indian contemporary dancer and choreographer. He was considered a pioneer of modern dance in India. Through his career he collaborated with artists including Pina Bausch, Alison Becker Chase and Pink Floyd, and performed across the world.
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Astad Deboo (13 July 1947 – 10 December 2020) was an Indian contemporary dancer and choreographer. He was considered a pioneer of modern dance in India. Through his career he collaborated with artists including Pina Bausch, Alison Becker Chase and Pink Floyd, and performed across the world.
Dec 10, 2020 · Indian contemporary dancer Astad Deboo passed away in the early hours of Thursday, in Mumbai. Deboo, 73, trained in Kathak as well as Kathakali and went on to combine the two classical dance forms to create a unique fusion dance form, earning the tag of ‘pioneer of modern dance in India’.
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Dec 10, 2020 · The demise of Astad Deboo, 73, is a monumental loss to the world of Indian contemporary dance. His movement vocabulary, which he described as “meditative and minimalist”, was an amalgamation of his many influences.
- Suhani Singh
- India Today Insight
Dec 10, 2020 · Days before a dance festival at Kolkata’s Nazrul Manch — the destination for the prestigious Dover Lane Music Conference — programme curator and Kathak exponent Shovana Narayan found herself reassuring senior dance performers over the inclusion of dancer Astad Deboo in the list.
- Suanshu Khurana
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Dec 14, 2020 · Astad Deboo: A rebel who stood astride India's fledgling experimental arts scene, and dismantled notions of dance. Vikram Phukan December 14, 2020, 12:57:05 IST. Swimming against the tide, Astad Deboo forged an uncommon career that operated in its own niche perhaps, but has left behind an insurmountable legacy. Advertisement.
- Vikram Phukan
Dec 10, 2020 · Astad Deboo took workshops for the Theatre Academy, Pune in the 1970s and then, when I joined the Lalit Kala Kendra, he also conducted a workshop there. I cannot analyse him as a dancer, but he was a very innovative choreographer, who worked throughout the country and abroad with masters like Pina Bausch and Pink Floyd.
Dec 10, 2020 · Astad Deboo spread the horizons of dance as he performed on the Great Wall China and the ramparts of Mehrangarh Fort. He loved performing in natural surroundings like the river bank of Narmada...
