Deepthi Sasidharan is an art historian, curator and founder-director at Eka Archiving, a cultural advisory and works on heritage and museum projects across India with government, private and corporate clients. Projects led by her have included setting up museums - the Rezwan Razack Museum of Indian Paper Money, Bengaluru, Dr. Savita Museum and Library at Porbandar, the Emami Legacy Center, Kolkata, other seminal exhibitions, and the creation of several important archives across India. A Fulbright and Fundacao Oriente scholar, an Ink Fellow, she has curated, spoken and published extensively on 19th century photography and has worked on photography collections across India. She lives in Bengaluru.
All Sessions by Deepthi Sasidharan
The Way Forward- New Directions in Choreography and Dance Pedagogy
Listen to three national-award winning dancers – Leela Samson, Madhavi Mudgal, and Prerana Shrimali as they share their insights on the way forward, considering their experience of performing, teaching and choreographing dance over many decades. Join us in an intimate conversation with the leading gurus of Bharatanatyam, Odissi and Kathak, with Deepthi Sasidharan, on new directions in choreography and dance pedagogy.
The Arts Ecosystem - Dynamics and Balance
Bringing four outstanding and enterprising arts experts from around India, we discuss the arts ecosystem- it’s challenges, dynamics and balances. Each speaker brings their expertise from various fields of culture- design, visual arts, art history, arts entrepreneurship- all connected with dance. We delve into topics of audience building, sustaining a memory of the arts, retaining authenticity and excellence amidst international and digital demands, and other issues of the wider arts ecosystem.

