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DRAMATURG
DR. NIDYA SHANTHINI MANOKARA
Dr Nidya Shanthini Manokara (PhD NUS)
is a dance researcher-practitioner. Trained
in bharata natyam, her academic research
interests include evolving Asian performance
practices and their affective registers.
She has taught a range of courses at NUS, NTU and LASALLE
College of the Arts. She has completed a Dramaturgy
Apprenticeship with Centre 42.
Shanthini is also an External Assessor for dance with National
Arts Council.
Fascinated by diverse approaches to performance making
in the region, Shanthini aspires to inculcate a culture of
discursive conversations about dance processes (of dancing
and dance-making) that would strengthen professional ties
between choreographers, dancers and audiences.