Simmi

… ‘Lamps on Lilypads’ – it was AMAZING!!! This is the second time I’ve made it out all semester and once again it is to see a dear friend perform, and it was worth the outing. Jaysi is SOOO talented! With heart and soul, experimenting bringing Indian classical dance and storytelling, and romancing it with themes of success and self, challenging these notions, speaking to social justice, to love and a tribute to all the great teachers that have come before. Choreographing dance to her poetry, to Mexican and Indian influences and to EE Cummings. Jaysi is a student of Chitresh Das, Ali Akbar Khan and Swapan Choudhri. She plays tabla, dances Kathak, sings and plays laughter, brings laughter. I’m going to skip a class to see the performance again! VERY INSPIRING!!!!!!