Rukmini Vijayakumar Instagram – Last of my 2021 throwback reels! Very random clippings …. I haven’t included everything…. 😊 but here’s a quick recap…. I directed a number of dance films commissioned by various organisations for different festivals. Nādi, Mallari, Expectations, Time, Srishti, Unspoken, were among many others…. I had the privilege of being able to dance to the music of some wonderful artists that inspired me and these videos made it into Raadha Kalpa’s YouTube channel. I worked a lot online- teaching workshops, participating in talks and creating recorded educational content that would be helpful to my students in the time of covid . I also started a series of talks on YouTube that address various aspects of dance – theory to training and philosophy. I wrote a book, titled ‘Finding Shiva’, about the performative experience and worked with my friends @anupjkat and @vivianambrose to make a coffee table book, ‘Discovering Devi’. I launched my brand , RUKS @ruks_by_dancerukmini on my fathers birthday. In his memory… though I have no idea what it means to run a brand. I’ve been working on a few feature films. @dasarathefilm in Kannada is almost done, and the others will be done soon. I’ve been teaching a choreography course online that was 200 hrs long (it’s almost done!) , regularly teaching my children in the Raadha kalpa professional program and also attending to the progress of my adult students who are all over the world right now. I’ve been working tirelessly and I finally took 10 days off with my family at the end of the year. I can’t wait to start 2022!! This short reel is a product of all my artistic work…. I’ll make two more that are a recap of things that go behind the scenes …. 😊😊😊😊😊 All the people who have supported and participated in my artistic work this past year!!! Thank you so much 😊 Wish you all a very happy new year! #bharatanatyam #dancer #work #indianclassicaldance #2021 #2022 #indian #culture #carnatic #musicanddance #music #indiandancer