Rukmini Vijayakumar Instagram – I used to need time to get into my “performance zone” . I had to have space and distance from people and conversations before getting on stage. Especially when I had to start a piece embodying a character, I needed anywhere from 15-30 mins. As time passed, I started being able to get into the skin of a character, and even into the zone of performance much much faster. Now I need a few seconds. It’s difficult to stay away from conversations back stage and if disturbances threw me off, it’s detrimental to the performance. So it’s been important for me to learn to filter and ignore while in preparation backstage…. To find quiet amidst disquiet has helped me a lot. Photo series with @sunnyjagesar (Prints available on request. @sunnyjagesar ) #dancer #prep #backstage #quiet #performance #gettinginthezone #bharatanatyam #dancephotography