Bahu-Beti-Biwi
Sheetal Gandhi’s solo show, Bahu-Beti-Biwi (Daughter-in-law, Daughter, Wife) wraps North Indian music traditions and family characters into a contemporary tour de force that glides between humorous portraiture and active resistance.
Sheetal Gandhi’s solo show, Bahu-Beti-Biwi (Daughter-in-law, Daughter, Wife) wraps North Indian music traditions and family characters into a contemporary tour de force that glides between humorous portraiture and active resistance.
Three dancers: Red, White, and Blue, embody and animate the American Flag, revealing the Flag’s own identity crisis in a time when the ideals of what and “who” the flag represents are in sharp contrast with current reality.
In|Expiration, is a highly rhythmic dance-theater performance that investigates issues of personal justice and identity, the imperative of breath, and the repercussions of race-fueled violence.
Indian Mythology and Me artfully weaves foot rhythms, hand gestures and facial expressions into an interactive exploration of Indian mythology and its connections to our world today. Originally performed at the Ford Amphitheater.
Human Nature is a multi-media dance theater solo inspired by Shel Silverstein’s “The Giving Tree” and commissioned by the COLA Individual Artist Grant and Grand Performances in Los Angeles.
Drawing on Afro-centric movement sensibilities and Indian folk dance traditions to tell the Indian parable of “The Cracked Pot” – a story for anyone who’s not quite perfect.
Gandhi was Co-Artistic Director of this modern dance company from 2001-2004, and choreographed several dances for the company during her time with them.
Gandhi was commissioned by Circus Juventas in St. Paul Minnesota to create original choreography for this theatrical circus production.
Takers uses silver paint and balloons to explore human society’s evolution and obsessive need for control.