Sreenath Nair with Neena Prasad

Dr Neena Prasad is a leading dancer and scholar of Mohiniyattam. Proficient in Mohiniyattam, Bharatanatyam, Kuchipudi and Kathakali, she is a leading disciple of Kalamandalam Sugandhi and Padamsri Kalamandalam Kshemavathy. She has recently received the presidential award for overall contribution to Indian classical dance. In this conversation she speaks about the philosophy and techniques of her art, the ways in which it carved out the niche for herself as one of the most talented and reliable dancers in India. For Prasad, dance is the only truth and the essence that makes her existence as an artist. This conversation is an archive, the archive that shows the journey of a dancer from her formative period to the level of mastery of the art through continuous research and practice.