Astad Deboo — An Icon of Contemporary Indian Dance by Ketu H. Katrak. Published in 2024 by Seagull Books, 36C, Shyama Prasad Mukherjee Road, Calcutta 700025; email:info@seagullbooks.org. website: www.seagullbooks.org. Pp: xxv + 201. Price: Rs 999.
The world has seen dancers renowned for their grace or agility, strength or mastery, but dancers who push the envelope to create something new are astoundingly rare: one such was Astad Deboo (1947-2020), who lived up to his name "Astad.”
The biography, Astad Deboo — An Icon of Contemporary Indian Dance, sheds light on the life and pioneering work of this gifted dancer. Structured into four......