A Tribute to Santha Bhaskar From a Student
about 26 months ago (03/14/2022)
A Tribute to Santha Bhaskar From a Student | ArtsEquator Skip to content Aparna Nambiar pays tribute to her late teacher, Singapore dance pioneer Mrs Santha Bhaskar, who passed away on 26 February 2022 at the age of 82. She sheds light on Mrs Bhaskar’s multicultural practice, that both celebrated her roots in Indian classical dance, while innovating the form in more contemporary ways, in this intimate piece that details the iconic choreographer’s life. Teacher, as I always think of her, was better known to her students as Aunty, Aunty Bhaskar, and less frequently as Santha Teacher, though, being a public figure, she was addressed mostly as Mrs. Bhaskar.