The Making Of... A Goddess's Dream Part 1

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A personal moment a few years ago led to a series of questions about my agency, identity, and conflicts. In parallel , I was also wondering why my dance was far removed from the rest of ME. So, one day, lost in the luxury of thought, I decided to find voice in creative work. 

A short piece , all of 6 minutes was written, composed and choreographed but for reasons unknown to me, never saw the light of stage or screen. Maybe it wasn't meant to become a spectacle. Maybe I was supposed to mull over this 'incident' and introspect more before sharing that part of me. Maybe's were many but truth was that I never found the right time, space or creative urge to execute that piece. 

A few months down the line, I figured I could incorporate this piece in a longer framework. I began writing a script, translating with the help of friends into Indian languages but that one piece remained at the core of this new script but was also continually the disturbance.   

Every time the script reading reached this piece, my heart ached - almost physically. And another question arose- Am I pandering to the cynical woke frameworks I saw around me or am I being authentic to an uncomfortable experience? The more I re-read my script the more blurry my answer was to this question. It was going nowhere. 

And then another story made a grand entry into my script. It was a passing mention in a podcast that I was listening to as I drove to pick up my second-born from playschool. The story being narrated was a popular one, but this version was unknown to me. There was a fuzzy feeling at the back of my neck- a feeling that you have when things seem familiar and unfamiliar at the same time. The contradiction within this story was exciting and unsettling at the same time much like the premise of A GODDESS'S DREAM.

...To be continued



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