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Inquiry
At the Dance and Community Research Institute (dNc), inquiry lies at the heart of our mission. We believe that South Asian dance is not only a practice of performance but also a field of knowledge—one that invites critical reflection, rigorous scholarship, and creative experimentation. Inquiry allows us to engage with dance as archive, philosophy, pedagogy, and lived experience, ensuring that traditions are studied with depth and that emerging practices are understood within broader cultural, historical, and global contexts.
Our scholarly arm is embodied in South Asian Dance Intersections, an internationally peer-reviewed journal dedicated to advancing research in South Asian dance studies. The journal provides a platform for dialogue between scholars, practitioners, educators, and community voices. It explores intersections across genres (classical, folk, contemporary, and diasporic forms), disciplines (anthropology, performance studies, history, education, cultural studies), and geographies (South Asia and the global South Asian diaspora).
Through Inquiry, dNc fosters:
Research
Encouraging archival, ethnographic, choreographic, and practice-as-research studies.
Reflection
Creating space for artists and scholars to critically analyze cultural, social, and political dimensions of dance.
Interconnection
Linking diverse voices to highlight the global impact of South Asian dance traditions.
South Asian Dance Intersections represents our commitment to cultivating a vibrant, inclusive, and rigorous field of South Asian dance scholarship—one that honors the past, interrogates the present, and imagines the future of dance in community. At SADI, we believe in democratizing scholarship. If you are a curious person, we need you to work with us. If you want to read, research, write, publish, mentor, be mentored, or just get Involved: Email: dancencommunity@gmail.com
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