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Korrespondens / Finding Sisterhood / Online Space / 

Homage Astad Deboo




During five years, I had the privilege to work closely together with Astad ji. Together we went on a journey through his archive of dances, from his early dancing steps in the 70s, the avant-garde choreographic experiments, to dance pieces that pushed the notion of contemporary Indian dance.

I had the pleasure of watching all of his solo works - even though there are no recordings of them on video,  performed with his body imprinted by travellings of more than 70 countries, in five continents, performing for audiences for more than 50 years.

In the early hours of the 10th of December 2020, I received the sad message that Astad Deboo had left us:   “He is dancing with the Gods now”.

Astad Deboo 1947 - 2020 Rest in Power

Rani Nair

Thank you: Astad ji, Konstgruppen Ful, Kubkub, Gisle, Lea, Mira, Rahul, Gulshan Deboo, Jayachandran Palazhy, Adil Writer, Marko Milic.


An Evening with Astad


Rani Nair: Concept and performer
Astad Deboo: Performer
Kate Elswit: Dramaturg/Historian
Josefin Hinders: Light design
Samar Jabri : Sound consultant
Cecilia Höglund: Graphic design
Kubkub: Visuals
Malena Sjöstedt: Production


was supported by


Swedish Arts Council, The International Dance Programme/The Swedish Arts Grants Committee, Lunds Kommun, Stenkrossen, Region Skåne.

Developed during residencies and platforms at

LICA –  Lund International Choreography Assembly, Skånes Dansteater
SommarLund, Plattform för ny dans – Dansstationen, Embassy of India, Stockholm, Gati Dance Studio Delhi, Adishakti Theatre Laboratory Pondicherri, Linz – Symposium Dance & Migration, Milvus Artistic Research Centre, Inter Arts Centre, Chakkars - post migrant dance Munich



Welcome to
Korrespondens /
Finding sisterhood / Online Space

Finding Sisterhood* is a decolonising and queer mapping of contemporary dance and performance. This mapping departs from a need to mobilise a movement and name aesthetic movements that are vibrating and vital to contemporary dance and performance while at the same time being marginalised in its history and archives. Finding Sisterhood is one of many sisterly acts where space and platforms are shaped to present and create collective languages for artists who instead of discussing whiteness, cis and hetero norms are in conversation with their own communities.

*In this project, we use the term sisterhood to describe a non-hierarchical act of solidarity. All our siblings are welcome!

Artistic Leaders: Nasim Aghili and Rani Nair (in collaboration with Malin Holgersson)
Graphic design: Hanne Lindberg
Web design/developmen: Lilit Asiryan
Web design/developmen: Lilit Asiryan
Web design/ develpoment: Lilit Asiryan
Illustration: Shabnam Faraee
Producer: Johanna Gustafsson Korrespondens / Finding Sisterhood / Online Space is a collaboration between Finding Sisterhood and the duo aghili/karlsson        https://fulkonst.se/Finding-Sisterhood

Finding Sisterhood is a project by the Art Group Ful and Rani Nair production and is made in collaboration with MDT, Stockholm, and with support from The Swedish Arts Council, Swedish Arts Grants Committee’s International dance program, Lund’s municipality, and Stenkrossen’s maxistöd.


Welcome to Korrespondens / Finding sisterhood / Online Space

Finding Sisterhood* is a decolonising and queer mapping of contemporary dance and performance. This mapping departs from a need to mobilise a movement and name aesthetic movements that are vibrating and vital to contemporary dance and performance while at the same time being marginalised in its history and archives. Finding Sisterhood is one of many sisterly acts where space and platforms are shaped to present and create collective languages for artists who instead of discussing whiteness, cis and hetero norms are in conversation with their own communities.

*In this project, we use the term sisterhood to describe a non-hierarchical act of solidarity. All our siblings are welcome!

Artistic Leaders: Nasim Aghili and Rani Nair (in collaboration with Malin Holgersson)
Graphic design: Hanne Lindberg
Web design/development: Lilit Asiryan
Illustration: Shabnam Faraee
Producer: Johanna Gustafsson
Korrespondens / Finding Sisterhood / Online Space is a collaboration between Finding Sisterhood and the duo aghili/karlsson       
https://fulkonst.se/Finding-Sisterhood
Finding Sisterhood is a project by the Art Group Ful and Rani Nair Productions and is made in collaboration with MDT, Stockholm, and with support from The Swedish Arts Council, Swedish Arts Grants Committee’s International dance program, Lund’s municipality, and Stenkrossen’s maxistöd.