Dancing Through Life: Nikie Bareja TKP 106

Episode Notes Nikie Bareja is an artist who hails from Delhi and is currently pursuing her Post Graduate Diploma in Screen Acting at FTII, Pune. She is also a trained Kathak dancer who graduated from St. Stephen’s College in 2019, where she acted and directed productions which went on to be showcased at the Old World Collegiate Theatre Festival, Instituto Cervantes, The Edinburgh Fringe Festival in Scotland etc. She is trying to be a polymath, finding her meaning and voice through her craft on the adventure that we call life! Nikie (@nikiebeee) • Instagram photos and videos (0:03:11) Studying Screen Acting and Film Marking at FTII (0:05:47) How does Kathak Show up in your life (0:07:36) Dealing with preconceived notions of Kathak (0:13:40) Learning Odissi vs learning Kathak (0:18:57) Unlearning and relearning when learning new art forms (0:22:31) Managing your time (0:26:15) The advantages of being a trained dancer in the realm of acting (0:33:50) The Making of "Deep Jale" (0:38:56) Sticking to your art through teenage years. (0:25:36) The advantages of being a trained dancer in the realm of acting. (0:33:12) The Making of "Deep Jale" (0:38:17) Sticking to your art through teenage years.