Shakti Caravan 2018
Photo by R.J. Partington from our 2016 school performance at Happy Hours School in Jodhpur, Rajasthan, India.
From the Shakti Caravan News Blog:
It's a family reunion! Livia Vanaver, Bill Vanaver, and their youngest son, Gabriel Vanaver, fly out to Pondicherry in southern India today to teach a three week dance and music program at the Akiyam school in Auroville. The focus will be on stories and folktales from around the world, which incorporate themes of non-bias, kindness, and respect for other cultures.
Auroville itself will celebrate its 50th year anniversary this month and the Vanavers will be there to bring together the many diverse communities who make Auroville the utopia that it is. Song, dance, and celebration is sure to follow.
After the Akiyam school, Livia and Bill head to Udaipur, Rajasthan, to visit our Shakti Caravan founding partners at the Shakti Academy of Performing Arts and Healing.
But that's not all! This April, Samantha, Brian, and Joel (three of The Vanaver Caravan's esteemed Company members and Shakti Caravan teaching artists) will be heading back to the Happy Hours School in Jodhpur, Rajasthan, to put together a large-scale world dance performance with the students there.