As the season of classical music and dance sets in, rasikas across the globe gear up for an experience like none other. After many decades, popular cultural festivals such as the Marghazhi festival and the Saptak will be conducting online performances. While some of the artists are relieved about the idea of digital concerts, and even dance recitals, one wonders about the lives of folk artistes from across the country. More importantly, these past nine months would have impacted the mental well-being of artistes who were left with no alternative option to earn a living.
In this episode of Stage Business, we speak with Gayathri Suryanarayanan, the founder of Samarpana. Samarpana is an organisation that works towards promoting performing arts and also providing adequate financial and moral support to artistes, especially folk artistes.
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