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“There is freedom waiting for you, On the breezes of the sky, And you ask “What if I fall?” Oh but my darling, What if you fly?”

I created RISE because I kept thinking about a little girl before the world gets to her.

That precious little girl who is born believing she can fly. Before she learns what is expected of her. Before she is told to be quieter, smaller, easier. Before she understands the limitations the world may place on her simply because she is a girl.

And then I thought about the women I grew up around. My mom, my aunties, women across generations who carried so much, often silently.

The expectations. The trapping. The grief. The shame. And for some, abuse. And yet somehow, they kept going. They found strength in their faith. In each other. In their families. In their duty. In the belief that something better was still possible.

That is where RISE came from.

I wanted to tell a story about what happens to that little girl as she becomes a woman. What the world puts on her, what she carries, what she fights through and the part of her that somehow refuses to disappear.

We’ve now had the honor of sharing RISE with audiences across the country, and every time we perform it, I think about all the women who see pieces of themselves, their mothers, their daughters and their friends in these stories.

So excited that our journey is continuing.

October 24 • Long Beach February 20 • San Jose April 10 • Chicago

Tickets for San Jose and Chicago are now on sale!

I hope you’ll come experience RISE with us. ❤️

Thank you for being on this journey with me my talented, beautiful and beyond kind dancers: @payal @rashibirla @bhavi0105 @radlifeee @sharanya.m.sekhri @roshniab @juhip101 @dhru4you @neha.pathmanaban @nityasri @_manishanair_

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I love these dancers and I love what they did tonight 🌱 we shared a first draft of an idea. In front of people. And it was so enriching.

Thanks to these beautiful dancers for trusting this process 🫀 to more and more.

💃🏽: @jeevika.bhat @nooshkumar @radlifeee @abhirami_rao @debanshii @divyaee @kalkavya @elisa.toro.franky

🎶: @aroojaftab

📍: @cdi_dance

Endless gratitude to these dancers and all who came to support our work-in-progress.

#ContemporaryIndian #BrindaGuhaDance #Mohabbat

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Grateful for the opportunity (after a really long time) to build new work in @cdi_dance • workshopping #Mohabbat by @aroojaftab in residency, sharing with friends, family and invited guests on Sept 21 6:30pm at City University in Harlem.

It’s been a difficult few months for me personally but feeling hopeful after every rehearsal here.

Dancers: @jeevika.bhat @kalkavya @divyaee @debanshii @abhirami_rao @radlifeee @elisa.toro.franky @nooshkumar

#BrindaGuhaDance #ContemporaryIndian #CUNYDanceInitiative

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Live. Laugh. Love. Nature. (in no particular order)

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Blessed to have worked with a group of incredible femmes - each bringing grace, nuance and a whole lot of love to our piece.

“Which Way Will We Go”, an Indian Contemporary dance piece, performed at @aileyextension , choreographed and directed by @brindaguha 🩷☀️

Music by @okaimusik @londrelle and @nexso.beats 🎵💃🏻

Link in bio, if you’d like to see the piece :)

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New York Family,
We are still humming from the exquisite gathering we shared on a stormy Friday night at Angel Orensanz. Thank you for braving the winds and the rains.

After the storm, be the bird that still sings…

There were unexpected insights this night. There was collective grief. There was elation, purging, alchemizing. New York as an entity is a strong personality. The people who live and create from here, are a powerful and diverse group. This night raised 15,000 dollars for the orphaned children from Binita’s Home in Nepal.

A special thanks to @khalokitchen and @indayallday for providing delicious prasadam for our bellies 🍲 the chai and samosas were delicious! If you haven’t already, go follow them for more in cooking and Ayurveda.

We are currently in the inquiry and deep listening of what wants to be next, as this closes our 1 year in this nonprofit format, and opens up the need for more patronage in order to share in this particular way. We are considering perhaps a weekly New York residency so that this community may practice together and weave more deeply together. Please do contact us if you have ideas and leads, as we have always been a community led effort.

Anyway, we will be in touch, until then…

With love, service, and devotion,
Månika and Victorien

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A most important reason why being a mother and a dancer are possible simultaneously is because of the support of the father @figueroa.voiceover, who not only is present with love, but with his own participation in the nurturing of one's artistic career beyond parenthood. The more we support each other to shine in our own light, the more our children will be inspired to dream. And also! It was @figueroa.voiceover the one who first encouraged me to learn about dances from India, so here we are learning!

@figueroa.voiceover te amo ♥️ Gracias infinitas

#fatherhood #motherhood #dancerlife #postperformance #newyork

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This is a reminder of where a love for an art form can take you when you simply keep showing up.
I never imagined this would one day be part of my story. Every opportunity to step onto a stage- big or small, feels like a privilege, but this one will remain a highlight of my dance journey for a very long time.

What made it even more special was sharing the stage with so many incredible women, each bringing their heart, dedication, and love for this art form.

And of course, immense gratitude to @brindaguha . Thank you for trusting us with your vision and allowing us to bring it to life on such an iconic stage. It was an honor.

Still smiling. Still processing. Forever grateful. 🧿💫✨

#lasyashruti #alvinailey #alvinaileyamericandancetheater #indiancontemporary

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A powerful group of women that I am elated to be dancing with ♥️ May these friendships go far beyond the stage. Thank you @brindaguha for your memorable choreography and for bringing us together.

#ensemble #dancerlife #india #newyork #crosscultural

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📍 NEW YORK CITY this Friday ✨
Comment NYC for details

This is heart work

It is a night that we struggle to describe with the mind

It’s a moment of prayer

Where all the rivers and paths

All the traditions

All the creeds and credits and separations

Are felt in a singular way

In a whole all encompassing way

Where something within that’s always there

Is experienced

Undeniably

We come together - in what feels more familiar than foreign

Nākaloka - Friday June 12

At the oldest synagogue in New York City

Angel orensanz

Raising money for orphaned children in Nepal.

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Madames en Montreux 🖤

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“There are some people you are meant to find in this lifetime.”

So honored to have created RISE with this extraordinary group of ladies.

RISE lived in my heart for many years as an idea, a feeling, and a story I wanted to tell. These ladies helped turn that vision into something far more beautiful than I ever imagined. Their talent is undeniable, but it is their dedication, generosity, and love for one another that makes this work what it is.

They have given their hearts to RISE. Through countless rehearsals and performances, they have brought every moment to life with grace, strength, and soul.

The spring tour may be over, but we are only at the beginning of sharing RISE with the world.

To create alongside these women is one of the greatest gifts of my life. I am endlessly proud of what we have built together and deeply grateful that our paths were meant to cross. ❤️

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