CELEBRATING DANCE FOR ALL WITH IME

Indrani Mukerjea Enterprise and Sandip Soparrkar Turn Rhythm Into Resilience on International Dance Day.

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With Sandip Soparrkar serving as sutradhar for the evening, and emcee Ratan Pratap introducing each act with warmth and grace, the event transcended traditional performance formats to place disabled artists at the very heart of India's dance narrative. The showcase brought together dancers representing India's full 17 recognised disability categories including blindness, low vision, leprosy-cured status, hearing impairment, locomotor disability, dwarfism, intellectual disability, mental illness, autism spectrum disorder, cerebral palsy, muscular dystrophy, chronic neurological conditions, specific learning disabilities, speech and language disabilities, multiple disabilities, acid attack survivors, and Parkinson's disease. Each performer brought a unique story to the stage, demonstrating that dance is not about symmetry or speed-but about presence, spirit, and truth. Indrani Mukerjea, Founder of IME, addressed the audience, sharing, "True resilience is not about returning to where you were, but about moving forward differently w