Keval K Khalsa, Associate Professor of the Practice and Director, Dance Program

Office Location:  106B Bivins Building
Office Phone:  (919) 660-3373, (919) 660-3354
Email Address:  keval.khalsa@duke.edu

Overview:

Keval K KhalsaAssociate Professor of the Practice of Dance and Director of the Dance Program. Holds an M.A. in Dance from Ohio State University and is Certified by the Kundalini Research Institute to teach Kundalini Yoga. As Co-Artistic Director of 2 Near The Edge, a Durham-based duet dance company, she choreographs and maintains an active touring and residency schedule. Ms. Khalsa teaches Modern techniques, Composition, Repertory, Kundalini Yoga & Sikh Dharma, a freshman Focus course entitled The Art of Transformation, and Performance & Social Change -- a joint Duke/UNC arts service learning course team taught with Deb Royals from UNC Performance Studies.

Teaching (Fall 2009):   (typical courses)

Education:

MA in Dance, Ohio State University, 1981
Specialties:

Choreography
Performance
Technique
Yoga
Performance Studies
Research Interests:

Kundalini Yoga, Sikh Dharma, Choreography & Performance, Boal-based Theater techniques

Current projects:

Co-Artistic Director, 2 Near The Edge Dance Company, Associate Teacher, North Carolina Kundalini Yoga Teacher Training, Associate Teacher, Level I Teacher Training Course in Detroit, MI, North Carolina Coordinator, YOGA for Youth

Areas of Interest:

Modern Dance
Choreography & Performance
Kundalini Yoga
Sikh Dharma
Boal-based Theater

Professional Work and Scholarship

  Choreography:

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