Jharu examines the Seraikella and Mayurbhanj chhau dance ufflie (vocabulary movement) of sweeping. Within the chhau dance language the daily activities and labour, predominantly of women, are rendered abstractly through the legs and feet in ways that chart expanding circles around the body's axis resulting in directional and level transitions through space.

Year: 2013-15

Venue: Hub 14 (Toronto, Canada), Studio 303 (Montreal, Canada), Shiv Nadar University (Greater Noida, India)

Choreography: Brandy Leary

Composition: Anwar Kurshid

Dance Artist: Brandy Leary

Costume: Rashmi Varma

Curator/Presenter: Marie France Forcier (Toronto), Quebasia Festival (Montreal), Shiv Nadar University (India)

Photos: Walter Lai, Patrick Pendergast, Shiv Nadar University