Parvathy Baul (born 1976) is a practioner, performer and teacher of the Baul tradition from bengal, India. She is also an instrumentalist, storyteller and painter.
She has performed in over forty countries, including such prestigious concert halls and music festivals as the Noh Theatre in Kyoto, the World Music center in New York City, Melbourne Arts center and the Festival of World Sacred Music in Fez, Morocco. She has also collaborated with world’s leading theatre director Eugenio Barba. She has also visited several dance, theatre and music institutions across the globe in the capacity of teacher.
Though she started performing in 1995, in 1997 she came to Thiruvananthapuram in Kerala, to learn about local spiritual and theatre traditions. Here she met Ravi Gopalan Nair, an Andi Pandaram – a traditional puppeteer from Kerala, who also makes glove puppets or Pava Kathakali. She learnt Grotowski technique used in theatre for him, and in 2000 travelled with him to Bread and Puppet Theater in Vermont, US to study with creator Peter Schumann, known for incorporating puppetry, live-art into theatre performances.
In February 2019, she was conferred Sangeet Natak Akademi Award, by Government of India for her contribution to the ancient Baul tradition. She is now creating a dedicated learning center for Baul tradition in Bengal.
Over the years, she performed at various concerts all over India and other countries, including at Ruhaniyat – The All India Sufi & Mystic Music Festival and One Billion Rising.
Edition of 30+AP
2005
Woodcut
19 x 7 Inch
Edition of 50+AP
2021
Woodcut
18 x 12.2 Inch