This coach has something important to tell you about Parkinson’s Disease
When Dubai residents of Indian origin Sanjeev Dixit and Dr Vonita Singh met in 2012, she was already a movement coach and the founder of the social enterprise Movement Mantra. Helping patients with Parkinson’s Disease through movement and dance, she was looking to spread awareness through a film or a play. Dixit and his company, Third Half Theatre, were the ideal match. The result was a theatrical production called Still Dancing, which tells the story of Singh’s family and her father’s battle with Parkinson’s Disease. Then the pandemic hit, and a few shows later, the production, done in partnership with Mumbai’s theatre company QTP, was called off. PREMIUM The cast of the production, which will make its India premier on World Parkinson’s Day on April 11. Standing, top row (L to R): Avinav Mukherjee, Bhavna Pani and Amey Mehta; Sitting on stool (L to R): Mona Ambegaonkar, Vivek Tandon: Sitting, on floor (L to R): Abhimanyu Gupta and Bhumika Mane ( Courtesy Prachi Sibal) Now, they are dusting off the play and putting it back …