I came to India not expecting anything!

Just like the gypsies have no permanent home and keep moving around in search of work and temporary refuse, Philippe Tapp moves around in search of talent. But his hunt stopped when he came across a Rajasthani gypsy tribe and that made him stay in Udaipur for seven years.
Philippe Tapp is from Montreal, Canada and he used to be a part of a modern circus there.“I am from Montreal, Canada. I was a performer in a circus in Montreal, which was kind of a modern circus. In 1999, we invited performers from Rajasthan to be a part of that circus.
When we had shared the stage at that time it was kind of a fusion of artists from different cultures. I was very impressed by the Rajasthani group’s spontaneity, the simplicity and their hard working nature. They were the gypsies from Rajasthan. From there on I followed them around the world and in 2002 I jumped in with them for a tour to Russia. For a month I was with this gypsy group and I took great liking for all of them,” he shares.
This was just the beginning of Philippe’s journey towards India. “In 2003, I decided to come back with the Rajasthani artist to India and create a company here according to what they do. You see these artists were world famous, but they were not known so well in their home country and my goal was to make their countrymen know of their talent. I have created that company with Sayari Saperas and the company is called Sayari,” he says.
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