Collaborations

A devised performance inspired by the vachanas of 12th century feminist poet Akkamanadevi premiered in March 2023, at Ranga Shankara, Bangalore (Direction - Veena Basavarajaiah, Production - Kriyative Theatre Production)

A thought provoking play set in a spaceship to Mars in a foreseeable future exploring the ideas of Trauma, Loss, and Self-discovery, premiered in March 2023, at Shoonya, Bangalore. (Co-actor - Preethi Bharadwaj, Written by- Vedarun Rajkumar)

The Children's play focuses on understanding one's authentic self, values of non-violence, forgiveness, and coexistence through the unique relationship of man and nature.

Just Hiss is supported by Bhasha centre and Paytm Insider under their co-producing initiative - Manch.

The work believes that we live in an absurd world and explore different ways of making a journey through the world and oneself to find peace and humanity again through the embodiment of characters in dance and movement that travel through different states and landscapes. 

(Choreography - Lucile Belliveau (France) Music - Floriane Dardard (France) and Ashok Kumar (India))

Dance (Indian Dance Contributor)

The Festival of Learning, 2022 included brief provocation/think piece contributed by various artists towards an online discussion lab with Mandeep Raikhy and Shivaangee Agrawal and other contributors in connection with Indian Dance; Articulations/Tensions/Negotiations. 

(Curated by Mandeep Raikhy and Shivaangee Agrawal, Supported by - Independent Dance, UK)

‘This Space between Us’ is a dance film created by Masoom Parmar, reimagines a secular Bharathanatyam through the Alarippu (a piece from the Bharatanatyam repertoire)

This Space Between Us (10 min, 2023) directed by Masoom Parmar explores the idea of secularism in Bharatanatyam through the lens of the Alarippu. The work is a part of an ongoing exploration on the secular in 'classical' Indian dance and is inspired from the author's lived experience. This Foundation Project is implemented by India Foundation for the Arts (IFA) under the Arts Practice programme, made possible with support from Sony Pictures Entertainment Fund.

The Book is about young women who’ve chosen unconventional careers and excelled despite the odds stacked against them. Empowering and revolutionary, Wonder Girls is a collection of fifteen inspirational stories about everyday Indian girls, their career choices and the challenges they’ve overcome to make a name for themselves in society.

(Author- Varsha Adusumilli, Publication- Juggernaut Book, New Delhi)

The has now become part of the curriculum at the Teach for India schools and includes seminars, sessions and workshops with children from these schools. 

This collaboration between EVS teachers and movement practitioners uses movement for learning about nature and nature education  by creating resources, building capacity in teachers, engaging in research and conducting workshops and classroom sessions for children. It uses the theory of multiple intelligences, bodily kinesthetic, psychomotor learning to create integrated curriculums and learning modules for children.

(An initiative of the Education and Public Engagement Programme at Nature Conservation Foundation, India)

An exploration of the many layers of identity and prejudice through a range of multisensorial artistic engagements where artists from various art forms came together to deepen their inquiry into strongly-held beliefs, assumptions and stereotypes by delving deep into themselves and their everyday lives and networks and challenging the boundaries of their creativity in the process. 

(Funded by- Sandbox Collective, Bangalore, Supported by Goethe Institute, Bangalore)

“An Alarippu” is an amalgamation of Talin's experiences of homosexuality in public spaces across Bangalore using the alarippu (a piece from the Bharatanatyam repertoire) as its structure. 

(Supported by - Smarter Digital Realities 2021, a residency, curated by Padmini Ray Murray and produced by Sandbox Collective and Goethe-Institut / Max Mueller Bhavan, Bangalore)

A dance-focused journey across a region to experience the arts, culture and heritage from an artist’s point of view. Travelers will engage with different dance styles in the region-

including classical, folk, and ritualistic dance forms across cultures through workshops, lec-dems, and informances. This immersive experience will have travelers embodying different dance styles and get a deeper insight into an artist’s process. 

(A Blue Yonder initiative)