"an upside-down conversation In search of future non-binary perspective" at Cona Foundation, Mumbai,India.
'speaking engagements' | Why binary should have all the pun is an investigation of how we can understand different art practices as important socio-political and cultural contributions and tools on how to navigate, experience, reflect and explore the binaries of our everyday life, society and in the global world. More than 20 International and Indian artist working in different fields of artistic expressions; painting, sculpturing, literature, scenography, theatre, digital performances, and video art will share their contribution to the program. we are planning to make a presentation format where two people will share one area/perspective also observe each other curiosity and then they can start a non-proscenium conversation where slowly rest of the team can take part of that. I am wondering because it is a two-day event so we can have two different moderators. please share your feedback |
Performance and presentation by Anupam Joshi | 'how to unfold the code of indian classical musical pedagogy - time and space'
Kathak is a classical Indian dance style. Through generations, Kathak has evolved to be a strong art form. In today’s age, where creativity and dynamism play an important role to communicate messages and raise social issues, Indian classical dance has the power and the strength to tell a million stories, to break barriers, to create awareness and to connect people. Kathak's beauty, depth and rich tradition make it a strong expression medium and an effective communication tool.Taking this as the background, Madhura Aphale and Toshal Gandhi, two trained Kathak dancers, and students of Guru Maneesha Sathe started Sutradhar India, a social enterprise based in Pune, India. With the sole intent of connecting people on the basis of art, keeping the core elements and tradition of Kathak intact, Team Sutradhar explores different arts-based initiatives to work on several socio-cultural issues. Through interactive talk shows, dance-based productions, various social projects and performance collaborations, Sutradhar aims to create newer avenues for people to get closer to traditional arts, raise awareness about important issues and thus make a difference.
Kirtan Kathak | Kathak, a traditional Indian classical dance style, originates from the ancient art of storytelling in Indian temples, Kirtan. Kirtankaars, the storytellers, told heroic mythological stories for the entertainment and awareness of the society. Characters, songs, dance, expressions made part of their storytelling technique. Using this art form as the root, and Kathak as we know it today, we present the story of a Rajput princess, Sanyukta. Set in the 12th century, this Rajput princess stood up for her honor, against all odds by embracing 'Jauhar', a custom of sacrificing oneself rather than being conquered. In this experimental performance, we explore the duality of choices women had to make, which continues to be relevant in today's time. Drawing reference from the curatorial concept of this art residency, 'Why binary has all the pun.', this performance, in its format, explores the in-betweens of the two forms, Kathak and Kirtan, blending the verbal with the non-verbal narrative. www.sutradharindia.com
This project is inspired by one of our curatorial international projects fromMeteor International platform. In all of our previous editions we have called the program, "Hidden Art". "Hidden Art" has been an experimental exchange where the collective has tried to make a dialogue between art and viewership. Curatorially, this time we are trying to push the boundary to a further level than that. In "Hidden Area", it will be an amalgamation of multi-layer exploration and deconstruction of ongoing structural ideas about “public art design”. The purpose of "Hidden Area" will be to find out the scope and space in the city which is conflicting and contrasting at the time
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