Every posture, movement and touch is a question posed by the body. This piece explores a transformation - as the dancer devotes herself to desire and appetite. The work involves transforming into someone who is part human, part creature, part monster. This creature is at times spread out, at times crooked, bent, curled inside and always found shapeshifting.
A body which isn't able to fit into any one standard or label. What does it mean to devote oneself to this constant becoming and unbecoming? The work explores various meanings and associations of “desire” as a practice, and in particular looks at how female desire, which is often censored/policed, finds manifestations through movement.
The dancer surrenders herself to a raw urgency, questioning decency and censorship. The dancer does this through a movement vocabulary found with her clothing which involves dressing, undressing. Hiding some parts and revealing some. In this hide and seek the desire is to reveal something raw, unashamed and alive.Every posture, movement and touch is a question posed by the body. This piece explores a transformation - as the dancer devotes herself to desire and appetite. The work involves transforming into someone who is part human, part creature, part monster. This creature is at times spread out, at times crooked, bent, curled inside and always found shapeshifting. A body which isn't able to fit into any one standard or label. What does it mean to devote oneself to this constant becoming and unbecoming? The work explores various meanings and associations of “desire” as a practice, and in particular looks at how female desire, which is often censored/policed, finds manifestations through movement. The dancer surrenders herself to a raw urgency, questioning decency and censorship. The dancer does this through a movement vocabulary found with her clothing which involves dressing, undressing. Hiding some parts and revealing some. In this hide and seek the desire is to reveal something raw, unashamed and alive.
This performance is a part of a showcase of three contemporary dance performances titled ‘Triple Bill’ curated by Jayachandran Palazhy.
20 Dec
THE ARENA AT NAGALLI HILLS GROUND
22 Jan
17 Dec
OLD GMC COMPLEX
