The idea was to build a place for performance not following the conventional behavior of being a proscenium. Having gone through the book ‘Beyond the Proscenium’, it was more clear as to what comprised a typical stage for a performance, that even the performers wanted to break out of. Continue reading Design Program
This blogs contains my ideas and concept of a place of performance on my chosen site which is a terrace of an IT park in Pune. Continue reading Performing on the terrace
My journey of the design process has been dynamic. The blogs has a mix of my high and lows with struggles and achievements in the process to make the final product. Continue reading Journey of the design process
The blog talks about the evolution of my relationship with my site. Continue reading A deepening relationship with my site
The performance part of the residency has been beautiful. We started by five individual postures and turned it into an ensemble where all four of the participants of the residency performed together. The blog talks about the same. Continue reading From inception to ensemble
The blog is a narration of a story telling sessions that we had during the residency program. There were many stories, experiences, emotions and feelings related to each story. Here is a version that focuses on mine. Continue reading Making the invisible visible
The world has been trying to convince us about the supremacy of the mind over everything for a long time. However, after going through a few weeks of movement and embodied exercises in the course of this program I am keen to look at the magical ways in which my body exists with oneself and others. Breathing consciously and being fully aware of one’s breath … Continue reading Everything matters
The blog talks about different rhythms and my journey of finding my own rhythm. Continue reading Taal se taal milaa…
The way we start our day is usually how our mood stays all day long, thus having a good start is the key to having a cheerful, productive day. Here is the routine of how I start my day and how it helps me. Continue reading Win the morning to win the day..!
Whether it be the readings of ‘Beyond the Proscenium’ or the video lectures and conversations on ‘A Place of Performance’, all of them provide a wider perspective to imagine a performance space. Unlike the research for performance unique to the community and my earliest memories of performance, this study wasn’t confined to just a single typology of performance. Continue reading Recapitulating Summaries
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