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Gia Singh ; Soumya Kautia

What is Performance 4.0? - 7 day movement workshop

What is Performance 4.0? - 7 day movement workshop


Harkat Studios 10th–16th March (No session on 14th for Holi) | 10:30am-1:30pm
English
Rs. 5,800
Rs. 5,800
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This year, What is Performance? returns with its fourth iteration, exploring the intersection of poetry and movement. Centered around the evocative words of Amrita Pritam—one of the most powerful and rebellious voices in Indian literature—this workshop invites participants to interpret poetry through the body. 

Through guided exercises, we will write, respond, read, and discuss Pritam’s work, primarily using translated texts in Hindi and English. Participants will be encouraged to work in pairs, trios, and groups, crafting movement phrases individually and collectively. Play with imagery and objects will deepen the exploration, blurring the line between text and performance.

How does poetry become poetic through movement? How can we embody a poem and give it physical expression?

No prior dance or performance experience is necessary—just an openness to experiment, move, and explore. Performing is optional; participants can engage in the process without stepping into a final presentation on 16th March - 7:00 pm. 

Language of Instruction: English, Hindi 

About the facilitators:
Gia: 

Gia Singh Arora is an independent filmmaker and performance artist based in Mumbai. Her work delves into themes of gender, sexuality, desire, and intimacy, often drawing from her practice in movement/ dance and her fascination with the body.

Her inquiry revolves around Indian Poetics, and questions pertaining to body, resonance, touch and language. She aims to create fluid relationships between object, sound, space, light and time and now seamlessly integrates movement, classical dance, performance art and theatre in her work. 

She has performed at Yoga Pela Paz, Brazil, Kathiwada City House, Method, Magnetic Fields Festival, Rajasthan, Apre Art House and Consciousness Culture Festival. 

Her work "The Ghost Dance" was commissioned by Art and Charlie for Mumbai Gallery Weekend 2023. She has also received the warehouse grant from G5A for her performance piece to be premiered in May 2025. 


Somya: 
Somya Kati, a Delhi-born interdisciplinary movement artist, began her dance journey in 2010 at India Dans Theatre. After five years of training and teaching, she further honed her skills at Broadway Dance Center, New York, in 2017. Later that year, she became Program Director at Nritya Shakti, Mumbai, where she rebranded the studio into a professional dance facility. Somya's training includes contact improvisation, capoeira, ballet, modern dance, and improvisation. She currently teaches across India, offering workshops that blend dance instruction, performance creation, and storytelling. 

Somya has performed at reputed venues such as IFBE Studios, Art and Charlie and G5A Warehouse. Her choreography spans commercial and independent films, immersive events, dance festivals, and music videos.

Her latest choreographic works include Lehja music video with artist Shehrazad (Label: Erased tapes) and  Jhula independent music video with artist Manish Kushalani.

About Harkat

This venue has:

  • An intimate vibe
  • Parking
  • Diverse programming
  • Lots of cafes and restaurants around
  • Parking
  • is also a film lab

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