SitaaurGita Films Screening followed by an after talk with artist at Chakshu Festival - Dance from the perspective of camera
‘Me&You: In a dialogue’ is an invitation to co-author deconstruction of dominant discourses and the creation of plural narratives. Also, it's a disorganized sharing of my initial explorations towards my long-term artistic research project 'Naachnewali: The Dancing Girl'. The base of this work is the series of letters written by me to the legendary 19th-century Indian ‘tawaif’ performer (courtesan) - Umrao Jaan. De-exoticizing traditional eastern narratives; the letters unpack accounts of marginalization, colonialism, tribal nationalism, censorship, morality and politics in the arts.
Photo: Reinout Bos
Smells Like Dialogue: A Circus Symposium is a three-day symposium (15-17 January 2020) with two exciting guest speakers and lots of room for polyphonic dialogue. How and what does circus think? In what way is circus (also) a practice of thought? With these questions as a point of departure, let’s get talking!
Nikita Maheshwary will be hosting a table talk on ‘How does circus think through intersectionality?’ on the first day of the symposium.
CREDITS
Smells like Dialogue: A Circus Symposium is a co-production of KASK School of Arts and I knew these people VZW. It takes place in the context of The Circus Dialogues (2018-2020), an artistic research project lead by Bauke Lievens, Quintijn Ketels, Sebastian Kann, and Vincent Focquet. The Circus Dialogues is financed by the Arts Research Fund of University College Ghent (BE).
Smells like Dialogue: A Circus Symposium can take place thanks to the support of KASK School of Arts, Circuscentrum, Vooruit, UGent, S:PAM and the Flemish Government.
Artist talk ‘Walking as a practice of intimacy & Anonymity’ with the students of Master Contemporary Theatre, Dance & Dramaturgy, Utrecht University.
Does the city belong to you? Or do you belong to the city? Does the historical centre of Utrecht gives you a sense of ownership, or do you feel more at home in other parts of the city?
Artist Nikita Maheshwary walked through New Delhi, Tilburg and Sofia with women of different religion, race, age and culture and asked them how the city shaped their everyday live and sense of belonging. Now, she is in Utrecht and opens up her project to everyone. So join her on one of her a one-on-one ‘walking conversations’ to discuss your sense of belonging. The collective knowledge and impressions of these walks will evolve into a growing installation of memories, anecdotes, objects, and sounds, that will be shown throughout the festival
This three-day performance installation work at What You See Festival is an urge to explore the sense of belonging & ownership citizens feel towards their city. The urgency manifests from the growing trend of monoculture and its implications on public space, society and a city's heritage institutions.
https://whatyouseefestival.nl/while-we-walk-nikita-maheshwary
Dance films address issues that relate to society, through the body and movement.
From representation to direct engagement with people and communities in the midst of socio-political relevances, filmmakers bring themselves up to task with translating and disseminating the problems, complications and reflections of interpersonal and world-wide relations.
CineDans invite filmmakers to open up their views and methods of working. For this session, the audience is invited to reflect together on the present ways of how dance films are treating social issues and the impact of those in our surrounding.
SPEAKERS // Tanin Torabi (filmmaker: The Derive) | Dagmar Dachaeur (filmmaker: Competing for Sunlight: Ash) | Emma Evelein (choreographer/filmmaker Sisters, A flood remains) | Maia Sorensen(filmmaker/choreographer) | Nikita Maheshwary (choreographer/filmmaker)
