The Gati Dance Forum presents "Movement of Black Pot" workshop with Mayuka Ueno Gayer & Surjit Nongmeikapam (Bonbon) at The Gati Studio, 5, Wind Mill Place, S-17, Khirkee Extension > 10am-2pm on 9th April 2013

Time : 10:00 am - 2:00 pm

Entry : Fee: Rs. 500
To register, please email gatidance@gmail.com  with your name, phone number & email address, your movement/ dance background and the name of the event you would like to attend. For more information, please call 9971406113.
Eligibility: Dance or theatre practitioners with a minimum of 2 years movement experience

Place : The Gati Studio, 5, Wind Mill Place, S-17, Khirkee Extension, New Delhi - 110017
Landmark : Opp. Select Citywalk
Venue Info : Nearest Metro Station - 'Malviya Nagar (Yellow Line) Exit Gate - 3'
Area : Saket

Event Description : The Gati Dance Forum presents 'Movement of Black Pot' with Mayuka Ueno Gayer & Surjit Nongmeikapam (Bonbon)

The workshop will focus on the observation and interpretation of the movements on the art-crafting of India: Longpi Pots. This hand making culture of Manipur is preciously preserved within the few families of the Eastern side of Manipur, North – East India and are famous for the blackness of the pots. In the 1st part of the workshop, the participants are invited to watch the process of pots making through a video.
Focusing on the quality of the movements, the participants will interpret it with their own bodies, free from the habitual movement. In the second part of the workshop, we try to develop the movements by using different pots, sensing the gravity, the anti-gravity, the roundness, the blackness, the coldness, the texture etc. After the individual exploration, we will try out different patterns of holding the pots collectively and try to sense the effects on the dancers when indirectly connected via an object.

Dancers, non-dancers, actors, right differently ables, all are welcomed.

Mayuka Ueno Gayer was born in Japan. After studying political science at Keio University in Tokyo, she left for France for further studies in Sociology and Arts. In parallel with her academic studies, she has been working with several artists and choreographers and started her own production such as « Millilitle »
co-choreographed with Ray Nakazawa.

Bonbon studied Choreography from Natya Institute of Kathak and Choreography. He was part of the Natya Stem Dance Kampni and Natya Maya, Bangalore as a contemporary and traditional dancer. He has trained in different forms of movement and continues to learn from different Gurus/Mentors.

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