Gati Dance Forum presents Inhabited Geometry: exploring notions of home through dance at Kamani Auditorium, Copernicus Marg, Mandi House > 7:30pm on 16th April 2014

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Time : 7:30 pm

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The Gati Studio, 5, Wind Mill Place, S-17, Khirkee Extension, New Delhi - 110017
Landmark : Opp. Select Citywalk
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Place : Kamani Auditorium, Copernicus Marg, Mandi House, New Delhi-110001
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Event Description : Gati Dance Forum presents Inhabited Geometry: exploring notions of home through dance

In a black and white space, the delicate and clearly defined contours of six dancers engender rapidly flowing movements to create a highly elaborate universe. Inhabited Geometry generates spaces that evoke both home and homeland, but which also make room for individuality, friction and conflict. The multimedia design compresses and layers the choreography using cinematic spaces, allowing the dancers to merge with the transient imagery and engage with the idea of ’home’ simultaneously as a tangible place and a place of dreams. Inspired by Gaston Bachelard's Poetics of Space, the piece uses Bharatnatyam as a metaphor for architectural spaces waiting to be inhabited! 

This is the premiere of the extended version of the original piece which was created in 2010 with the support of Goethe-Institut/ Max Mueller Bhavan. This performance will be followed by a 6-city tour in Switzerland as part of Dance Festival Steps between 25 April- 6 May 2014. 

Choreography : Mandeep Raikhy 
Performance : Manju Sharma, Devaraj Thimmaiah, Chandana Sarma,Lalit Khatana, Rajat Bakshi & Mandeep Raikhy
Music : Ish Sherawat + diFfuSed beats (Sound Reasons) 
Multimedia Design : Chris Ziegler 
Lighting Design : Rajesh Singh 
Photography : Desmond Roberts

Mandeep Raikhy is a Delhi-based dance artist with a particular interest in developing new dance languages through experiments with Bharatanatyam. After finishing a BA (Hons) Degree in Dance Theatre at Laban, London, in 2002, Mandeep worked with Shobana Jeyasingh Dance Company as a company dancer for many years. In 2010-11, he toured with his first full-length work, Inhabited Geometry, to various cities across the country. His latest work exploring notions of masculinity, a male ant has straight antennae, premiered in Delhi in June 2013.

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