Meepao - Surjit Nongmeikapam (ensemble)

Meepao is a dance in celebration of all the departed, especially the ones who are deemed inconsequential. Using minimal movements, Meepao invites the spectator into a space where dancers and non-dancers alike can join in this celebration. It begins with simple movements of the feet. The movements repeat, as though creating its own ritual, and finds its depth and textures through the synchronicity of bodies dancing together to the beat of live music. They slowly transcend into a liminal space where the living (mee) convey a message (pao) of harmony.

Credits
Concept/Scenography/Choreography/Performance - Surjit Nongmeikapam 
Ensemble: Yengkokpam Purnima Devi, Senjam Hemjit (Tombi), Sumeet Sagolsem, Swami Aribam, Yanglem Luckyson, Bicky Chungkham
Live Music - Heisnam Shantanu Singh
Light - Surjit Nongmeikapam 
Rehearsal Director - Joshua Sailo 
Costume - Yengkokpam Purnima Devi
Production Manager - Suresh Kiran Singh Khundrakpam (Tomba)
Documentation - Tushar Nongthombam

Supported by 
Danse Èlargie, BNP Paribas, Kolkata Centre for Creativity (KCC), Shoonya- Centre for Art and Somatic Practices, Prakriti Foundation Chennai, French Embassy in India, French Institute in India.