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What’s Going On Here? by Deepanwita Roy
Dance Performance|An immersive experience questioning human impact on nature.
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Goethe-Institut / Max Mueller Bhavan Bangalore, Bangalore
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What’s Going On Here? is a dance production started during pandemic, uses contemporary art in the form of movement, dance and design, to confront human action specially greed and addresses environmental issues. The work aims to create an immersive experience that instigates the audience to question their actions and become more environmentally conscious.
What’s Going On Here? is a project by Deepanwita Roy, developed as part of her bangaloREsidency-Expanded at WeltKunstZimmer in 2022. Deepanwita later collaborated with Purnendra Meshram and Pradeep Gupta to create this piece.
Human actions and choices have a significant impact on the environment. Irresponsible human behavior has led to environmental degradation, which has, in turn catastrophically affecting all lives on earth . Unfortunately, the consequences of human actions are not fully understood, and many continue to live in denial of the destruction caused to the planet. As a society, we need to confront our actions and the environmental issues that come with them.
What's Going On Here? delves with human greed: invasion, capitalism and consumerism to explore the impact of over exploitation and wastage of natural resources on the environment and how our choices as invaders, capitalists, and consumers affect the planet. The performance is designed to be conducted in public spaces such as galleries, parks, and halls for a diverse audience.
About the performers:
Deepanwita Roy is a contemporary artist working in Bangalore and Siliguri. She works as a dancer, performer, choreographer, video maker, and movement educator. Her works have been showcased in India and abroad such as in March dance festival India 2023; SWEAT festival Honkong 2022; online platform ROOM Ireland 2022, Aatakkalari India Biennal 2022 to name a few. Her works showcase her fascination with the body and nature, often as a form of protest against global development. Deepanwita is has a degree in Biotechnology Engineering, and her works are informed by contemporary techniques, yoga, kathak, kalaripayattu, visual art and science.
Pradeep Gupta
Pradeep Gupta is a versatile dancer and choreographer from Chhattisgarh, India. With a wide range of dance styles under his belt, including hip-hop, Chhattisgarhi folk dance, Bollywood, and contemporary, as well as yoga and physical theatre, he continues to explore new possibilities in contemporary dance under various mentors. Despite lacking formal dance training, his passion for learning, teaching, performing, and presenting his work on national and international stages is unwavering. Gupta's work is heavily influenced by socio-political and environmental issues, which he incorporates into his choreography. He is particularly interested in exploring abandoned spaces and shapes, sizes, and lines through his movement practice, with the goal of creating inclusive performances that represent diverse communities.
Purnendra Meshram is a contemporary movement artist from India, with expertise in various contemporary techniques, hip-hop, and Kalaripayattu. He began his professional career after enrolling in the Attakkalari diploma program for Movement Arts and Mix Media in 2013. Meshram has collaborated with renowned choreographers in India and abroad and has performed extensively, including a year-long stunt artist and as a performer at Dubai Parks and Resorts. Currently, he continues to perform, teach, and create his work. His solo pieces, "Sweet Spot" and "In A Muddle," have been performed in multiple cities in India. Meshram's work, "2 Men," won first place in the Festival 10 Sentidos Choreographic Competition (Valencia, Spain) in 2019, and second place in the PECDA 2018 (Chennai, India).
Credits:
Concept, choreography and direction: Deepanwita Roy
Performance: Deepanwita Roy, Pradeep Gupta, Purnendra Meshram
Mentoring: Deepak Kurki
Costumes: Neha Bhojani, Anjali Sakleshpur
What’s Going On Here? is produced with the support of bangaloREsidency-Expanded initiatve of the Goethe-Institut / Max Mueller Bhavan.
As a fundraiser for What’s Going On Here?, Purnendra Meshram is facilitating a movement workshop that focuses on Space Awareness, Partner Work and Improvisation.
Date & time: July 25, 2023, 5.30 p.m. - 7.30 p.m.
Venue: Goethe-Institut / Max Mueller Bhavan
Fee: INR 999
Registration via: +91 7389326669 / +91 8088881906
What’s Going On Here? is a project by Deepanwita Roy, developed as part of her bangaloREsidency-Expanded at WeltKunstZimmer in 2022. Deepanwita later collaborated with Purnendra Meshram and Pradeep Gupta to create this piece.
Human actions and choices have a significant impact on the environment. Irresponsible human behavior has led to environmental degradation, which has, in turn catastrophically affecting all lives on earth . Unfortunately, the consequences of human actions are not fully understood, and many continue to live in denial of the destruction caused to the planet. As a society, we need to confront our actions and the environmental issues that come with them.
What's Going On Here? delves with human greed: invasion, capitalism and consumerism to explore the impact of over exploitation and wastage of natural resources on the environment and how our choices as invaders, capitalists, and consumers affect the planet. The performance is designed to be conducted in public spaces such as galleries, parks, and halls for a diverse audience.
About the performers:
Deepanwita Roy is a contemporary artist working in Bangalore and Siliguri. She works as a dancer, performer, choreographer, video maker, and movement educator. Her works have been showcased in India and abroad such as in March dance festival India 2023; SWEAT festival Honkong 2022; online platform ROOM Ireland 2022, Aatakkalari India Biennal 2022 to name a few. Her works showcase her fascination with the body and nature, often as a form of protest against global development. Deepanwita is has a degree in Biotechnology Engineering, and her works are informed by contemporary techniques, yoga, kathak, kalaripayattu, visual art and science.
Pradeep Gupta
Pradeep Gupta is a versatile dancer and choreographer from Chhattisgarh, India. With a wide range of dance styles under his belt, including hip-hop, Chhattisgarhi folk dance, Bollywood, and contemporary, as well as yoga and physical theatre, he continues to explore new possibilities in contemporary dance under various mentors. Despite lacking formal dance training, his passion for learning, teaching, performing, and presenting his work on national and international stages is unwavering. Gupta's work is heavily influenced by socio-political and environmental issues, which he incorporates into his choreography. He is particularly interested in exploring abandoned spaces and shapes, sizes, and lines through his movement practice, with the goal of creating inclusive performances that represent diverse communities.
Purnendra Meshram is a contemporary movement artist from India, with expertise in various contemporary techniques, hip-hop, and Kalaripayattu. He began his professional career after enrolling in the Attakkalari diploma program for Movement Arts and Mix Media in 2013. Meshram has collaborated with renowned choreographers in India and abroad and has performed extensively, including a year-long stunt artist and as a performer at Dubai Parks and Resorts. Currently, he continues to perform, teach, and create his work. His solo pieces, "Sweet Spot" and "In A Muddle," have been performed in multiple cities in India. Meshram's work, "2 Men," won first place in the Festival 10 Sentidos Choreographic Competition (Valencia, Spain) in 2019, and second place in the PECDA 2018 (Chennai, India).
Credits:
Concept, choreography and direction: Deepanwita Roy
Performance: Deepanwita Roy, Pradeep Gupta, Purnendra Meshram
Mentoring: Deepak Kurki
Costumes: Neha Bhojani, Anjali Sakleshpur
What’s Going On Here? is produced with the support of bangaloREsidency-Expanded initiatve of the Goethe-Institut / Max Mueller Bhavan.
As a fundraiser for What’s Going On Here?, Purnendra Meshram is facilitating a movement workshop that focuses on Space Awareness, Partner Work and Improvisation.
Date & time: July 25, 2023, 5.30 p.m. - 7.30 p.m.
Venue: Goethe-Institut / Max Mueller Bhavan
Fee: INR 999
Registration via: +91 7389326669 / +91 8088881906
Location
Goethe-Institut / Max Mueller Bhavan Bangalore
716, CMH Road
Indiranagar 1st Stage
Bangalore 560 038
India
716, CMH Road
Indiranagar 1st Stage
Bangalore 560 038
India
Location
Goethe-Institut / Max Mueller Bhavan Bangalore
716, CMH Road
Indiranagar 1st Stage
Bangalore 560 038
India
716, CMH Road
Indiranagar 1st Stage
Bangalore 560 038
India