Sitara Studio brings to you QUEEN SIZE... Choreographed by Mandeep Raikhy
December 5, 2016 4:53:56 PM IST MTG editorial
As a response to section 377 of the Indian Penal Code that criminalises homosexuality in India, QUEEN-SIZE is a choreographic exploration that takes the form of a detailed study of the intimacy between two men. Played out on a charpoy, the duet examines the nuts and bolts - carnal, mechanical and emotional - of a close encounter between two male bodies. In deliberately making this encounter visible, QUEEN-SIZE poses questions around spectatorship, privacy and dissent. The work has been triggered by Nishit Saran's article titled Why My Bedroom Habits Are Your Business, first published in the Indian Express in January 2000.
DANCERS & COLLABORATORS Lalit Khatana and Parinay Mehra CHOREOGRAPHY Mandeep Raikhy SOUNDSCORE Yasuhiro Morinaga LIGHTING DESIGN Jonathan O’Hear TECHNICAL EXECUTION Govind Singh & Kavi Dutt COSTUMES Virkein Dhar PHOTOGRAPHER Desmond Roberts EXECUTIVE PRODUCERS Sandbox Collective CHARPOY DESIGN Lalit Khatana PRODUCTION SUPPORT Pro Helvetia- Swiss Arts Council, Japan Foundation, Nishit Saran Foundation & Gati Dance Forum
Schedule: December 10th, Saturday, 7PM to 9:15PM. The audience can enter the performance at specific intervals through this period, and stay for as long as they like. To ensure optimal audience circulation, recommended arrival times are 7:00PM, 7:30PM, 8:00PM and 8:30PM.
Suitable for 18 years and above only.
Entry charge: Rs 500 per person. Free seating. Tickets available on BookMyShow: https://goo.gl/ngEsb0
About the choreographer: Mandeep Raikhy is a dancer and choreographer based out of New Delhi. He pursued his BA (Hons) in Dance Theatre at Laban, London, and worked with Shobana Jeyasingh Dance Company for several years. He has created three full-length works: INHABITED GEOMETRY (2010); A MALE ANT HAS STRAIGHT ANTENNAE (2013); and QUEEN-SIZE (2016); and divides his time being creating and touring his artistic work and his work as a dance administrator at Gati Dance Forum. More information here: www.mandeepraikhy.com
Sandbox Collective is a creative services organisation that curates, produces and tours performances. It acts as a catalyst facilitating meaningful collaborations nationally and internationally between artists, cultural agencies and arts spaces creating an explosion of innovative artistic expression.
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