C.Tactile - Tracing Touch — Memory, Power, and Resistance
A Contemporary dance duet interrogating the unseen forces that choreograph our bodies through touch.
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Seating - First Come, First Serve
About the Event
C.Tactile redefines connection and challenges perceptions of embodiment, offering a visceral journey into the intricate choreography of touch.
What does it mean to embody a female identity in a world where the male gaze shapes perceptions?
How is touch used to establish socio-political hierarchies?
How does the body perform to these assertions?
This evocative piece invites audiences to witness the dancers use their bodies as canvases of resistance, vulnerability, and resilience, embracing the contradictions of touch as both an experience and an act of intervention.
Credits
- Concept and Choreography: Shruti Maria Datar
- Movement Collaborator: Melitta Dsouza
- Performed by: Shruti and Nisha
- Original music score: Adriel George
- Produced by: The Movement Arts Co
Shruti Maria Datar is a Mumbai based Indian Performer, Choreographer and Arts Manager. She has completed her Professional Training in Contemporary Dance from Danscentrumjette, Belgium and holds a Diploma in Movement Arts from Centre for Movement Arts,Bangalore. She received the G5A Performance Grant for the season 24/25 to premier her choreographic work C.Tactile in December 20204. She is the recipient of the prestigious KCC Arts Fellowship for the year 2023-24. Her performances delve deeply into themes of identity, culture, and personal expression, weaving together her own lived experiences with broader societal narratives. Navigating complex themes such as gender, memory, and social norms she invites her audiences into a space of introspection and dialogue.