"untamed donkeys" is a outdoor performance with 7dancers from indian origin.
premiered at Greenland square, Oslo on 23rd of June 2016. with additional performances in 5 Norwegian cities Drammen, Raufoss, Gjøvik, Lillehamar & Lillestrøm.
Prior to the performances the company Xproarts have been on residency at Niv art centre new delhi, India. where the residency period was concluded with 7 work in progress sharing, in New Delhi area at NIV, sadulajab Park, Sri Nivas puriand & NSD campus. In Old delhi we performed in three locations Salam balk Trust, Tees Hazari, Chandini Chowck Park.
After each session we had public feedback talks which helped us a lot to go deeper in the process.
Then we had another four weeks of residency/rehearsals time at R.E.D, Eina ,Norway. Before the Norwegian premier on 23rd June 2016.
Now the performance is ready for its Indian Premier. It will be performed in local areas of Delhi NCR, from last week of oct till first week of Nov. 2016.
History- the research for the performance was carried out in Dec 2014- Jan 2015, in Delhi NCR (outdoors as well as movement development) The research involved field trip to different regions in and around Delhi, developing movement motives in the studio, presenting short section of work to get an feel and pulse of the audience .The main objective was to get an deeper understanding of the subject we are working with. We spend time investigating one idea from every possible perspective. This process has helped us to rethink and retrain our self to look at performance and its place in the present times differently. So we want to define “Untamed Donkeys” as a work ,which floats between a performance and a protest, between self reflective and being a mirror to the culture.
NOTE- Aim is not to discriminate any race or culture; the performance will not use nudity or any Anti- National remarks or will not hurt any religious sentiments
Performers:
Sanjay Khan
Sumesh Vazhukkal Myilswamy
Rahul Chhetri
Lalit Khatana
Vijay Rawat
Deepak Kurki Shivaswamy Sudesh Adhana
Choreographer:
Sudesh Adhana
Project Funded by
Art council Norway
About the performance
The work is a reaction to the resent crimes against women in India. Thought this is a global phenomenon the work investigates into the gang raps that have become frequent from past few years in India as its case study. One must think this is the outcome of suppressed mindset, and solution is never going to be achieving by punishment.
The reasons of suppression might as well be in the very early, very basic theory of an "ideal boy" present in every culture. Further the objectification of women, the conservative approach in relations between men and women in the patriarchal system, misconception of masculinity, religious suppression and everyday violence might very well be the reasons behind developing the suppressed mindset.
So the project reflects up on these overlooked connections (which we never pay attention to in general) between the behavior of the youth and what are they have been experiencing,
Approach is to reflect rather than confront the societies on these issues, with seven male dancer & seven black boards, they write and move accordingly, stumping and creating these suggestive structures to portray the physic of the male mind. The work is using black boards and chalks the one which is used in the schools as a metaphor for the cultural and dissemination of knowledge in India. The aim of the work is to deconstruct the upbringing of men in particular and shed light of the social stigma associated body.
The movement ideas were developed for the different social, popular culture and political situation which has men gathering in groups and working as a mob to get a to an particular result doctored by the social system, like the act of conquering a land, let phenomenon of brother hood, the culture of groupies in religions, in teens, in working class people, in immigrants etc.. The work addresses the after effect of such gathering which normally turns into violence of some kind. The male anxiety that is created by the social hierarchy is the centre subject matter of the work.
The performances will be in public spaces. The reason to put the work out of the theatre is to talk about the subjects which are considered as unspeakable in public sphere. This designed to encourage the audience to look at the system for change. This hour long performance at the time of down between 17 to 18 hour .Work will be performed in the transition time of people between work place and returning to regular life.
The reasons of suppression might as well be in the very early, very basic theory of an "ideal boy" present in every culture. Further the objectification of women, the conservative approach in relations between men and women in the patriarchal system, misconception of masculinity, religious suppression and everyday violence might very well be the reasons behind developing the suppressed mindset.
So the project reflects up on these overlooked connections (which we never pay attention to in general) between the behavior of the youth and what are they have been experiencing,
Approach is to reflect rather than confront the societies on these issues, with seven male dancer & seven black boards, they write and move accordingly, stumping and creating these suggestive structures to portray the physic of the male mind. The work is using black boards and chalks the one which is used in the schools as a metaphor for the cultural and dissemination of knowledge in India. The aim of the work is to deconstruct the upbringing of men in particular and shed light of the social stigma associated body.
The movement ideas were developed for the different social, popular culture and political situation which has men gathering in groups and working as a mob to get a to an particular result doctored by the social system, like the act of conquering a land, let phenomenon of brother hood, the culture of groupies in religions, in teens, in working class people, in immigrants etc.. The work addresses the after effect of such gathering which normally turns into violence of some kind. The male anxiety that is created by the social hierarchy is the centre subject matter of the work.
The performances will be in public spaces. The reason to put the work out of the theatre is to talk about the subjects which are considered as unspeakable in public sphere. This designed to encourage the audience to look at the system for change. This hour long performance at the time of down between 17 to 18 hour .Work will be performed in the transition time of people between work place and returning to regular life.
premiered at Greenland square, Oslo on 23rd of June 2016. with additional performances in 5 Norwegian cities Drammen, Raufoss, Gjøvik, Lillehamar & Lillestrøm.
Prior to the performances the company Xproarts have been on residency at Niv art centre new delhi, India. where the residency period was concluded with 7 work in progress sharing, in New Delhi area at NIV, sadulajab Park, Sri Nivas puriand & NSD campus. In Old delhi we performed in three locations Salam balk Trust, Tees Hazari, Chandini Chowck Park.
After each session we had public feedback talks which helped us a lot to go deeper in the process.
Then we had another four weeks of residency/rehearsals time at R.E.D, Eina ,Norway. Before the Norwegian premier on 23rd June 2016.
Now the performance is ready for its Indian Premier. It will be performed in local areas of Delhi NCR, from last week of oct till first week of Nov. 2016.
-Dancing how man think"
news report prior to the performance at Lillehamer, 28th June 2016.
Dancing against Demons"
News Report after the performance in Gjøvik, 29th June 2016
History- the research for the performance was carried out in Dec 2014- Jan 2015, in Delhi NCR (outdoors as well as movement development) The research involved field trip to different regions in and around Delhi, developing movement motives in the studio, presenting short section of work to get an feel and pulse of the audience .The main objective was to get an deeper understanding of the subject we are working with. We spend time investigating one idea from every possible perspective. This process has helped us to rethink and retrain our self to look at performance and its place in the present times differently. So we want to define “Untamed Donkeys” as a work ,which floats between a performance and a protest, between self reflective and being a mirror to the culture.
NOTE- Aim is not to discriminate any race or culture; the performance will not use nudity or any Anti- National remarks or will not hurt any religious sentiments
Performers:
Sanjay Khan
Sumesh Vazhukkal Myilswamy
Rahul Chhetri
Lalit Khatana
Vijay Rawat
Deepak Kurki Shivaswamy Sudesh Adhana
Choreographer:
Sudesh Adhana
Project Funded by
Art council Norway
Oppland culture
Residency Partners
R.E.D, Eina, Norway
NIV art Centre, New Delhi, India
ACCEPTANCE OF THE PROBLEM IS HALF OF THE SOLUTION ALREADY !!!!!!!
Performance videos
street version part 1 - https://vimeo.com/manage/230413477/general
stage version part 1- https://vimeo.com/manage/245501387/general
R.E.D, Eina, Norway
NIV art Centre, New Delhi, India
Performance videos
street version part 1 - https://vimeo.com/manage/230413477/general
stage version part 1- https://vimeo.com/manage/245501387/general
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