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RAGHAV HANDA – CREATING WORLDS/CONTEMPORARY MOVEMENT – KATHAK PRINCIPLES
5 Days, Sep 2 – 6
WHO Raghav Handa
WHAT Trained in contemporary dance, Raghav Handa draws on the principles of Indian kathak to create multifaceted, engaging explorations of modern Australian identity. His works challenge cultural and contemporary norms by navigating the “preciousness” & complexities that surround traditional hierarchies and by utilising his heritage to create spaces that foster robust discussion & risk taking – he encourages his audience to come to their own conclusions rather than imposing his own. His creations are novel, engaging and often playful – but he also likes to play with fire!!
Raghav will lead a five-day workshop to introduce the participants to his working process and techniques he utilises to create worlds rich with symbolism, surrealist imagery, and sound.
Through task work the participants will be invited to draw upon their familial and contemporary narratives to generate material (movement and text) and seamlessly interweave into an abstract setting. How do you tell anecdotes about your Great Grand Dad and make it relatable to your practice and your audience…now?
His highly dynamicchoreographic style is inspired by his training and the rhythmic patterns of classical Indian kathak dance. Participants will move through Tihai (phrase repeated three times over) often used as a way to end a rhythm cycle in Kathak mathematics.
Raghav will begin the day with vocal and physical warm up and teach repertoire from his recent works to provide context and deeper understanding of his approach.
WHEN 5 Days, Sep 2 – 6 / 09:00-13:00
WHERE Brand X, Darlinghurst, East Sydney Community and Arts Centre, 34-40 Burton St
SKILLS Contemporary Dance, Physical Theatre, Music
Raghav is an award-winning choreographer and performer with training in modern & Indigenous contemporary dance.
His works have been presented across Australia and internationally including at the Performance Space Liveworks Festival, Carriageworks, Campbelltown Arts Centre, Darwin Festival, 2022 Keir Choreographic Awards, Sydney Dance Company, Adelaide OzAsia, The Sydney Opera House season of Unwrapped, Sydney Festival season and national tour of Double Delicious with CAAP, Asia TOPA, Dancehouse Melbourne, Frame Biennial Melbourne Arts House, PICA Perth and India Biennale with Attakkalari Dance Company.
He has worked with some of Australia’s most renowned choreographers and companies including Vicki Van Hout, Marylin Miller, Martin Del Amo and Sue Healey, AIDT (Aboriginal and Islander dance theatre) under Raymond Blanco, Force Majeure and Griffin Theatre company. He has been invited to teach and mentor including invitations from Melbourne Dance House’s Early Choreographers Program, Melbourne Next Wave and the UNSW dance education faculty.
His choreographic residencies include: Impulstanz Vienna, Critical Path Sydney, Creative Australia’s inaugural TRANSMITTER Australia-India residency with Darwin Festival and Serendipity Arts India and the inaugural Maitri grant fellowship with the centre of Australia-India relations with the ministry of foreign affairs.
*By booking this workshop you acknowledge and agree that:
You are over 18yrs and have the demonstrated skills to satisfy this program. If your skills prove unsuitable FORM Dance Projects will do their best to place you in another workshop program. Gently noting that there will be no refund for this workshop.
All IDEA spaces are safe spaces, and we will not tolerate any inappropriate behaviour on the basis of gender, sexuality, race, ethnicity or religion
FORM Dance Projects is neither responsible nor liable for injury to your person nor the loss or damage to personal belongings during your time in this workshop or in the identified venue
The program is made possible by the generous support of Raghav Handa, Brand X and Create NSW.
