Rooted (2024, work-in-progress)

 

Rooted is an abstract dialogue between two unlikely companions – a bonsai plant and a dancer. The piece disentangles issues relevant to both beings: travelling or remaining local, pruning as aesthetic manipulation, interconnection, and the experience and effects of time. This work moves through questions of agency, power, and balance. Are plant and dancer equal? Can they breathe together?

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This work-in-progress was shown at Science Gallery, as part of the Critical Zones exhibition, supported by Goethe-Institut / Max Mueller Bhavan Bangalore; at Bangalore International Centre, as part of the Prakriti Excellence in Contemporary Dance Awards 2024 (pre-finals and finals); and at Courtyard Koota and Joe Goode Annex, as part of the Unrehearsed Artist Residency.

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Choreography: Dayita Nereyeth
Performance: Dayita Nereyeth and Mandrake
Sound: Abhaydev Praful
Light: Bharavi
Shadow: Joshua Sailo

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10 minutes, proscenium