Essence 2.0 is the second edition of the Dance Camp to provide much needed continuous professional development programme for dancers. Aimed at movement practitioners with a minimum of two years’ experience, Essence 2.0 will be led by eminent international dance artists sharing their insights and wisdom gained through years of practice. Focused training and mentorship are tailored to suit the needs of dancers aspiring to build their career nationally and internationally. The sessions will help the practitioners update their skills and gain an insight into the ‘essence’ of becoming a professional performing artist. Held at the state of the art, spacious and well-equipped Attakkalari Studios, Essence 2.0 is structured in modules allowing the participants to choose either the entire course or specific modules.
For more details about the workshops and to register, please write to activities@attakkalari.org

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Attakkalari is happy to announce the launch of an exciting new initiative, the Incubation Centre for the Arts and Media (ICAM), providing opportunities for artists to engage in transdisciplinary exploration involving dance and performing arts. Leveraging the fast-evolving ecology of creative entrepreneurship of Bangalore and the presence of increasing number of arts practitioners from diverse backgrounds in the city, ICAM will help to forge creative collaborations and partnerships among artists and organisations. Working with Attakkalari’s national and international partners, ICAM strives to bring artists and resources under a collective umbrella to offer a safe, supportive and encouraging space to engage in creative experimentation leading to prototyping, production and performance of original performance works. The works thus created will be considered for dissemination through Attakalari’s Mobile Theatre initiative to tier 2 cities in India as well as internationally through our partners and their networks.

In this first edition of the ICAM Residency, six Indian dance artists will be collaborating with a Canadian and two Italian dance companies to prototype for their possible partnerships while two Korean dance artists will continue with their creative project and engage with local dancers. The visiting artists will be engaging with the local dance scene workshops and informal interactions as well. The residency commences on 4 February leading to a ‘Work in Progress’ presentation on 8 February. The artists will continue with their collaborative works in different locations and will complete the production at a future date. By forging wider partnerships and pooling resources, ICAM will give a big boost to the creative spirit among young dance and movement artists to conceive new initiatives in Movement Arts, which in turn will foster the career of many budding professional artists and their projects.

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Attakkalari launches innovative short courses in different styles of dance, martial art, yoga, fitness and theatre for aspiring youngsters between 5 and 30 years of age starting on Saturday 5 January 2019 leading to a public performance - Santhulan - on 4 May 2019 Saturday at ADA Rangamandira aided by state-of-the-art stage technologies. Customized classes for different age groups offer a great way to forge friendships and begin a journey of self-discovery, nourishment and holistic development in the New Year. An opportunity not to be missed, where learning is enjoyable, fun, brilliant and yet at times challenging in a good way, helping to find the dancer in you, thus bringing positive transformations to your life.

The courses will: Provide new skills, techniques and movement ideas

• Improve spatial and physical awareness, condition, fitness and strength as well as line and alignment
• Nurture musicality, versatility, creativity, and the ability to work in a team and individually
• In-depth training catering for each dancer’s development and progression
• Enhance brain and neuroplasticity, comprehension, memory and the agility of the mind and body
• A public performance celebrating the achievements of individual and the team instilling self-confidence and values

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For details on registration please write to activities@attakkalari.org