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In Your Shadow

In your Shadow is strung together to form a cohesive triple bill through years of stylised practice both Sandhya Suresh and Karishma Nair have undergone at Chowk, that has shaped their choreographic mind and processes.

AUGUST 30th & 31st

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FREE TRIAL CLASSES! Rhythm & Movement for Kids Saturday (4.30-5.30pm) Odissi for Beginners Saturday (5.30-6.30pm) Instructor: Raka Maitra . . Raka Maitra is a dancer who defies the conventional dichotomy of 'classical' and 'contemporary'. She is a dancer simpliciter; exploring through her work the notion of 'Asian Culture' through her own language of contemporary dance. The basis of her movement is both the martial arts and classical Indian dance. A disciple of Odissi dancers Madhavi Mudgal and Daksha Mashruwala, Raka was awarded the Shringarmani, a national level award for Odissi. She has also undergone intensive studies in Serraikella Chhau under Sashadhar Acharya. Raka was an assocaite artist with The Substation, from 2007-2011. As described by dance scholar Dr. Stephanie Burridge, “with great courage and perhaps audacity, Raka has stepped outside safe boundaries and blurred the lines of tradition”. As Dance Europe recently said, “Maitra is without doubt a dancer of the 21st century.” Her recent works include The Blind Age (2014), You Cannot Look Away(2014), Circular Ruins (2012), The Hungry Stones (2011), In Mira (2010) and Stray Birds (2008). . . #chowksg #odissisg #odissi #odissirepertoire #dancesg #danceclassessg #movementclasssg #bodyconditioning #freetrial
Movement & Body Conditioning (Adults) Wednesday 10 - 11am Instructor: Karishma Nair . . Born in Malaysia, Karishma received her formal dance training in Bharathanatyam from Suvarna Fine Arts for 12 years. During this time, she toured regularly with the troupe, performing around Malaysia, Singapore and India. She then moved to Singapore in 2011 to further her dance education at Lasalle College of the Arts. At the institution, she trained in Ballet, Contemporary, Hip Hop, Jazz & martial arts. After graduation, Karishma performed in various productions & festivals such as T.H.E Contact Festival, JB Arts Festival & Singapore International Festival of Arts 2015. She performed in The Hungry Stones by CHOWK at Les Hivernales Festival 2015, France before joining the company full time in January 2016. . . #chowksg #odissisg #odissi #odissirepertoire #dancesg #danceclassessg #movementclasssg #bodyconditioning #freetrial
Body Conditioning (Seasoned Dancers) Instructor: Sandhya Suresh . . Prior to her contemporary dance training in LASALLE, Sandhya was trained in classical Ballet under the Royal Academy of Dance syllabus and has also completed her Arangetram, a debut Bharathanatyam graduation solo 2012 at the Temple of Fine Arts, Singapore. Apart from working with with many local and international choreographers, She has also performed in many local festivals such as Kalaa Utsavam, dan:s festival and Continuum- T.H.E dance company, to name a few. Sandhya was also one of the 10 dancers who represented Temple of Fine Arts international at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe in 2008. In 2011, Sandhya choreographed and directed ‘Gemini- a dance concert’ and has also choreographed her own works ‘insight-out’ (2013), ‘Smoking Gun’(2014) and ‘Reena; The Ideal’ (2015) to date. Sandhya has a diploma in Technology and Arts management from Republic Polytechnic and has completed her degree in LASALLE college of the arts where she attained a BA(Hons) in Dance from Goldsmiths, University of London. Through her passion for dance, Sandhya aims to collaborate with artists of various disciplines and contribute to the ever-growing, pulsating arts scene in Singapore. . . #chowksg #odissisg #odissi #odissirepertoire #dancesg #danceclassessg #movementclasssg #bodyconditioning #freetrial
Sign up today for our FREE TRIAL for Basic Odissi classes! Simply email us at karishmanair@chowk.sg or DM us! . . #chowksg #odissisg #odissi #odissirepertoire #dancesg #danceclassessg #movementclasssg #bodyconditioning #freetrial #beginnerodissi #beginnerdance
Sign up today for our FREE TRIAL for Rhythm & Movement for kids! Simply email us at karishmanair@chowk.sg or DM us! . . #chowksg #odissisg #odissi #odissirepertoire #dancesg #danceclassessg #movementclasssg #bodyconditioning #freetrial #trialclass #kidsdance
Sign up today for our FREE TRIAL for Movement & Body Conditioning for adults! Simply email us at karishmanair@chowk.sg or DM us! . . #chowksg #odissisg #odissi #odissirepertoire #dancesg #danceclassessg #movementclasssg #bodyconditioning #freetrial
 

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Odissi training at Chowk includes building the basic form of the dance followed by learning a repertoire created by the late guru Kelucharan Mahapatra, a pioneer of Odissi's reconstruction.

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"We need your support and understanding to create our work, to explore new forms and to develop young talent.

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RAKA MAITRA, FOUNDER OF CHOWK

 
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