Meghna Bhardwaj

THROUGH THE LENS OF YARNING

As part of her residency, Meghna Bhardwaj presents her artistic research titled Yarning as a lecture and performance installation. Her focus is on the relationship between dance and traditional weaving practices inherited from her mother and grandmother. She will share some observations on origins, the female performative presence outside the domestic space, and body-object interaction. She will combine gestures of weaving with dance and the rhythmic and structural qualities of yarn and moving bodies. The main concern is to weave a space of collective memory while creating gatherings and communal intimacy.

Participation is free of charge, tickets must be booked in advance

Meghna Bhardwaj

(Delhi) has developed her dance practice over several residencies- The Esplanade Residency & Dance Nucleus, Singapore; FACETS Attakkalari, Bangalore; Dance Journey Program, Kibbutz Contemporary Dance Company, Israel; ADF China; Marameo Berlin; Taipedia Dance Festival, Taipei. She has been a repertory dancer at The Danceworx, New Delhi, and has danced in projects by Mandeep Raikhy, and Ahn-Ae-Soon. Her works have been shown at 4BID gallery, Amsterdam; Attakkalari Biennial Bangalore; March Dance Chennai; DRT 2018 Taipei; Dance Bridges Kolkata. She holds a PhD. from School of Arts and Aesthetics, Jawaharlal Nehru University, and has presented her writings in dance studies at various international conferences and journal publications.
At K3, Meghna will develop her ongoing research titled Yarning that links gestures of weaving with dance. She will trace connections between rhythmic and textural qualities of a yarn and moving bodies. The key inquiry is to find ways to weave a space of collective remembrance while simultaneously exploring how to generate occasions of gathering/communitarian intimacy and play.

^{(Status: 2023)}

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