Meghna Bhardwaj

WE, THE FLANEUSE

The video work We, the Flaneuse is based on performative crocheting in public space in Hamburg. The title refers to the black flâneuse in Nella Larson's book Quicksand and searches for narratives and politics of female loitering in public space. By playing with both indoor and outdoor spaces, Meghna Bhardwaj asks how a fragile material like yarn and the fragility of a female performative body can be made visible in public space. Can the two come together to disrupt the social codes of public appearance? What form of resistance can a gathering of crocheting/crocheted bodies produce?

_{Research: Anand Dhanakoti, Eng Kai Er, Larissa Potapov, Nicole Kiersz, Meghna Bhardwaj | Performance: Eng Kai Er, Larissa Potapov, Meghna Bhardwaj | Costumes: Nicole Kiersz, Meghna Bhardwaj | Camera and editing: Larissa Potapov}

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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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