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Dancing Girl - Sujata Goel

A contemporary dance piece challenging dominant narratives of beauty and exploring the body in different physical states.

15 October 2016

In this piece, Sujata Goel presented a fictional character of herself. A mythical, doll-like figure continuously morphed through different psychological and physical states. Formally, the work explored the construction of gesture and meaning, employing a highly representational and stylised form that was simultaneously abstract. Politically, the work attempted to challenge the politics of exotica and a Eurocentric understanding of contemporary dance aesthetics.

Image used for representative purpose only.

Concept, Performance and Choreography: Sujata Goel
Sound: 'Over the Edges' by Andrew Chalk
Costume: Tabasheer Zutshi Light: Yap Seok Hui Production: Tang Fu Kuen Tour Technical Manager: Steve Kwek/ARTFACTORY Residency and Financial Support: Adishakti Laboratory for Theatre Arts Research, IFA

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