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  • Irshad 2026
    Irshad 2026
    Fri, 29 May
    Two performances by the Bargad Theatre Fellowship cohort - sharing stories shaped through five months of ensemble work, mentorship, and creative exploration. | For ages 18+
  • Failing Up with Pranshu Shrimali
    Failing Up with Pranshu Shrimali
    Sat, 13 Jun
    Spread over 2 days, Failing Up is a low-pressure, high-play space where messing up is celebrated and failure becomes fuel. | Facilitated by Pranshu Shrimali | For ages 18+

OddLab: Cat's Cradle & Becoming

OddLab ran as an initiative to make experimental pieces accessible to curious audiences.

1 March 2019

Becoming by Samara Chopra was an enquiry and search for a form. Potential formations emerge only in passing. Slight shifts move breath and muscle. A desire to not be positioned fuels the piece, while navigating inner impulse and outward manifestations. The body as movement is understood to be crucial to the understanding of Self. This piece occurs in two twenty minute loops.

The second piece, Cat's Cradle, followed with a single rope hung from the ceiling, wherein two bodies leverage each other's weight to form knots and patterns. One's focus is drawn to the movement of the rope in an almost hypnotic exercise. Both works of contemporary dance were conceived in 2018, with critical feedback and support by Gati Dance Forum.

Choreography and concept for Cat's Cradle by: Vaishnavi Mannava

Performed by: Vaishnavi Mannava and Greeny Francis

Concept for Becoming: Samara Chopra

Devised and performed by: Samara Chopra

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