The next edition of Attakkalari India Biennial (AIB), South Asia’s largest international contemporary dance festival, will be held in venues across Bangalore from 6 to 15 February, 2015 and will aim at animating the city.
Programmed around the theme ‘Dance Connect’, Attakkalari India Biennia 2015 is organised by the Attakkalari Centre for Movement Arts (ACMA) to foster new connections in producing, presenting and receiving contemporary dance locally as well as globally. True to the theme of the next Biennial – “Dance Connect” – Attakkalari has devised a series of activities to connect individuals, communities, localities and organizations right across Bangalore and indeed throughout India and internationally.
The launch event will be attended by artists, friends, supporters and partners from the Media, Corporate, Educational, Cultural, Diplomatic, Government and Non-Government sectors.
Over the 6 editions so far, the Attakkalari India Biennial has emerged as a unique, vibrant and most important platform for contemporary movement arts in the South Asia region, stimulating many artists and organisations to launch their own initiatives. (Please visit www.attakkalaribiennial.org for details about the 2013 Festival). Bringing more than two hundred artists from twenty odd countries to Bangalore, the Attakkalari India Biennial 2015 has evolved as South Asia’s largest international contemporary dance festival.
Mr Jayachandran Palazhy, Artistic Director of Attakkalari Centre for Movement Arts, says “Attakkalari India Biennial 2015 will mark the coming of age of contemporary dance practices in India, and will open up new avenues for dance artists and audiences alike. Fresh ideas in training and skills development, experimentations and collaborative approaches in creation of new dance works, innovations in presentation, openness blended with constructive critiquing in the reception of performances etc., will be the hallmark of the coming Biennial. The citizens of Bangalore will connect with the Biennial and embrace it with their own initiatives to make dance part of their living in the city, wherever they reside, study or work. â€
Highlights of Attakkalari India Biennial (AIB) 2015
•            Scheduled to be from 6 to 15 February 2015 in venues across Bangalore
•            The theme of AIB 2015 is ‘Dance Connect’ linking individuals, communities and localities in Bangalore and in India through the performing arts.
•            Artists, festival directors, promoters and media persons from Australia, Belgium, China, France, Germany, Japan, Poland, Norway, Singapore, South Korea, Spain, Switzerland, UK, USA, India and countries in South Asia and Africa will attend
•            The 10 day event will be held across Bangalore and will include:
- Main Stage Performances presenting world-class performances by established international and Indian choreographers
- Platform 15 showcasing new works by emerging dance artists from South Asia in front of international Festival Directors, Promoters and Media.
- FACETS -Young Choreographers’ Residency – Mentored by international experts over a month the residency facilitates the creation of original works by emerging choreographers to be premiered during the Biennial.
- Seminars, Colloquia and “Meet the Artist†sessions, bringing thinkers, artists, policy makers and the general public together linking concept, theory and practice.
- ‘Writing on Dance’ – a residency to encourage critical thinking and new approaches in dance writing, linking dance with other disciplines.
- ‘Dance on Camera’ – presenting films/videos featuring dance enabling access to some of the iconic works from international scene.
- Master Classes –Â providing opportunity for Indian and South Asian dance artists an access to the skill set and approach of international dance makers through practical workshops and interactions
- Several Outreach initiatives and Lead up activities will be held in schools, colleges, other educational and research institutes, corporate houses and community organizations from September 2014 onwards
•            AIB 2015 aims to connect artists, students, educationists, professionals, opinion makers and common man as well as education institutes, corporate houses, Media, Government and Non-Government agencies through its activities.
