Blend of different cultures and arts from different parts of the world in the city was a sheer feast for eyes. The day 10-day global contemporary dance and digital arts festival -- the Attakkalari India Biennial 2013, brought to city some thrilling performances from other countries. Attakkalari’s collaboration with video, digital artistes, composers, dancers, volunteers, musicians, technicians and choreographers across the world through its India Biennial 2013 resulted in 10-days of conversations between artistes, cultures, aspiring performers, decision-makers in the fields of theatre and performing arts -- thereby bringing together and spreading the values on which performing arts are built upon.
The highlight of the festival included some of the many events like Time Frames which focussed on introducing the students to a cross-disciplinary arts practice that combined both movement and visual arts in a performance. Time Frames was incorporated into the class structure of each of the participating schools for a duration of thirty hours. Also another programme included, Choreographer / performer Padmini Chettur’s defining space and time with artistic inquiries. In the work, Padmini was seen traversing on nine lines that she had prescribed during the creating process.
The movements were detailed, measured and contemplative depicting the abstractness of the movement and body. The lighting and music were elements to bring out the sheer theatricality of the work. Exciting set of works from the Korean dance companies were excellent.The vibrant, conversational pieces relayed the expertise of the performers across traditional and modern dance genres which were seamlessly intertwined to produce fresh new contemporary dance works. The energy and persistent practice of the performers cannot be ignored from the rigour, speed and intensity of the moves of every individual dancer on stage. Through this festival the centre promotes unique movement of language and interdisciplinary works in the country.