Nayana Keshava Bhat

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2020

Photo: Bernhard Müller / INFLUX

CAGE at SIE 2020 Edition

As the opening performance of Salzburg Improvisation Evenings 2020 Edition, Katie Duck will perform her world-touring piece since 2014, "CAGE", in collaboration with Nayana Keshava Bhat on the evening of March 4th at Toihaus Theater at 19 hrs.

Description:
CAGE is a solo by Katie Duck with an invitation for collaboration. INFLUX artist Nayana Keshava Bhat accepts this invitation, bringing her own Indian/Austrian cultural influence into the work.
CAGE refers to the composer John Cage whose scores, among other things, introduced musicians to choice.
CAGE also refers to how the institutionalisation of absolutely everything, the loss of love, the need to face the anatomic perfection of what the Vagina actually is and the use of death as tactic for fear has suppressed our emotions and feelings forcing us all to live in a CAGE.

This work is created in co-production with INFLUX - Netzwerk für Tanz, Theater und Performance and Toihaus Theater. It has been funded by Salzburg Stadt and Salzburg Land.

Salzburg Improvisation Evenings 2020 Edition

Salzburg Improvisation practitioners will be presenting a piece following the performance of "CAGE" on the evening of 4 March at 20:15 hrs. In this improvised piece, the performers experimented with space and time, creating an instant composition.
The piece was created under the artistic direction of Nayana Bhat and performed by Anna Barbara Bonatto, Verena Pircher, Olivia Mitterheumer, Natalia Castaneira, Agnes Distelberger, Ursula Schwarz, Ortwin Probst, Peter Kaubisch and Azahara Sanz.

Moving Clowns weekend workshop at GEA Akademie

Moving Clowns: Flow und Folie Workshop in GEA Akademie will take place on the weekend of 21 - 23 February.

PNEU 2020

Photo: Bernhard Müller

Nayana will be performing again in "The show must go on" of Jerome Bel, to be presented as the finale of the Performing New Europe Festival on the 25th of January at 20 hrs in Szene Theater.

Später bei Peter talkshow at PNEU

As a part of the PNEU 2020, Nayana will be one of the three guests on "Später bei Peter" talkshow with Peter Stamer on the 22 January at 21 hrs in Szene Lokal. It is free entrance to one and all.

Mentoring for Young Friends project

Nayana has been invited by Szene Salzburg to mentor the participants of their project "Young Friends", in order to support young arts enthusiasts to find their artistic paths. Accordingly, Nayana will be facilitating an impulse workshop on 11 January at Szene Studio

2019

Moving Clowns: Flow und Folie @ GEA

The last workshop for 2019 of "Moving Clowns: Flow und Folie" at GEA Akademie will be held from 29th November to 1st of December.

SIE open-stage at Toihaus Theater

Salzburg Improvisation Evenings, popularly referred to as SIE, will present two open stage evenings at Toihaus Theater on the 6th of November and 11th of December at 19 hrs. The on-going project is developed under the artistic direction of Nayana Keshava.

"Extraordinarily Intolerable" at tanz-house herbst 2019

Project "Extraordinarily Intolerable" will be presented again at the tanz-house herbst festival on 30th and 31st of October in Toihaus Theater at 19 hrs.
This work is produced in collaboration between Tomaz Simatovic and INFLUX - Netzwerk für Tanz, Theater und Performance. It is directed by Tomaz Simatovic and performed by Nayana Keshava Bhat and Bandi Meszerics.

Photo: INFLUX / Bernhard Müller

SIE at Jazz & the City Popup stage

Photo: Elfi Eberhard

Nayana will directing and performing an instant composition live performance on the popup stage in Jazz & the city festival on 19th of October at 12:00 hrs on Makartplatz, along with the practitioners of Salzburg Improvisation Evenings. The performers are Julia Leckner, Ursula Schwarz, Andrea Beringer, Anna Adansamer, Katharin Maier, Elisabeth Girame, Markos Destefanos, Maja Backovic.

"Konstruktionen des Fremden" - Podiumsdiskussion

Nayana will be moderating a panel discussion on the topic of "Konstruktionen des Fremden" together with Susanne Lipinksi, Sarah Bergh and Dr. Siegrid Schmidt on the evening of the 25th September at 21:00 hrs at ARGEkultur Saal.

"The show must go on" with Jérôme Bel

In celebration of the 50th anniversary of Szene Salzburg, French choreographer Jerome Bel shall re-stage his renowned work "The Show Must Go On" in Salzburg with a new cast. Nayana has been invited to be part of this project.

This work will be performed at Szene Theater on the 8th of October at 20:00 hrs.

Performing at Sommerszene 2019

Nayana will be part of Sommerszene 2019 by performing in the work "Die Späte der Stunde" directed by Ohnetitel - Neztwerk für Theater und Kunstprojekte.

The performances will take place on 17th, 22nd, 24th, and 29th of June at 19:00 hrs.

Extraordinarily Intolerable @ Toihaus Theater

Nayana will be collaborating with and performing the work titled "Extraordinarily Intolerable", directed and devised by Slovenian choreographer Tomaz Simatovic under the umbrella project "The Performing Solidarity Project", on the 14th and 15th of June at Toihaus Theater at 19:30 hrs.

This work is produced by Tomaz Simatovic in collaboration with INFLUX - Netzwerk, co-produced by Toihaus Theater, funded by Salzburg Stadt Kultur, Bildung und Wissen, and Land Salzburg Kulturabteilung.

More details about the project you will find here.

Bharatanatyam at Lange Nacht der Kirchen

Nayana has been invited again to perform Bharatanatyam together with Katharina Nadamani Fuchs at the Lange Nacht der Kirchen Festival 2019. The performance will take place twice, 20:30 hrs to 21:15 hrs and again 21:30 hrs to 22:15 hrs on the 24th of May at Dreifaltigkeitskriche. It is free entrance and all are welcome!

"Draußen Sein, Sichtbar Sein" - workshop at AAI

Nayana will be leading a workshop with Julia Leckner titled "Draußen sein, Sichtbar sein", focusing on female body perception in social contexts. This workshop is an initiative by INFLUX - Netzwerk für Tanz, Theater und Performance in collaboration with Afro-Asiatisches Institut, to take place on the 15th of May, from 16:00 hrs to 20:00 hrs.

Salzburg Improvisation Evenings

Nayana will be directing the improvisatory performance practice to take place twice a month in Toihaus Theater.

Salzburg Improvisation Evenings is an invitation to performers of all genres such as, musicians, dancers, actors, singers, clowns and so on, to be part of and create an on-going improvisation and live performance practice.

For more details about participation, dates and related information, check here.

This work is produced by INFLUX - Netzwerk, co-produced by Toihaus Theater, funded by Salzburg Stadt Kultur, Bildung und Wissen, and Land Salzburg Kulturabteilung.

Room of Inevitable End - Revival @ ART SPACE stift millstatt

Sommerszene 2018 © Bernhard Müller / INFLUX - Netzwerk für Tanz, Theater und Performance

This project, having premiered at Sommerszene Festival 2018, will see its revival performance at ART SPACE stift millstatt on the 8th of February, 2019, 20:00 hrs.

This project is produced by INFLUX - Netzwerk für Tanz, Theater und Performance, and co-produced by Szene Salzburg and büro für tanz | theater | produktionen, Millstatt. It is funded by Stadt Salzburg Kultur, Bildung und Wissen, Salzburg Land Kulturabteilung, Land Kärnten and supported by ARTSPACE stift millstatt and Toihaus Theater, Salzburg. The production is supported with scientific inputs from Eva-Maria Kubin/DSP Cultural Production Dynamics, Universität Salzburg.

Moving Clowns: Freiheit & Fiasko and Flow & Folie at GEA, Waldviertl

As usual, the new year starts with a clown workshop at GEA from the 11th - 13th of January with Moving Clowns: Freiheit & Fiasko module.

The second module, "Moving Clowns: Flow & Folie", will take place with a special focus on Valentine's Day, from 14th - 17th of February. Register now!

2018

Afro-Asiatisches Institut 30. Jubiläumsfeier

Nayana has been invited to perform at the 30th anniversary celebrations of Afro-Asiatisches Institut on the 25th of October, 2018 in Kollegienkirche at 19:00 hrs. It is free entry to one and all.

SUDDENLY THE FLOOR WAS NOT THERE: Performance project with Tomaz Simatovic

Photo courtesy: Wolfgang Lienbacher

Nayana will be performing this work, choreographed by Tomaz Simatovic, as a part of Tanz_House Festival 2018 on the 24th of October at 20:00 hrs in ARGE Foyer.

This is project is the second part in the trilogy on the Rana Plaza disaster, and is the beginning of a new body of work developed by Slovenian choreographer Tomaz Simatovic.

Photo courtesy and copyrights: Bernhard Müller

Room of Inevitable End premiere at Sommerszene Festival 2018

Nayana's first group choroegraphic production, "Room of Inevitable End", will be premiering at the Sommerszene festival, 2018, in ARGEkultur on 7th of June at 18:00 hrs. This will be followed with a second performance on the 8th of June at 20:00 hrs.

This project is produced by INFLUX - Netzwerk für Tanz, Theater und Performance, and co-produced by Szene Salzburg and büro für tanz | theater | produktionen, Millstatt. It is funded by Stadt Salzburg Kultur, Bildung und Wissen, Salzburg Land Kulturabteilung, Land Kärnten and supported by ARTSPACE stift millstatt and Toihaus Theater, Salzburg. The production is supported with scientific inputs from Eva-Maria Kubin/DSP Cultural Production Dynamics, Universität Salzburg.

Bharatanatyam classes at AAI

Nayana has resumed teaching Bharatanatyam classes at the Afro-Asiatiches Institut starting March 12th. the classes will take place every Monday between 18:00 and 19:30 hrs, and is open to one and all.

Photo courtesy: Maayan Reiter

Residency for Room of Inevitable End at Toihaus Theater

A residency has been offered at the Toihaus Theater for Nayana's on-going choreographic project "Room of Inevitable End". During the period from the 1 - 14 of February, Nayana will be working on the second phase of creation together with dancers Anna Bárbara Bonatto, Maayan Reiter, María Casares González, Maria-Pilmaiquén Jenny, Roni Sagi, and costume-designer Christina Pointner.

Moving Clowns at GEA Akademie, Waldviertl

The new year starts with a 3- day workshop in GEA Akademie, Schrems, from the 5 - 7 of January.
A 4-day workshop "Moving Clowns: Flow und Folie" will take place from 3 - 6 of May.
A second 4-day workshop "Moving Clowns: Freiheit und Fiasko" will take place towards the end of summer, from the 27 - 30 of August.
Registrations and more information are available on the GEA website.

Creative movement and Indian dance workshops at Kinderyogafestival

Nayana will be teaching creative movement and Indian dance workshops at the 1. Österreichische Kinderyoga Festival to be held in Neumarkt am Wallersee, Austria, on the 30th of September and 1st of October 2017. The workshops are meant for children between the age groups of 5 - 10 years old.

Residency at ART SPACE, Millstatt

Nayana has been invited for a two-week choreographic residency by think tank + management: büro für tanz I theater I produktionen, curated by Andrea K Schlehwein, to work on her new production "Room of Inevitable Ends", from 14th - 27th August, 2017. This project will feature five performers, namely, Anna Bárbara Bonatto, Maayan Reiter, María Casares González, Maria-Pilmaiquén Jenny, Roni Sagi, with Christina Pointner for stage and costume design.
This production is to premiere on the 7th of June, 2018 at Sommerszene Festival in ARGEkultur.

As a part of the residency, Nayana together with Maayan Reiter and Anna Bárbara Bonatto, will be offering open classes for professional dancers called "On the Move" on the 16th, 17th and 18th of August from 10:00 - 12:00.

Bharatanatyam performance at Lange Nacht der Kirchen Festival

Nayana will be presenting a Bharatanatyam evening with Katharina Fuchs and Asmita Banerjee on the occasion of Lange Nacht der Kirchen Festival 2017 at the Kajetaner Kirche on June 9th. The performance will be repeated twice.

Photo courtesy: Tobias Hammerle

Moving Clowns - Freiheit und Fiasko at GEA Akademie

"Moving Clowns - Freiheit und Fiasko" will be held at the GEA Akademie, Schrems, Austria for the third consecutive year, from April 28 - 30th.

A more elaborate follow-up of this workshop, under the title "Moving Clowns - Flow und Folie" will be held between July 10 - 13, 2017.

A Duet. Ein Solo. at Performance Tage

"A Duet. Ein Solo.", co-produced by ARGEkultur, has been invited to perform at the Salzburger Performance Tage Festival, curated by Helene Weinzierl/Tanzimpulse Salzburg, on the 10th of April 2017.

Photo courtesy: Bernhard Müller/ ARGEkultur

Residency at D.ID Burgenland

Nayana was invited to be an artiste in residence at Dance Identity Burgenland, Centre for dance and choreography between 12 - 21 December 2016. During this residency, Nayana continued to develop her choreographic work "A Duet. Ein Solo.", while also offering a movement class as a guest teacher.

Residency at Szene Salzburg

Nayana is currently a resident artiste at Szene Salzburg studio between 01.09 - 18.09. and again from 03.10 - 13.10., wherein she will research on her next untitled collaborative dance project with Swedish choreographer Micke Strid, Austrian circus artiste Andrea Schalk, and German theatre actress Julia Leckner.

Bharatanatyam classes at Afro Asiatisches Institut

A beginners' level 1 & 2 class will commence this winter semester of 2016 on the 10th of October at Afro-Asiatisches Institut, Salzburg. The classes take place on Tuesdays from 19:30 until 21:00 in Kollegien Kirche, starting from 11.10.2016. Registrations are now open!

Moving Clowns - Flow und Folie

"Moving Clowns - Flow and Folie" and "Moving Clowns - Freiheit und Fiasko" will be held at GEA Akademie, Schrems, Austria, for the upcoming winter semester. Watch out this space for the dates!

"Der Clown und das Geld" - Moving Clowns workshop at Afro-Asiatisches Institut

A 3-day weekend workshop and project will take place between 19.11.-21.11. as a part of a week-long project at AAI. Nayana and Peter will work with a group of participants on exploring their inner clowns, and developing a keen sense of listening to oneself as a practice to keep up in a world that continues to place more and more importance on money.

The workshop will culminate in a clown street performance on the 21st.

Bharatanatyam performance at Festabend 30 Jahre Weltladen, Laufen

Nayana has been invited by Weltladen, Laufen to present an evening of Bharatanatyam recital as a part of the celebration of their 30th anniversary. The recital will be held at Salzach Halle, Laufen on 10th of October, 2016, 7pm.

Moving Clowns for MIT U-Lab

"Moving Clowns" has been invited to offer a one-day weekend workshop for the Munich hub of MIT U.Lab program. After an introductory evening workshop for 18 participants on September 22, a longer workshop will be conducted on November 26, 2016, in Munich.

U.Lab is an eight-week online course co-founded by MIT and Harvard that draws on an understanding of human factors as the basis for innovation. By following it you will learn the basics of Theory U, a framework that encourages transformational change on individual and collective levels, and leads to innovative working style. For information about U-Lab, you can go to http://munich.impacthub.net/event/ulab/.