Archiving Practices of Performances
Intricacies and importance of documenting Performance
A subject that is as engrossing as it is intensive, get your cuppa and join us as our eminent panel of speakers dissect the topic of the Archiving Practices of Performances in the second Conversation over Coffee
Saturday, 19 Feb 2022 | 5:00 p.m.
What's going on ?
The evening begins with Ismaël Dia, director of the archives of Pina Bausch Foundation and his colleague Julian Klotz sharing their insights on a range of subjects including the vision behind the seminal Pina Bausch Digital Archive, the need for such an exhaustive archive, and the technical aspects and approaches of archiving among others. This will be followed by a conversation between archivist Venkat Srinivasan, Ismaël Dia and Julian Klotz on various aspects of archiving.
Next, eminent Koodiyattam and Nangiarkoothu performer Usha Nangiar will delve into the work that she has put into reviving and documenting these niche traditional theatre art forms.
The event will be moderated by Prof. Sundar Sarukkai with Prof. Urmimala Sarkar Munsi and Jayachandran Palazhy taking part as discussants. There will be a Q&A with the panelists and viewers for half an hour at the end of the sessions.
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Curious already? Register to participate in the conference at Rangamandala at Attakkalari (20 seats only) or online.
Ismaël Dia
Director - Pina Bausch Digital Archives
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Ismaël Dia started working for the Pina Bausch Foundation in 2011. He has been director of the Pina Bausch Archives since 2017
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Julian Klotz
Developer (Front & backend), Pina Bausch Archives
Julian Klotz has been developer (Front and backend) for the Pina Bausch Archives since 2019
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Usha Nangiar
Nangiarkoothu and Koodiyattam exponent
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An eminent practitioner of the ancient Sanskrit theatre art forms of Nangiarkoothu and Koodiyattam. She trained in Koodiyattam under Ammannur Madhava Chakyar and is the only disciple to have learnt the art form from him to its fullest extent.
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Venkat Srinivasan
Archivist at the Archives, National Centre for Biological Sciences
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He also serves on the review boards for the archives at IIT Madras, ISI Kolkata, and NID. Additionally, he is an independent science writer whose work has appeared in The Atlantic and Scientific American online, Nautilus, Aeon, Wired, and the Caravan.
Dr. Urmimala Sarkar Munsi
Faculty at the School of Arts and Aesthetics, JNU, New Delhi
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Her specialization is in Critical Dance Studies, Visual Anthropology & Ethnographic research.
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Jayachandran Palazhy
Founder, Artistic Director, Attakkalari Centre
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He is an internationally acclaimed dancer and choreographer at the forefront of the contemporary Indian movement arts scene.
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Prof. Sundar Sarukkai
Founder- Barefoot Philosophers
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Authored many books on philosophy. His latest book is Philosophy for Children: Thinking, Reading, Writing and it is published in English, Hindi, Tamil, Kannada, Telugu, Malayalam and Bengali.
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