SchoolConnect - 10 January 2013

33 Students from Mahadevi Birla World Academy attended the first of the 2 day SchoolConnect programme. After a fun game of moving house, the session began with students giving an adjective for a House - responses ranged from crazy to haunted to Chocolate !

This was followed by a short discussion, led by Vikram - on adjectives for Home versus House and which of those could be applied to dance.


Then came the fun part of building houses !
The girls soon transformed into pillars and swings and clocks - and some shoes turned into a rangoli ! Other students were invited to visit these houses.



Before the students watched excerpts from Dialoge 09-Neues Museum, Vikram gave them a short introduction to Sasha Waltz - especially her international Dialoge projects.







All these students were witness to an exclusive show of Dialoge 2013 - Kolkata followed by a question-answer session with Sasha Waltz herself on 11.Jan .

Once in a lifetime encounter for school students.

Happy New Year!  We are truly delighted to begin the year with a tremendously exciting SchoolConnect opportunity. Sasha Waltz one of the most sought after choreographers in the world today, will be in Calcutta to create a unique site specific performance piece as part of her international Dialoge projects. The Dialoge projects have become her trademark “they demonstrate the boldness and pioneering spirit of a choreographer who has given dance new meaning and popularity.” It is her first Dialoge piece in India created specifically in and with an architectural Calcutta location, so it will not be seen again anywhere else in the world. It is also her first collaboration with Padmini Chettur, one of the foremost contemporary choreographers in India. Sasha Waltz has repeatedly conquered new spaces for dance – and repeatedly reinvented herself as a choreographer. From the start, her creations evolved in confrontation with other art forms and were mainly characterised by the influence of architecture and the visual arts. Ranan is pleased to present an opportunity for school students to be part of this once in a life-time experience. The SchoolConnect programme will be on two days – 10th & 11th January 2013 Please contact ranan.artsengage@gmail.com or  9831256730 for any queries or confirmations. For full address of venue and details on the public shows from 12th to 14th please click here

Ranan SchoolConnect 10th January:  1pm: registration and payment 1:30 to 3 pm: An introduction to contemporary dance, and the work of Sasha Waltz. Venue: Max Mueller Bhavan auditorium 11th January: (evening) Exclusive show for students the day before the official premiere of the show, followed by a question-answer session with Sasha Waltz herself and her company. Venue: Jorasanko Rajbati on Chitpur Road Large numbers are welcome, but kindly confirm numbers to reserve slots, and avoid disappointment. Charges are Rs 200 per child for the 2 day programme. Accompanying teachers are free. Accompanying parents are welcome on the 11th with advance booking