An experiential solo where you witness an unfolding of the performer’s philosophical queries about life and its priorities. A realisation that ultimately everything- things, relationships, these routines, emotions, human constructs- are all illusions of our own making. There IS nothing, and yet there is everything. The work urges the viewer to question, What is the truth? Why do we hold onto an imagined truth, often missing the bigger reality? Can we see beyond? Perhaps Love resolves everything.

This work deeply resonates with the following statement made by the father of Butoh, Kazuo Ohno, ‘Art can't be taught. I believe that a piece of work comes out naturally from a human, just like one human comes out of another. You must have life coming out of you (your art).'

In conversation with Live music on the electric guitar & Xylophone by Kamal Singh.

About the Artists

Archana Kumar is an international artist whose heart thrives on stage & film. She prefers to illuminate uncomfortable truths, fearlessly confronts societal norms & personal narratives, compelling audiences with her evocative, bold & raw expressions. Her movement training started with Bharatanatyam, to Kathak, to Flamenco, Modern dance techniques & Contact Improvisation during her 11-year residence in the US. She was also extensively trained in Butoh in Tokyo, through a project, “Asia Meets Asia,” which continues to date. She has performed around the US, Canada, China, Indonesia, South Korea & extensively in Japan. A certified Lifestyle Coach & a seasoned Hindustani Indian classical vocalist, she currently teaches English & offers workshops in Flamenco & Physical theater, and movement-mind-wellness practice. She has acted in several feature-length & short films.

Kamal Singh is a singer-songwriter, composer and one of the only music therapists of Bangalore. He has had several contemporary music bands in the past, such as 777, Lounge Piranha, and currently leads Hoirong, through which his most recent project, Ereimangmusic, which blends Manipuri folk tunes with modern melodies, has been gathering momentum across Manipur.