(Visual and Physical Theater)
Key Skills
Dance Forms: Western Contemporary an Modern; Ballet [Vaganova method]; Jazz; Kathak & Bharatnatyam [Indian Classical Form]
Psycho-Physical Forms: Kalaripayatt [Ancient Indian Martial Art]; Butoh ; Yoga and Feldenkrais Method
Others : Mask-Mime Technique, Object Theatre, Improvisation, Contact Work, Basic Acrobatics
Education
Dance
2016 – 2018 | M.Res | Interdisciplinary Theatre Making & Research, Royal Conservatorium, Den Hague, Netherlands
2010 – 2012 | Diploma in Dance | Terence Lewis Contemporary Dance Company, India
2004 – 2007 | Kathak ( Indian Classical Dance Education)| Vivek Vardhini Music College (aff to Allahabad Univ.) India
Residencies/workshops/courses
- “Kalaripayattu”: Natya Kalari Residency, Kalari Sangham, India 2017
- “Ensemble/Body/Voice”: Instabilli Vaganti, Italy, 2016
- “Instant Composition”: Stichting Magpie- Katie Duck 2013, 2014
- “Improvisation/ Making/ Ensemble”: Dundee school of ensemble physical theater
2013 - “Dynamic Contact work” : Ultima Vez Company, Brussels 2013
Other
- M.E., Mechanical Engineering, 2008
Birla Institute of Technology and Science (BITS), Pilani, India - B.E., Production Engineering, 2006
Osmania University, Hyderabad, India
Chandana works as a performer and maker. She performs in interdisciplinary theater as dancer/mimer/singer. Her instrument is her body, and as a performer her journey is driven by seeking the borders of this instrument in form and performativity.
Researches: Performance presence and the science behind it, ‘Being-Present’ as state of creativity, state Zero
As a maker her works explore the genre visual-movement theater.
Chandana Sarma 