Time to enjoy a solo act on stage

Koogu, the Kannada word for call or shout, is a solo performance comprising a series of vignettes based on real events, some that occurred in the performer’s life – a grandmother who considered dancing cheap, memories of a church choir, an attempt to run the marathon – all examined in the light of larger ideas of freedom, culture and tradition.
The performance was born out of a series of conversations between a Bengaluru-based theatre worker, Anish Victor and Michel Casanovas, a dancer and choreographer from France. The dialogue revolved around the question – ‘what does one stand and fight for?’ Employing a non-linear narrative – Koogu uses text, dance, sound, song and music in order to provide the audience fresh ways of sensing and engaging with performance.
Having performed in diverse venues – living rooms, terraces, kitchens, office-spaces, basements, a Sal forest, as well as regular auditoriums – across Bengaluru, Kolkata, New Delhi, Assam, Chennai, Pondicherry and Kenya – Koogu continues its journey.
The play is scheduled to take place on June 19 (6 and 8 pm) at Atta Galata, Koramangala.