Anupam Saikia

It's all about Performance Art and the possibilities of presence where Hector Canoge talks through his experience. Also, this conversation is trying to make a bridge to the Performance art in general through Hector’s performative practices. We know due to Covid-19 there were lots of critical question come to the physical presence and Body. We try to address the presence in the live situation. There was the question of improvising/improvisation, and the idea of installation in  performance art related to the materials used, etc. Hector Canonge is an interdisciplinary artist, curator, and cultural producer based in New York City. His work incorporates various forms of artistic expression: Performance Art, Dance, Multimedia Production, Installation, and Social Practice to explore and treat issues related to constructions of identity, gender roles, and the politics of migration. Challenging the white box settings of a gallery or a museum, or intervening directly in public spaces,...

Amitesh Grover talks about the philosophical understanding of the medium performance in relation to his experiences, also stimulatingly talks about the parameter between Performing Art and Performance Art, how that’s become a blur in the process, in his practices, within the body etc. This conversation was Moderation by Anupam Saikia. Amitesh Grover (b.1980) is a performer, director, writer, and curator based in New Delhi, India. His works move beyond theatre, into visual ar ts, films, photography, installations, publishing, and processes, and are shown internationally in theatres, galleries, public spaces, and on the internet. https://youtu.be/C2jKtnd8EwU

This is the conversation with Dagmar I. Glausnitzer-Smith, Germany talks about her experience in the field of Performance Art, Performance Workshops, Pedagogical aspects, etc. moderation by Anupam Saikia. About Dagmar:  Dagmar I. Glausnitzer-Smith was graduated in London from the Royal College of Art in 2000 and from Goldsmiths' College in 1994. After her completion of a two year Picker Fellowship at Kingston University in 2003, she returned to Germany organizing international T.a.T.(pure action in art in action) Performance Art Workshops and City site-specific 12-hour Marathon Performance Art Workshops called 'Werktag'. BODYSCAPE zone: BODYSCAPE zone is a mantel space in relation to the Performance Art, also, this can be physical and psychological space, etc. Dealing with these spaces Bodyscape Zone will talk about the process, pre-process, what are the performative sketches before execution, the mental process of the performer, the plan, etc. It is a platform, ...