Shikha Chowhan
A performing artist, choreographer and an educator who's intrigued to explore the exponential possibilities of performing arts in the societal and the education space.
DANCE
A showcase of our dance performances on our Graduation day at Attakkalari Centre for Movement Arts
IMAGE 1 - A Ballet performance about Swan Tank choreographed by Atalya Baumer, Israel and performed at one of the largest venues in Bangalore, India
IMAGE 2 - A Bharatanatyam performance choreographed by Minal Prabhu, India as a representation of the adavu, swaram and abhiniya (3 important tenets of the classical dance form). This choreography was performed at one of the largest venues in Bangalore, India
IMAGE 3 - A contemporary performance about the Parallel Universe, choreographed by Nakula Somana performed at one of the largest venues in Bangalore, India
IMAGE 4 - A contemporary performance showcasing the hustle and chaos we deal with in our daily lives choreographed by Deepak Kurki Shivaswamy
Human Interactions - A dance performance at Attakkalari Centre for Movement Arts
A showcase of our work that we learned during our contemporary community classes on the topic of Human Interactions and choreographed by Anindita Ghosh. This piece was performed at the Attakkalari Centre for Movement Arts studio
Featured in Education Times (Times of India) - World's largest read English daily
A preview into a multidisciplinary art project called, ‘The Big Gubbi Project’ in collaboration with 'The Kha Foundation' in an effort to expand the boundaries of Movement and Visual arts
IMAGE 1, 2 & 3 - Exploring my relationship with the colours as a reflective process at an emotional and psychological level. My connection with these hues of blue was a vibrant feeling of calmness and courage and intimacy with red
IMAGE 4 - One of the paintings that I created as part of this therapeutic process using textures
An installation setup for the flowing audience as part of The Khamshet Project, choreographed by Terence Lewis
My fellowship with Teach for India (a unit of Teach for All)
Kids Education Revolution - a Teach for India initiative to encourage student leadership
IMAGE 1 - A dance performance by the students showcasing their personal transformation towards Empowerment
IMAGE 2 - One of my students getting interviewed on one of the problem statements in education
IMAGE 3 - One of my students as part of the learning circle working on creating solutions for problems threatening our world
IMAGE 4 - One of my students giving a presentation on essential values as part of the Life-skills program
Mentored grade 2 - 5 with Visual Art integration in their classroom activities
IMAGE 1 & 2 - Students work on an activity of recycling waste
IMAGE 3 - Integration of arts in mathematics
IMAGE 4 - Students learning the skills of wall art as part of their gardening initiative to practice empathy and responsibility
My choreography work with the students of National Public School for their school event, Kalakriti 2019
An inaugural live band and dance performance on Believer, Imagine Dragons performed by the 8th, 9th and 11th graders. This performance was choreographed to highlight the schools' motto of empowerment and self-belief
Cool down sessions with these little dancers at ARTitudeStudio
A choreography for the Montessori students of ORCHIDS The International School on the 'Uses and importance of Water'
A choreography on global warming and its effects on the environment
THEATER
A snapshot of my comedy-led Theater performance titled, 'Foursome' written and directed by Prithesh Bhandary
Performed the play, 'Foursome' at Tedx to an audience of Innovators, Thinkers & Doers - independently organized by St. Joseph Engineering College, Mangalore
SHORT FILMS
An Actor is Born - a short film written and directed by B. Saurabh in collaboration with We Augur
IMAGE 1 - I am playing the character of a mother who's welcoming a visitor
IMAGE 2 - A fight between a husband and a wife, where the husband is a chauvinist and the wife an ambitious woman
IMAGE 3 - A scene where the couple acts like an ideal couple in front of a visitor
PERFORMING ART-IN-EDUCATION
Integration of theater in other learning areas like, English, Mathematics, Social Science and Life-skills
IMAGE 1 - The students are brainstorming for script ideas for a theater performance about 'United Nations'
IMAGE 2 & 3 - Snapshots of the students during their performance
IMAGE 4 - The students performing while the audience also play the role of critics
A street play I wrote and directed on Gender Equality as part of the inter-school competition
Students of National Public School creating their own music as part of an activity to create music using their bodies and objects in their surroundings
A student performing an act to describe her strengths and weaknesses using movement during a life-skills class on the value 'Self - exploration'
Student testimonials - About Visual and Performing arts, The Life-skills program at National Public School
Adding music to my repertoire - 2 months of classes
