Varnam

Padmini Chettur creates choreography and dance works that extend beyond the stage both conceptually and physically. In this case, her work Varnam, a choreographic performance made especially for video will be reconfigured as several performanceswithin David Hall, to then be displayed again in video format for the duration of the Biennale. Varnam explores the nostalgic remains of eroticism and romantic love. In a critique of classical Indian dance she presents a new iteration of the heroine who is separated from her lover, abandoned and suffering.