It is
a dancer's dream to have the split second of his/her movement and gesture
frozen in a photograph for eternity. This frozen frame may have captured that
elusive movement of flight, never to happen again. It is a photographer's
ability to see beyond what a human eye can see. David and Sumeet work
together to teach you to feel the palpable dynamic tension between dance
& photography and how to slice that moment into a fraction of a second to
create that crystal sharp image.
Calling photographers and dancers to AVID's never done before 4-day
workshop, where the two art forms cross-pollinate. 'Movement in Stillness' is
an experience of the symbiotic relationship between dance & photography.
This interactive practical learning, with a theoretical overview eases you
both in the process of dance & photographing it by a fairly surprising
and easy to learn process.
If you are a dancer with a passion to learn or a photographer having some
basic skill and a camera with manual features then this workshop is for
you! You can engage in a mutually
enriching interaction to make the magic happen and see yourself on stage on
the final day of the workshop besides seeing
your photographs exhibited.
David de Souza started out as a biochemist and switched to photography, he believes that all disciplines art or science can inform each other making for a more rounded and holistic approach. He teaches photography now, but brings in musicians, poets, dancers, writers, sociologists, philosophers and anthropologists with the simple aim that every subject needs to be inclusive of other practices. He has been a commercial photographer for 15 years. The last 5 years have been spent on subjects for monographs, ranging from mythology to dreams. He is keen on new media and alternative ways of seeing and displaying ones work. He has produced 8 monographs and 4 commissioned books. He was the field director of 'Picture Mumbai': Landmarks of a new generation a Getty Conservation Institute initiative.
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Sumeet Nagdev is the youngest modern contemporary dancer. He has choreographed ad films with Deepika Padukone and Hrithik Roshan for the series of 'JUST Dance'. Apart from that he has 12 productions in India and has represented India at American Dance Festival last year and is a faculty at Gregory Hancock Dance Theatre. He constantly strives to spread the joy of dance with his company and dance creations. He quotes: “No movement is in sin. Believe in the light and illuminate the dancer within.”
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