Michhil Amra: We Are The Procession!

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MICHHIL grows from Ananya Chatterjea’s memories of growing up in Kolkata, where political protests and processionals routinely occupied public spaces, caused traffic snarls, and interrupted daily business – experienced anew, here in the Twin Cities, during the Uprising following George Floyd’s murder. MICHHIL elevates messages from grassroots BIPOC organizing: we cannot return to normal after interruptions, because constructions of normality are often built atop systemic violence. Disruptive energies and experiences are common in many challenged communities – and were newly thrust upon the worldwide community during the Covid-19 pandemic. MICHHIL builds on the hallmark of Chatterjea’s choreographic style – contrapuntal ensemble dancing – and is intentionally interrupted by invited audience members, whose improvised processions take over the stage and house. Artists regroup, and the choreography restarts from a new place, proceeding through different group formations. The work concludes with an exploration of liberation, as the worlds of stage performance and audience processionals merge and emerge anew: no longer oppositional, still adjacent, inviting hope and connection.

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