C.TACTILE - Tracing touch
Memory | Power | Resistance
C.Tactile is a contemporary dance work that investigates the politics and poetics of touch. It asks: what does it mean to embody a female identity in a world shaped by the male gaze? How is touch used to create, deny, or enforce socio-political hierarchies? By centering both the presence and deliberate absence of touch, the piece foregrounds how the body itself becomes a site of negotiation, resistance, and vulnerability. C.Tactile is supported by The KCC Arts Fellowship 23-24 and premiered by the G5A Warehouse Performance Grant. ​
Performed:
Premiered on 16th January 2025, G5A Warehouse, Mumbai.
2025 April: Medai Black Box, Bengaluru
2025 April: Bangalore International Centre, Bengaluru
2025 August: At the Still Point, Goethe institut Kolkata
2025 August Arthshila – A multi arts centre, Santiniketan, Kolkata.
Upcoming:
31st October 2025: Maah Space, Jaipur
2nd November 2025: Oddbird Theatre, Delhi
22nd November 2025: Museum of Goa, Goa.
Concept and Choreography: Shruti Maria Datar
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Movement Collaborator: Melitta Dsouza
Understudy: Nishashmita Talukdar
Original music score: Adriel George
Light Design: Sanket Parkhe



