Sara Mikolai:
Archiv-Arbeit VII
Archiv-Arbeit VII
With a background in Bharata Natyam, Sara Mikolai develops experimental work. In her contribution for the Julius-Hans-Spiegel-Zentrum, she investigates the gaze in colonial photography and plays with the tension of visibility and invisibility as well as knowledge and ignorance, starting with a photograph of devadasi dancers from Kasten Nr. 942n Exotischer Tanz. She dives into the prehistory of Bharata Natyam, a south Indian dance that was developed out of the devadasi tradition after the abolishment of the British colonialists in the wake of the Indian nationalist movement.
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Concept, Performance Sara Mikolai Costume Nadine Bakota Sound Performance Tara Transitory
Foto © Doro Tuch