Spiralling Into Desire

Brinda Jacob

About the performance Spiralling into Desire documents a woman's descent into her deep body to access and retrieve her true autonomy. The performance also draws parallels from the epic poem, 'The Descent of Innana' by Enheduanna, which narrates the story of the Sumerian goddess Innana's descent into the underworld, to visit her pregnant sister Ershikegel - the queen of the dead.

Movement, video art, text and sound populate the liminal landscape into which the audience is gently invited. We are transported to a realm where myth meets modernity, where timeless tales resonate with contemporary struggles. Authentic Movement and Natural Dreamwork are the chief modalities used to research and document this descent. Spiralling Into Desire is part of the larger Desire Project which explores how we hold desire in our bodies. We are deeply interested in what is possible for the community when eros is equally prioritised as logos.

Suitable for 16+

About the artist

Brinda Jacob-Janvrin is a movement-based expressive arts therapist and a contemporary dancer choreographer with more than 35 years of performing experience. A practitioner, facilitator and teacher of Authentic Movement and Natural Dreamwork, Brinda is passionate about the arts, the mysterious workings of the Psyche-Soma and connections between the Body and Earth.

Brinda began her journey as a contemporary dancer in 1994 at Natya STEM Dance Kampini where she was the lead dancer and associate director until 2005. As part of this company Brinda has performed at almost all prestigious dance/ theatre festivals around India as well as USA, UAE, and UK. Since then Brinda continues to share her work individually and in collaborations with other artists, and has performed in India, France, Spain and Germany.

Credits

Concept, research and performance: Brinda Jacob-Janvrin

Dramaturg: Diya Naidu

Video Art: Zero Rules

Director: Roohi Dixit

Cinematography: Preetha Jayaraman

Editor: Ziba Bhagwagar

Voice and Sound: Deepthi Bhaskar

Publicity design: Monica Mehta Gangoly

Costumes: Swathi Shetty

Production: Tia Ann Richard

Spiralling into Desire is produced by the Studio for Movement Arts and Therapies Trust.