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Ningappa Abhilash

Performer, teacher and choreographer

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Performer, teacher and choreographer, born in India and working in India and Europe.

He postgraduate in SEAD (Salzburg, Austria) and Post Masters in APASS (Advanced Performance and Scenography Studies) in Belgium on a movement research project called "Play Practice".

A yoga practitioner and a martial art teacher, trained in Kalaripayattu and Contemporary dance dancer started his training in India and later travelled in India and Europe working and practicing.

He worked with La Caldera (Spain), Nunart (Spain), Royal Conservatoire Antwerp (ARTESIS, Antwerp), I-dance (Hong Kong), Ibiza Contact Festival (Spain) and has been teaching professional classes in Dock 11 (Berlin), Dansehotel (Malaga), Residency in PARTS (Brussels), Le Chien Perdu (Brussels), Love-in (Canada), Dance Identity (D.ID) (Austria), Danskias (Vienna), and Association of Professional Dancers (Ireland).

He organised Play Practice Apprenticeship program, Goa Scholarship Program, Improjunction Scholarship Program, as well as residencies for artists who are visiting India as well as young artists from India.

He worked with choreographers such as Constanza Macras in "Back to the present" and "The past", Katie Ducks Improvisation performances, Tania Carvalho In "Icosahedron," Rex levitates Dance Company (Ireland), "Bodies in urban spaces" by Willie Dorner, Reinhild Hoffman in "Pro Choreo Laboratory", Ka Fai in "What I think about when I think about dancing" and Nuni Lazaga "To dream or not to dream".

His choreography work involves "Architect of self destruction" performed in Ibiza movement and performance Festival, "No Speaking Solo" performed in Isadora Festival in Russia, "Too Far East is West" duet performance with Carla Guida Johnson, "Disposable Heroes" with Bangalore Dance Collective, "Troubled Duet" in Bangalore International Dance Festival. He presented a lecture performance called "Life Unedited" and performed 15 solos choreographed by all participant choreographers called "15 Pieces" concept by Daniel Kok in the frame of an exchange program called "Point to Point" by Asia Europe Dance Forum supported by Asian Europe Foundation "Lets Make Up India" in Zurich.

The short video about teaching and performing of Abhilash Ningappa you will find here.