NAIR
Anushka Nair is a performance artist, whose current research and work revolves around material and affective relations amidst human and more-than-human bodies. Transformation of material bodies and the emergence of multiple subjectivities emerge through performative encounters with more-than-human bodies. She is interested in everyday objects and practices of everyday labour that interlink her body with objects that are inseparably a part of her daily life. Hospitable entanglements and intimacy of human and more-than-human bodies and their interconnected agencies, ontologies and Becomings are her focal points. She is interested in space as a haptic and multisensorial place of intra-action and transformation. Through a post humanist approach, she intends to question and make malleable the notions of a singular fixed human subjecthood to move towards a fluid relation with bodies of the world through performance art as her main medium.
She is from India and is currently based in The Netherlands.
Education
2019-2021
MA Performance Practices, ArtEZ University of Arts, Arnhem, NL
2018
Graduate DUENDE School of Ensemble Physical Theatre, IND
2017
Graduate FECAT (Foundation Course in Expressive and Creative Arts Therapy), Studio for Movement arts and therapy (SMArT), Bangalore, IND
2013-2016
BA Theatre Studies, Media and Communication and English Literature, Christ University, Bangalore, IND
2012
Graduated from Nalanda International school, Vadodara, IND
Performance Art
Solo
2021
Roo(u)ting (variation) 404 Festival, Perdu, Amsterdam, NL
Roo(u)ting , durational graduation work, mentored by Charlotte Grum and Nishant Shah, ArtEZ University of Arts, Arnhem, NL
2020
Naming the Unnamed, durational performance ArtEZ University, Kortestraat, Arnhem, NL
2020
Akupara, durational performance at ArtEZ University of Arts, NL
2019
Sap, durational performance for Uitnacht Arnhem at ArtEZ University of Arts, NL
2019
Make up, Made up, Made, durational performance, Bangalore, IND
2019
Monument, durational performance and installation, Bangalore, IND
2019
Ruination, durational performance and installation, Bangalore, IND
2018
BLOOM, performance piece, supported by Quiver Productions at Alliance Francaise, Bangalore, IND
2018
Cicatrix, a solo site-specific 4 hour performance, mentored by Nikhil Chopra at Faculty of Fine Arts, M.S University, Vadodara, IND
Other Performances (Theatre and Film)
Theatre
2018
The Interconnectedness of All Living Things an ensemble physical theatre performance directed by John Britton and Manjari Kaul. A culminating performance of the DUENDE School of Ensemble Physical Theatre, India run by John Britton
2018
The Vagina Monologues ,produced by Quiver Productions at Alliance Francaise, Bangalore, IND
2018
DATAPRINT, a site specific ensemble performance in Cubbon park metro station, produced by Kaimera Productions (New York) in collaboration with Srishti School of Design, Bangalore, IND
2018
Street plays for sexual harassment awareness in a corporate space in collaboration with Be.artsy, Bangalore, IND
2016
Co-director of a theatre production of Medea, Bangalore, IND
2014
As You Like It, Oliver Twist, The Agony and the Ecstasy and The Anointing: The Story of King David directed by Prof. Esther Yates, Christ University, Bangalore, IND
Film
2019
Mud Mud Ke Na Dekh, a short film directed by Mujeer Pasha, produced by Tesserakt Productions, Bangalore, IND
2018
Domestic violence awareness film directed and produced by STOM Productions, Bangalore, IND
2018
Acted in a short film, Naukri directed by A.B Chakrovorty
2018
Lead in student short film ‘Samaira’, Vadodara, IND
Other Activities
2022-23
Project coordinator, research curator, PR, critical learner for Doing Things With Stories, ArtEZ University, Radboud University, Oxfam, NL
Guest Performance mentor for ArtEZ University Fashion Students for Collectie Arnhem (2023)
2022
Learning partner (pedagogical role for an online course) for Digital Everyday, Point of View Mumbai,Design Beku, Bangalore, ArtEZ University, NL
2022
Paper presentation (online) Roo(u)ting: Cultivating relations with matter in performance art at the Sentient Performativities Forum, Art.earth (UK), Schumacher College (ENG)
2017
Participated in 7 day Body workshop by Nikhil Chopra, Jana Prepeluh, Madhavi Gore at Faculty of Fine Arts, M.S University, Vadodara, IND
2017
Participated in Performance art workshop by Rey Pradrag at Faculty of Fine arts, M. S University, Vadodara, IND
Publication
2023
Author, Doing Things With Stories Editorial, ArtEZ Platforms for Research Interventions, APRIA, ArtEZ Press, Oxfam, Radboud University, NL
2022
Featured and published in Friends of the Artist Volume 15 publication
2021
Becom(th)ings: Posthumanism, Subjectivity, Performance Art, MA Thesis, ArtEZ University of Arts,, Arnhem , NL
2021
Where is We? video essay for Future Justice publication, Studium Generale ArtEZ University of Arts, Arnhem, NL
2020
Notes on Space, article for Thespo Ink, Mumbai, IND