Annie Finch, Arundhathi Subramaniam and Shernaz Patel. Pic Courtesy/Val Schaff

The second day will also showcase an eclectic line-up. It will include a workshop by Anitha Santhanam called Weaving and Being Woven: An Embodied Exploration; discussions by American poet and performer Annie Finch; talks by Subramaniam with theatre actors Shernaz Patel and Anahita Uberoi; followed by performances from Hindustani vocalist Anol Chatterjee; and performers Manasi Parikh and Parthiv Gohil with their troupe.

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Speaking about the process of carefully curating the events, Subramaniam shares that she wanted to keep it visceral, sensory and experiential. “The idea wasn’t to merely talk about goddesses, but to partake of some of their magic. This is why it is such a mix. The scholarly, the performative, the discursive, the celebratory, and the exploratory — all in one seamless continuum,” she shared. Another factor was to balance the canonical and non-canonical, the classical and the folk, the traditional and contemporary. “And of course, I wanted the right kind of artists in place — those who combine passion and precision, creativity and capability. 

And voltage!”

The hope, as the curator puts it, is that after attending the sessions, people will return feeling more joyous and more replenished. “There is something about invoking Goddess figures that reminds people that we are heir to a much wider and deeper inheritance than we realise. I hope we will be able to drink a little of that shared groundwater,” the poet-writer concludes.

On: Today and November 4; 4 pm and 3 pm respectively 
At: Godrej Dance Theatre and Experimental Theatre, NCPA, Nariman Point. 
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Cost: Rs 100 onwards