super hero There is a conflict between good and evil by Raghav Handa. Photo Credit: Special Arrangement
If you want to see a superhero in action for real, you’re in luck. super hero Attakalari by artist Raghav Handa is premiering in Bengaluru on December 12 as part of the India Biennial 2025-2026.
Raghav explained how he blended Indian and Australian cultures to create this performance. Raghav says, “It is an inter-disciplinary dance work, with a dynamic movement, blending spectacular music with MD Pallavi’s singing. The performance brings together the idea of harmony and people power.”
Choreographed by Raghav, the performance features Australian dancers Kai Linden Taberner and Kieran Doyle and Hemabharathi Palani, Snigdha Prabhakar and Shivaranjan NS from Bengaluru. super hero He further said, it highlights the strength, resilience and complexities of human connection.
on the development of superhero, Raghav says, the duality of good and evil was his starting point. “I started challenging traditional ideas of heroism and villainy. super hero “Reimagines power as a shared, shifting structure: to be a hero, one must also have a touch of the villain.”
Based in Australia, Raghava has combined the dance forms of both the countries to bring the performance together. “The process was not easy. It is not fusion, but both influence and confluence. Imagine rivers meeting from different sources, but ultimately flowing as one. It is about creating an aesthetic that is unique to the work.”
Through dynamic movement and theatrics, Raghav says he has created an ambiguous world where the boundaries between the familiar and the surreal dissolve, and where modernity meets history. “Innovation is a part of invention, and a part of everything artists do. We have to use a lot of thinking and imagination to bring a perfect performance.”
search for identity
Attakalari India Biennial 2025-2026 will be on display annovateA performance by Dixon MBI on 13 December. solo performance Choreographed by Dixon.
Dixon MBE is a London-based artist. , Photo Credit: Special Arrangement
In this performance, Dixon stands at a crossroads where the mystical traditions of her African heritage meet the contemporary rhythms that shaped her upbringing in London. He says he also draws inspiration from a transformative visit to his ancestral home in Cameroon. annovate Blends together esoteric elements of hip-hop, contemporary dance and roots music. “It’s a journey of a young man becoming a human being, trying to understand himself,” says Dixon.
Dixon, who grew up in London, tried to create annovate Related, blending both her English and African roots. “It’s about diversity, moving to other places and migration. It will connect with people in India, because the theme is universal.”
Performing in India for the first time, Dixon says he often wondered about his origins. “I returned to my roots, my lineage, the village where my parents grew up. It was here that the idea ultimately evolved annovate“He says.
He says that the mood of the performance is fun, animalistic and cosmic. “It’s personal to me, a song of a biographical journey. It’s personal and universal at the same time.”
Dixon’s annovate Is a solo performance. , Photo Credit: Special Arrangement
annovate The artist is required to perform the solo continuously for 40 minutes. “It’s physically one of the hardest plays I’ve ever done in my life.”
super hero Will premiere at 12 o’clockth Edition of Attakalari India Biennial 2025-2026 at Bangalore International Center on 12th December at 7.30 pm. annovate The performance will be held on December 13 at 7 pm at the Prestige Center for the Performing Arts. tickets for super hero And annovate Can be booked here.
published – December 11, 2025 05:11 PM IST