From Stone to Story: Odissi through Sculpture

Explore the relationship between visual art and movement in this immersive Odissi workshop. Beginning with a sculpture, participants will discover how Odisha’s artistic traditions have shaped the classical dance form, exploring its vocabulary through body awareness, Chauka, Tribhangi, mudras, rhythm and abhinaya.

Through demonstrations, discussions and hands-on exercises, participants will experiment with translating visual forms into movement and storytelling. The session will culminate in a collaborative movement composition, followed by learning a simple Odissi phrase and reflecting on the artwork that inspired the experience.

This workshop is part of the ongoing series, Responding to Art through the Arts. Facilitated by arts practitioners, it aims to activate MAP’s galleries through a series of workshops that hold space for young people’s responses to artwork on display. 

It is conducted as part of our engagements for the MAP Youth Collective – a community for young people (18-25 year olds) to engage with the arts and culture sector. The collective is for, of and by young people — to explore our shared identities and interests through art