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Events – Kalaa Utsavam 2025

Esplanade Presents

Workshop

[CANCELLED] Creative Process Workshop for Mid-Career Artists & Emerging Choreographers

Led by Lata Pada & Suma Suresh (Canada)

22 Nov 2025, Sat, 10am

2hrs

(Intermission: None)

Esplanade Rehearsal Studio (Meeting Point: Theatre Studio, Level 4, 15mins before start time)

This event has been cancelled.

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Cancellation Notice Synopsis Artist Information Date & Time Tickets & Prices

Cancellation Notice

This workshop has been cancelled due to unforeseen circumstances. We sincerely apologise for any inconvenience caused. Do check out our other programmes in Kalaa Utsavam at www.esplanade.com/kalaautsavam

Synopsis

This workshop offers mid-career artists and emerging choreographers a rare and immersive exploration of the making of Kintsugi, a groundbreaking dance-theatre work fusing bharatanatyam, kathak, contemporary movement, mythology, text and music. Participants engage in guided, interactive exercises across ideation (including the use of AI), movement generation, storytelling, dramaturgy, and collaboration with writers and composers. The workshop examines concept development, co-creation, and structuring multidisciplinary work, while encouraging reflection on personal choreographic practice.

 

Through peer dialogue and hands-on tasks, artists gain tools for reimagining classical forms, integrating technology, and shaping cohesive, performance-ready material under the guidance of choreographers Lata Pada, Suma Suresh, and members of the Kinstugi dance ensemble.

Advisory:

  • Please meet at the Theatre Studio, Level 4, 15 minutes before the start of the workshop. Thank you.

  • Participants will be seated on the floor.

Admission Age:
20 and above.
Language: English
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Artist Information

Lata Pada

Lata Pada C.M., Founder and Artistic Director Emerita of Sampradaya Dance Creations, is an acclaimed dancer, choreographer, teacher, cultural consultant, and one of Canada’s leading artists and arts advocates. The first South Asian artist to receive the Order of Canada (2009), she has also been honoured with India’s Pravasi Bharatiya Samman (2011) and the Queen Elizabeth II Diamond Jubilee Medal (2012) for her contributions to the arts and community. A visionary in promoting South Asian dance in Canada, she has mentored generations of artists.

Suma Suresh

Artistic Director of Sampradaya Dance Creations Suma Suresh stepped into the role after six years of mentorship under Lata Pada. She holds an MFA in Dance Choreography from York University, where she received the Susan Crocker and John Hunkin Scholarship in Fine Arts (2014–2015), She is also a recipient of the 2019 MARTY Award for Dance. Her works include Kindred (2016), Transcendence (2016), Sankhya (2022), Mandala (2019), and the company’s 35th Anniversary production, Salaam Rahman (2024).

Date & Time

22 Nov 2025, Sat

10am

Esplanade Rehearsal Studio
Tickets & Prices
Standard
Price $50
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