*What postures, stances and gestures elicit feelings of protecting the intimacy shared between the body and nature ? Creating a toolbox of actions and gestures from explorations with the body as it relies, resists and takes support from the floor before standing.

*Experimenting with enacting existing gestures of protest i.e the hugging of trees by women (Chipko Andolan), lying face down (die-ins) used by protest groups.

*Exploring positions that never completely rest on the floor nor remain in standing, rather strengthen and experience shifts in gaze, direction and general perspective of space through squatting.

I would like to integrate my practice of Kalaripayattu and explore transitions of the body from standing to squatting, flamboyantly moving towards the ground, stretching and shielding. . The imaginary ecosystem (of the garden) in the proposed work serves as a womb like the “kalari” where the choreographed actions initiate connection and build a relationship of the body to its environment.

music: khartal instrument, "Sounds from Schwanheim" - Ashim Bery