Jul 25 2025 to Jul 25 2025 7 p.m.

Where

Bangalore International Centre

7 4th Main Rd, Stage 2, Domlur 560071

Event Description

Folie à Deux

Some connections run so deep, they blur the line between two minds, two lives, until they begin to move as one. Folie à Deux, French for “a shared madness” or “shared state of mind,” captures this rare intimacy.

The program features two evocative contemporary dance solos: “3 AM” and “Nobody Cares.” Together, these performances invite you into that in-between space where stories overlap, emotions echo, and movement speaks what words often cannot.

Title: Nobody Cares

In “Nobody Cares,” Deepak Kurki confronts identity in a world shaped by contradiction. His piece explores the dissonance of social labels and inherited expectations of an individual born in a Hindu family, raised in a Muslim neighborhood, and educated in a Catholic school. Through raw, physical language, Deepak questions the systems that define us—and the quiet resistance that emerges from within.

Credits:

Choreographed & Performed by Deepak Kurki Shivaswamy

Music: Abhijeet Tambe

Duration: 30 minutes

Title: 3 AM

In “3 AM,” Prashant More takes us into the restless mind of an insomniac. The piece traces the delicate edge between exhaustion and wakefulness—a world where time dissolves, and the mind spirals through memory, anxiety, and longing. It’s a quiet, surreal portrait of sleeplessness, told through a body caught in motion while desperately searching for stillness.

Credits:

Choreography and Performance: Prashant More Music: Nikhil Nagaraj

Duration: 35 minutes

Supported by:

Performers

Deepak Kurki Shivaswamy
Contemporary Performing Artist
Deepak is a contemporary performing artist from India who has been engaged in artistic work as a performer, creator, and teacher since 2000. He is an experienced teacher and visiting professor for dance at multiple universities in India and has mentored creators and dancers in various residencies. Holding a postgraduate diploma in choreography from S.E.A.D in Austria, he has worked and presented dance works in India and Europe. Deepak’s fellowship at Bhoomi College has allowed him to deepen his understanding of Pedagogy In which he practices and explores a holistic approach to life and art.

He creates work for proscenium stage, street performance and site-specific work. He won the Prakriti Excellence in Contemporary Dance Awards 2012. He has made works of dance with dancers from Kashmir, Delhi, Bangalore and Europe. His commissioned work includes the Serendipity art festival in 2018, Youth Festival in Delhi in 2017 and Park Festival in 2013. He was a part of the creative team for street art projects like AREA 2010 in different European cities and Freedom City 2017 in Newcastle U.K. In 2017 Deepak was empanelled with ICCR for his work in the field of dance.

Prashant More
Interdisciplinary Artist
Prashant More is an interdisciplinary artist from India. Engages in artistic work as a performer, teacher, choreographer and dance filmmaker. He works towards creating immersive, intimate and experimental performances. He studied dance at Attakkalari, India, and developed skills in choreography and experimental performance through intensive training in Amsterdam, Hong Kong, and Berlin. As an educator, He is passionate about sharing his practice with people of all ages and backgrounds. He conducts two key modules- Breaking Points and AATTAM IDAM (“a place for play”)—and teaches at various dance academic institutions, universities and prog