The Yellow Line Project

Pro Helvetia New Delhi in collaboration with Gati Dance Forum has invited Frédéric Lombard, filmmaker, video artist, and stage light designer to participate in the Yellow Line Project. [dated December 2011]

Pro Helvetia New Delhi in collaboration with Gati Dance Forum has invited Frédéric Lombard, filmmaker, video artist, and stage light designer to participate in the Yellow Line Project. Frédéric will work together with Indian choreographer Surjit Nongmeikapam.

Date:
Open screenings:
Gurgaon Premiere- 17 December 2011
Delhi Premiere- 18 December 2011
Venue: New Delhi (tbc - for venue details please check partner website)

The Project:
The Yellow Line Project (YLP) aims to create an experimental space for collaborative interactions between dance, film and the city of New Delhi. YLP will invite collaborations between 6 choreographers and 6 media-artists. Each choreographer will work with a media artist to produce a short, 4-6 minute dance-film. The residency begins with an intensive week of explorations into the genre of dance-films as well as workshops on site-specific performance, the city and specifically the city of Delhi. This first week will be led by Indian and international experts in these areas, and will serve as an intensive R&D period for the residents. Built into the structure of the residency, therefore, are opportunities for dialogue and debate, exchange and exposure to new ideas and skills.

Frédéric Lombard
Frédéric Lombard was born in France in 1975 and is based in Berlin. He is a filmmaker, video artist, and stage light designer. Frédéric graduated from the Fine Arts University of Marseille France in 2002. He studied cinema in University Arcis, Santiago de Chile. Frédéric has collaborated as a filmmaker with numerous Swiss choreographers like Young Soon Cho Jaquet, Perrine Valli Geneva, Yadi and Nicolas Cantillon CIE 7273 and Estelle Héritier. Frédéric Lombard’s films Champignon ( 2005) and Dry Fish (2007) were selected by the Cinematheque of Lausanne Switzerland. His films Durée déterminée (2005) and A5 (2004) were selected in Festival Dance on Screen London, video dance Athens and the Cinematheque of Lausanne Switzerland. Frédéric Lombard is known for his innovate video art. The Wall / Projet : La Palestine comment? (2008), terrain vague (2007) and Voluptas (2006) are worth a mention.

Surjit Nongmeikapam 
Surjit Nongmeikapam studied Choreography from Natya Institute of Kathak and Choreography. He was part of the Natya Stem Dance Kampni and Natya Maya, Bangalore as a contemporary and traditional dancer. He has trained in different forms of movement and continues to learn from different Gurus/Mentors. He is the founder of "Nachom Arts of Contemporary Dance Company" based in Manipur (2008). He also performs with other choreographers and directors as a freelance dancer.

Organiser and Partner: Gati Dance Forum - www.gatidance.com