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Watching 'Shuffled' was heavy. The Bangalore-based theatre practitioner Anish Victor's solo is not for the casual viewer. And its not the kind of entertainment that lightly lights up your evening. Its heaviness, though, is casually cloaked with layers of lilting music, engaging card games and light-hearted jokes handed out by Anish while effortlessly switching between the lilting melodies and flashing blades of realities that strike at your deepest core.

I could not sleep the night I watched the first show of 'Shuffled' at Walden Pond House, Irinjalakuda. Later, Anish said he too could not, after the first show. At the next show, at Studio Fawn Tierra, I disconnected purposely. Otherwise I won't survive it, I knew.

I had met Anish almost eleven years ago. In 2015. When he was travelling with 'Koogu, ' another solo which also he staged at Walden Pond House. Then he said he would like to do another show at my parents' home, Pournami, where Rajan (Rajan M Krishnan, the late visual artist who was my life partner) was convalescing after suffering a debilitating cerebral haemmorrage which left his left side partially paralysed. He was just 47.

Anish performed 'Koogu' just for Rajan, on the terrace of 'Pournami, ' the home my father, K. V. Ramanathan, one of Kerala's leading children's writers, had built. A few months later, on February 11, 2016 Rajan left this world. Some weeks later, I discovered a paper on which Rajan had scribbled a poem, and a few words about Anish, and about the short exchage they had about one of Rajan's paintings, 'Departure. ' That same day, I received an email from Anish requesting he wished to visit me, and that he wished to dedicate the next show of 'Koogu' to Rajan. I sent him Rajan's words. Later that year, Anish presented the 100th show of 'Koogu' at the Retrospective of Rajan's works held by Vibhuraj Kapoor at Gallery Beyond, in Mumbai.

'Pournami' means 'Full Moon. ' It was a Full Moon day when 'Shuffled' was staged at Walden Pond House.

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August & September at Courtyard Koota!!

1. Vaarayo, Welcome, Banni : A workshop with @bindhumalini

2. The Blue Book : An Anti Caste graphic novel with Siddhesh Gautam @bakeryprasad

3. Contemporary Expressions in Dance : workshop with @attakkalari_centre

4. The Wall Friends Club : with @varshaseshan as part of our @travelling_bookshop collaboration.

5. Altered Selves and Self Models : a talk by @anilananth

6. The House Blue : Narrative theatre and photography with Mrityunjay Kumar @unposephotography and Anish Victor @shuffledforlife

7. Where have the birds gone? : A conversation with Dr Asad Rahmani and Swarna Venkatraman. @swarnavenkataraman
Sangeetha Kadur shared her experiences on designing the cover of the book. @sangeethakadur

8. Ila, My Wild Mongoose Friend : Abhisheka Krishnagopal. @abhishekagopal @kala_kaanana

9. Esperanto : Prelaunch event by @lurumag with @ancient_strings @gopalnav

10. Shuffled : Theatre with Anish Victor

11. Bijal Vachhrajani comes to Koota : Puppy trouble and Kitten Trouble, as part of Funky Rainbow's programming for Koota. @bijalvv @travelling_bookshop

12. The Kadha Project : Amritha Thankachy
@amritha_thankachy

13. Saturn is my Spine : Abrar Saqib as part of Linear festival. @abrarsaqeeb @linearfestivals.in

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Shuffled is a solo performance that navigates through and between notions of choice and individual agency. The performance is a blend of personal narrative, sound, music, and cardistry.

📅 : Oct 4 | 5pm
📍 : @bluecollarcollective_ Blue Collar Collective
(Kakkanad, Kochi).

Limited seating.
To book your tickets register here: https://forms.gle/ZyC4gw9X36UiEnMn8 OR visit the link in the bio.
@shuffledforlife

#ultimatekochiguide #kochi #kochievents

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The Bangalore-based performer Anish Victor's solo performance, 'Shuffled, ' started its Kerala tour from Walden Pond House, Irinjalakuda. Drawing from the artiste's personal life, his mother's life journey and her death, interspersed with references to the tribal way of life, the notion of 'free will, ' of choices, and memories, personal blending into the public, 'Shuffled, ' as the name suggests has a lot to do with card tricks.

What is shuffled? Just a deck of cards? Or life itself?

Sometimes we don't have the answers. Sometimes, the question itself becomes the answer.

'Shuffled' continues its Kerala journey on October 3, at Aal Studio Space, Ernakulam, and on October 4, at Blue Collar Collective, Ernakulam.

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Shuffled ♥️♦️♣️♠️ by @shuffledforlife

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Shuffled is a blend of text, poetry, movement, sound, song, and cardistry.

The primary narrative draws from the perfomer’s memories of his mother: her life and her dying.

The autobiographical memories form a kaleidoscopic backdrop that reflects and highlights broader themes of freewill, choice, resilience, and perception.

Shuffled glides through terrains of silence, humour, grief, and hope – exploring what they offer… refusing to get pinned down to the linear, single narrative.

The work touches the personal and political – about the Hobson’s Choice (Take it or leave it), the pressures on the Adivasi ways of life, the limits of free-will – all anchored within the body, relationships, dreams, desires…

Card tricks appear throughout the performance to enhance intimacy, playfulness, and reflection.

Shuffled is a solo performance by the Bangalore based theatre worker, Anish Victor.
Creative collaborators: Priti Bakalkar and Lakshmi Menon | Dramaturge: Priti Bakalkar

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Want to step out this weekend but don't know what to do?

Here are a few things happening in the city that you can add to your plans! 🗓

#deccanherald #dhfeatures #thingstodoinbengaluru #bengaluruevents #weekendplans

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Shuffled is a blend of text, poetry, movement, sound, song, and cardistry.

The primary narrative draws from the perfomer’s memories of his mother: her life and her dying.

The autobiographical memories form a kaleidoscopic backdrop that reflects and highlights broader themes of freewill, choice, resilience, and perception. Shuffled glides through terrains of silence, humour, grief, and hope – exploring what they offer… refusing to get pinned down to the linear, single narrative.

The work touches the personal and political – about the Hobson’s Choice (Take it or leave it), the pressures on the Adivasi ways of life, the limits of free-will – all anchored within the body, relationships, dreams, desires…

Card tricks appear throughout the performance to enhance intimacy, playfulness, and reflection

Shuffled is a solo performance by the Bangalore based theatre worker, Anish Victor.
Creative collaborators: Priti Bakalkar and Lakshmi Menon | Dramaturge: Priti Bakalkar

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The September Calendar!
Mark your dates and book your slots!
#bangaloreevents #artandculture #eventvenue
#weekendeventsinbangalore

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Come September!
Here is the calendar, do mark yours and join us.

This month we also have many other events lined up.
Watch this space for more announcements!!

Tickets on courtyardkoota.com

#bangalore #performingarts #booksbooksbooks
#wildlifeconservation

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