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SUMMARY:Performing Lab Retreat
DESCRIPTION:A five-day immersive retreat for performers\, dancers\, actors\, theatre-makers\, musicians\, facilitators\, and creative explorers seeking to deepen their artistic practice through movement\, ritual\, physical theatre\, and embodied creation. \n\n\n\nLed by internationally acclaimed theatre practitioner Sukh Ahlström\, Performing Lab is a rare opportunity to train in an intensive residential setting that combines physical theatre\, Kalaripayattu\, movement research\, rhythm\, voice\, clowning\, and collective creation. \n\n\n\nParticipants will spend five days living\, learning\, creating\, and sharing alongside fellow artists in the natural surroundings of Vinyasa Earth. Through rigorous training\, creative laboratories\, reflection\, and community living\, the residency offers practical tools that can be directly applied to artistic projects\, performances\, teaching practices\, and personal creative journeys. \n\n\n\nUpon completion\, participants will receive an official certificate recognizing their participation in the residential and artistic laboratory. \n\n\n\nWhat You’ll Explore\n\n\n\nOver five immersive days\, participants will train across multiple disciplines that have shaped contemporary physical theatre and embodied performance practices around the world: \n\n\n\n\nPhysical Theatre\n\n\n\nKalaripayattu (Ancient South Indian Martial Art)\n\n\n\nBody Weather\n\n\n\nActive Meditations\n\n\n\nClowning\n\n\n\nPantomime\n\n\n\nRhythm Training\n\n\n\nVoice & Singing\n\n\n\nBody Percussion\n\n\n\nContemporary Movement Practices\n\n\n\nCreative Composition & Devising\n\n\n\n\nEach discipline becomes a doorway into deeper artistic awareness\, stronger stage presence\, richer expression\, and a more versatile creative practice. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nWhy Attend?\n\n\n\nMost training programs focus on improving skills. \n\n\n\nPerforming Lab focuses on transforming the artist. \n\n\n\nThis residency is designed to help participants: \n\n\n\n\nExpand their physical and expressive range.\n\n\n\nDeepen presence and performative awareness.\n\n\n\nDiscover new movement qualities and energetic states.\n\n\n\nLearn practical tools for artistic creation and composition.\n\n\n\nStrengthen improvisation and adaptability.\n\n\n\nDevelop confidence in collaborative creation.\n\n\n\nBuild a sustainable creative practice.\n\n\n\nReconnect with curiosity\, play\, and artistic intuition.\n\n\n\n\nBy the end of the residency\, participants will have developed a richer creative toolkit\, stronger artistic awareness\, and practical methodologies that can be integrated into future performances and projects. \n\n\n\nLearn With An International Artist\n\n\n\nSukh Ahlström\n\n\n\n\n\nSukh Ahlström is an international performing artist\, director\, and educator with more than twenty years of experience across physical theatre\, dance\, martial arts\, theatrical anthropology\, and embodied creative practices. \n\n\n\nShe has taught and facilitated artistic processes in Chile\, India\, Denmark\, Brazil\, Serbia\, and Greenland\, working with more than 6\,000 artists and students throughout her career. \n\n\n\nSukh is a certified practitioner of Kalaripayattu and a former member of the artistic ensemble of Odin Teatret in Denmark\, one of the world’s most influential theatre companies. Her work combines rigorous training\, artistic research\, intercultural methodologies\, and embodied creative practice to create deeply transformative learning experiences. \n\n\n\nInvestment & Accommodation\n\n\n\nAll residency options include: \n\n\n\n\nFull access to the five-day Performing Lab curriculum\n\n\n\nDaily training sessions and creative laboratories\n\n\n\nShared community experiences\n\n\n\nTwo vegetarian meals per day\n\n\n\nAccess to Vinyasa Earth’s studios and creative spaces\n\n\n\nFinal showcase participation\n\n\n\nOfficial Certificate of Participation\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nEarly Bird Dorm\n\n\n\n₹20\,475 (Inclusive of GST) \n\n\n\nShared dormitory accommodation for the duration of the residency. \n\n\n\nLimited seats available. \n\n\n\nDorm Residency\n\n\n\n₹24\,150 (Inclusive of GST) \n\n\n\nShared dormitory accommodation with the full residency experience. \n\n\n\nCottage Residency\n\n\n\n₹32\,025 (Inclusive of GST) \n\n\n\nTwin-sharing earthen cottage accommodation for participants seeking additional comfort and privacy. \n\n\n\nArtist Scholarship\n\n\n\n₹15\,015 (Inclusive of GST) \n\n\n\nA limited number of scholarship-supported dormitory seats are available for emerging artists\, students\, and practitioners who may require financial assistance. \n\n\n\nTo apply for a scholarship\, send an email to vinyasa.ashram@gmail.com with the subject line: \n\n\n\n“Application for Scholarship for Performing Arts Residency January 17-22” \n\n\n\nIn your application\, briefly share: \n\n\n\n\nYour artistic background\n\n\n\nWhy you wish to attend Performing Lab\n\n\n\nHow the residency will support your artistic journey\n\n\n\nWhy you are applying for financial assistance\n\n\n\n\nScholarships are awarded based on artistic intent\, commitment to practice\, and available seats. \n\n\n\nTo Apply\n\n\n\nDrop us a mail at vinyasa.ashram@gmail.com or register below \n\n\nFirst Name Phone Email *Age To help design activities accordinglyAny chronic injury/surgery MessageSubmit\n\n\nValkirie Theater × Vinyasa Earth\n\n\n\nPerforming Lab is a collaboration between Valkirie Theater and Vinyasa Earth\, bringing together international performance methodologies and immersive community-based learning. \n\n\n\nValkirie Theater contributes decades of experience in physical theatre\, artistic research\, intercultural performance\, and embodied creative practices. \n\n\n\nVinyasa Earth contributes a unique residential environment designed specifically for artists\, creators\, and seekers. Here\, learning extends beyond the studio into shared meals\, conversations\, reflection\, nature\, and community living. \n\n\n\nTogether\, they create a learning environment that offers: \n\n\n\n\nInternational-quality artistic training\n\n\n\nResidential immersion\n\n\n\nCross-cultural exchange\n\n\n\nCommunity-centered creation\n\n\n\nPersonal and professional artistic development\n\n\n\n\nThis combination allows participants not only to learn techniques but also to experience how artistic practice can become a way of living\, observing\, and creating. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nThe Retreat Experience\n\n\n\nThe retreat follows a carefully designed rhythm that balances training\, learning\, reflection\, nourishment\, and community connection. Mornings begin with physical training and energetic awakening practices. Afternoons are dedicated to technical training\, movement research\, creative laboratories\, and artistic exploration. Evenings create space for reflection\, dialogue\, integration\, music\, and community gatherings. Throughout the residency\, participants move through a process of training\, experimentation\, observation\, creation\, and sharing. The residency culminates in a final showcase where participants present fragments\, discoveries\, and creative work developed during the process. \n\n\n\nWho Is This For?\n\n\n\n\nActors and theatre practitioners\n\n\n\nDancers and movement artists\n\n\n\nCircus artists\n\n\n\nDirectors and creators\n\n\n\nMusicians and performers\n\n\n\nTheatre students and professionals\n\n\n\nEducators and facilitators\n\n\n\nAnyone interested in embodied creativity and artistic exploration\n\n\n\n\nPrevious experience in every discipline is not required. What matters most is curiosity\, commitment\, and a willingness to engage fully in the process. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nWhat You’ll Take Home\n\n\n\n\nOfficial Certificate of Participation\n\n\n\nPractical tools for artistic creation and performance\n\n\n\nA deeper understanding of physical theatre methodologies\n\n\n\nExpanded movement and expressive capacities\n\n\n\nNew creative strategies and perspectives\n\n\n\nInspiration for future artistic projects\n\n\n\nMeaningful connections with an international artistic community\n\n\n\nA renewed relationship with creativity\, body\, and expression\n\n\n\n\nJoin us in Jaipur for five days where technique meets ritual\, discipline meets play\, and creation becomes a living experience.
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