Take A Breath are a series of wellbeing sessions delivered by Take Me Somewhere as part of our Studio Somewhere programme.
Take a Breath is an opportunity for pause, generosity and community cohesion, where artists can come together in experiences that centre their wellbeing and sit outside of the creationprocess. In this first iteration we offer free experiences that cover notions of restoration, relaxation and retreat. Our first edition of Take A Breath ran from December 2022 - March 2023. This is the second edition of Take A Breath which will run Spring-Summer 2024.
ABOUT THE FACILTATOR:
Nikhita's (they/them) practice is deeply rooted in their Indian heritage, based primarily on Indian classical dance, but also draws heavily from bellydance (or raqs sharqi) and burlesque. Their dance allows them to express themself and helps them connect physically, mentally, emotionally and spiritually with themself, their audience and their community. They hope that infusing the movement vocabulary of classical dance styles with the sensuality and earthiness of bellydance and burlesque will help to inspire and liberate femmes, the LGBTQ community and the South Asian community at home and abroad.
ABOUT THE SESSION:
During this session, Nikhita will introduce the principles and theories of yoga and Indian Classical dance.
Participants will be guided through a series of postures and meditations, with dance exercises designed to improve balance and coordination and blending aspects of Indian classical dance, bellydance and burlesque. This session will last for 60 minutes.
The session is open to all and Nikhita is particularly interested in connecting with people of colour and LGBTQIA+ identifying people.
Celebrating The Rainbow Body is only suitable for those over 16.
HOW TO PREPARE:
- You may wish to wear clothing you feel comfortable moving in
- Bring a bottle of water, there are also water and glasses and tea availible in our Studio
- You may wish to bring your own journal/paper and pen, there will also be pens/ paper availiable .
- Please arrive 5 minutes before the start of the session to get settled.
ACCESSIBILITY INFORMATION:
- Studio Somewhere is a wheelchair accessible space on the first floor of Tramway, accessed via lift.
- The dance floor has a wheelchair accessible ramp across the width of the space. There is a 1.2m clear route throughout the space to access the various amenities.The dance floor is slightly raised off ground level. There is ramp access from Stage front of the dance floor.
- Tramway is a wheelchair accessible building without stepped entrances or exits. Upper floors are accessible by elevator and accessible toilets are provided on each level.
- Accessible parking can be found the the front of tramway near the main doors.
- There is not currently a changing places facility onsite.
- We have a budget for particpants who may need other kinds of support to attend the session.
- If you'd like to attend with a support worker or friend for access support reasons, please just let us know in advance.
- For more information about the building; please visit the Tramway website: https://www.tramway.org/access/
If you have access requirements or questions about the session, please contact TMS Producer Amy at producing@takemesomewhere.co.uk
A NOTE FROM TMS ON BOOKING:
As these sessions are free and to avoid bulk cancellations we have limited the amount of tickets that can be ordered per person to 1 each. We welcome you to share a link for booking with friends you think might want to attend.
If you are no longer unable to attend after booking, please cancel your ticket here as soon as possible before the day, so we can release the ticket to somebody else, thank you.