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In Dancing Girl, Sujata Goel presents a fictional character of herself. A mythical, doll-like figure continuously morphs through different psychological and physical states.

In January 2015, Pro Helvetia – Swiss Arts Council invited the filmmaker Frederic Lombard to document the IGNITE! Festival of Contemporary Dance 2015. Lombard follows several artists and audience members through the festival, becoming a fly on the wall when they rehearse and perform, checking in with them right before they go on stage, and watching as they soak in the adulation after.

unSeen is a critique of how society shapes the idea of femininity or the 'woman' across cultures., based on Rabindranath Tagore's letter 'Ramabai-er Baktritar Upalakhse' (letter with reference to Ramabai's speech). In a highly disputable response to her, he points out how nature has made women weaker than men, physically and intellectually, and the necessity, therefore, to follow the 'law of compensation'.

Kumbakarna and Lakshmana, brothers each to the two protagonists of the Ramayana, are connected by boons that dramatically alter their cycles of sleep and wakefulness. In the course of time both boons seem to acquire the dimensions of a curse, as they each have an uncomfortable outcome.​

One artist, resolute in his beliefs in the constitution of Europe, wishes to marshal the flagging community towards a sense of unity. Who better to play the Cheerleader of Europe than the neutral Asian? Hailing from the economic miracle city-state of Singapore, he is Left and Right, East and West, In and Out and shake it all about. The performance promises a utopian finale, complete with confetti. Everyone must be happy in the end.​

NH7 is driven by the phenomenon of rural migration to urban spaces in search of a 'better life' and the 'reality'. The piece depicts the intricate, confused, rapid urbanisation of India. Rush Hour, considers urban transport a metaphor for a chaotic and cramped society, where bodies are constantly in the race to ensure a space for themselves.

A young man reconciles ancient tradition with the modern, urban world in this debut feature from Stephen Page, artistic director of Australia’s renowned Bangarra Dance Theatre. Page has spent over twenty years interpreting the stories of Indigenous Australians for global stages. Now Page brings Bangarra’s dance work SPEAR to the screen.

The #INTERSECT performances run in a loop from 6pm to 9pm. Recommended arrival times are 6pm, 7pm and 8pm. #INTERSECT emerges with the objective of bringing cutting-edge contemporary visual artists and dance artists together to produce new work in collaboration. The three pieces that we premiere as part of #INTERSECT venture into tropes of urban decay, co-existence and geometry, addressing these questions and considering space, the body and performance from varied perspectives of thinking and making.