In pictures: Dance and art intermingle at CIMA

Pratiti Basu Sarkar, chief administrator of CIMA, introduces the upcoming live show featuring young performance artists

Sudarshan Chakravorty of Sapphire Creations Dance Company (which is presenting INTERFACE Ed X 2024-25 along with the Ministry of Culture, Government of India) addresses the audience ahead of the live performances

Mukulita Ganguly, a multidisciplinary movement artist from Kolkata, puts up a contemporary dance performance. Behind her is ‘Mauna Mukharata’ by artist Suman Chandra, on display at the exhibition Shape Without Form, Shade Without Colour

Kalimpong-born Dyuman Das, now based in Kolkata, is a Grade 8 certified violinist from Trinity College of Music, London, and is pictured mesmerising the audience with his instrumental prowess

Shahrin Johry from Singapore, who embodies the movement of various cultures through his body — from Bharatanatyam, Javanese and Balinese to ballet and contemporary dance — performs against the backdrop of a Ganesh Pyne creation

Kolkata-based Rajnandini Pal, an exponent of Bharatanatyam and more contemporary forms like waacking, is a member of the Calcutta Waack Pack, and is seen performing here against the backdrop of artist Kingshuk Sarkar’s ‘Barood’

Tabla exponent Subhadrakalyan, who is credited with reviving the lost art of Tabla Tarang, plays as dancers Rajnandini Pal and Shahrin Johry collaborate with him via movement

Kolkata-based Mohiniyattam exponent Debanjali Bandyopadhyay puts up an electrifying performance for the audience

Jishna Ganguly, a Bharatanatyam dancer based in Washington DC, stuns the audience with her performance against the backdrop of an untitled work by Chittrovanu Mazumdar

Aheli Dey, an independent contemporary dancer hailing from Serampore, presents her movement interpretation of the works on display at CIMA’s latest exhibition. Around her are artworks by Sudhir Patwardhan and Shakila