Corpus – APRE Performance Intensive 2025

APRE Art House invites emerging and early-career artists, curators, researchers, and cultural practitioners to apply for the inaugural edition of Corpus – APRE Performance Intensive 2025 in Mumbai.

About the Programme
Participants: 12 (Selection based on Application, limited scholarships available)
Dates: 28th October – 1st November, 2025 | 10:00 AM – 9:00 PM
Format: 5-day intensive with movement labs, lectures & screenings
Lectures: From established artists, curators & academics across South Asia, USA & Europe
Culmination: Public presentation at APRE

Corpus explores the body as medium, archive, and site of inquiry through movement, experimentation, and reflection. Participants gain critical tools and embodied strategies to shape performance as an artistic, political, and social practice.

Our Lecturers & Partners
Movement Lab Facilitators: Gia Singh Arora, Vidushi Chadha, Pragati Dalvi Jain.

Lecturers: Job Piston, Billy Zhao, Paula Garcia, Sudarshan Shetty, farid rakun (ruangrupa), Rebecca Schneider, Mary Osborn (LADA), Leela Gandhi, Diana Taylor, Bojana Kunst, Jennie Klein, Khandaker Tanvir Murad (Pathshala), Nayara Leite (PAB), Mia Øquist (PAB), Anette Friedrich Johannessen (PAB), Rita Marhaug (PAB), Georgina Maddox, Urvi Chheda, and Bharati Kapadia.

Institutional Speaker Partners: ruangrupa (Jakarta), Live Arts Development Agency (London), Performance Art Bergen (Norway), Pathshala (Bangladesh).

Application Process
Please submit the following materials to submissions@aprearthouse.com with the subject line: Corpus Application 2025.

• Statement of Intent: A concise articulation of what you seek to contribute to and gain from the program.
• Curriculum Vitae (2 pages maximum)
• Portfolio
• Programme Fee (upon selection): INR 12,000 (with a limited number of scholarships available)
• Cohort Size: 12 participants

Duration: Five consecutive days | 10:00 AM – 9:00 PM

Detailed Schedule: Available Upon Request

Application Deadline: October 15, 2025

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