When I started making my contemporary performance I did not have any prior understanding of concepts like “less is more”, “imperfection of beauty” and “rawness”. But my works mostly involved those elements. I always wanted to do in simple ways as much as I can, but however I found out that the simple is not that simple like I had thought it to be.
In my artwork, I always try to extract from my own dream and create from my imagination. But always wanted it to come from “my heart”, “which move on me” and “closer to me”. I always wanted each of my work to express my different expression as a healing process. When I work, I always try to keep my artwork alive without any fixed notation or choreography. My notation is not to be attached to one thought. The art should move to my audience even if the audience do not fully understand it.
My work tries to reflect more about myself and other object, which makes me move. I want to create art form, which can be created from the unseen culture of my roots. I also make myself aware not to work from our obvious traditional culture movement. I belong to contemporary art, and love to create work piece from my dream, imagination, resonance, and realistic objects. This is the tradition of my work.
Surjit Nongmeikapam(bonbon)
About-Bonbon
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LANGUAGE SKILLS
English and Manipuri (spoken and written) and Hindi (Spoken)
DATE OF BIRTH: 02 March 1986
Address: Koirou Thongju Part II,Imphal East – 795003, Manipur
Mob +91-9862783007
Email – bondancer@gmail.com
Web – www.nachom.com
Video - https://vimeo.com/nachom
https://www.youtube.com/user/bonnong/videos
Surjit Nongmeikapam (Bonbon), the founder and artistic director of Nachom Arts Foundation is an Imphal-based choreographer and mover with a string of accolades to his name. He studied Degree in Choreography from Natya Institute of Kathak and Choreography, Bangalore under the guidance of legendary Late. Guru.Dr.Maya Rao (Didi) and has been working with several eminent artists in both national and international platforms.He has worked as a dancer with India 1st contemporary Dance Company , Natya Stem Dance Company under Madhu Nataraj and Natya Maya under legendry Late.Guru. Dr. Maya Rao. He was trained in traditional Indian dance and martial arts forms before developing an interest in interdisciplinary arts and experimental works. He is one of the few dancers and choreographer in Manipur to engage with contemporary dance forms and seek to promote its development beyond the traditional conservative Manipur culture.
For years Surjit Nongmeikapam has been working as a choreographer, interdisciplinary performer, facilitator, dance movement therapists and has been giving workshops and classes in Manipur and other places in India as well as on international projects. His notable works include “OneVoice” which is a solo piece, was among the nominated
for Theatre Spektakel Festival, Zurich in 2013. Surjit Nongmeikapam has also participated several festivals , some important festivals name , such as Theatre Olympics by NSD (2018) New Delhi ,ITFOK (2018) Kerala, Dance Umbrella (London)2015, ImpulsTan (Vienna) 2015, Tanz in August (Berlin) 2015,Kyoto Experiment 2016,Sadler’s Wells(London)2016,IGNITE Festival of contemporary dance (Delhi), The Attakkalari India Biennale (Bengaluru) and other in France, Belgium, Singapore ,Spain many more. His collaboration worked SoftMachine with Choy Ka Fai from Singapore artist who based in Berlin now. SoftMachine-Surjit Nongmeikapam is still touring around the world since 2013.
His choreography NERVES won PECDA Award in year 2014 for the best choreographer/piece and FOLKTALE also won the PECDA 2016 for the best choreographer/piece respectively and have been touring across India and abroad since then. He has also worked in dance films such as “Realms” by Akee Sorokhaibam, “Black Pot and Movement” by Chaoba Thiyam, “Underline” by Federic Lombard and “Lairen Mathek” by Premananda Nongthongbam.
Surjit Nongmeikapam is also a Co-Founder of Arts and Imphal. Arts And Imphal is an upcoming international contemporary arts festival at Imphal, Manipur. It is a platform to facilitate exchange and critical dialogues in society, making art accessible and sustainable for a connected and constructive community.
