Antarabhava

Antarabhava is a multidisciplinary project exploring mortality, impermanence, and the journey of consciousness through performance, immersive installation, rituals, and community dialogue.

The work invites audiences to sit with often-avoided questions: How do we honor transitions? How do we care for the aging and dying? Hold space for grief? How can we live fully so we may die peacefully?

Rooted in research, ethnographic interviews, mourning food traditions, and Death Café–inspired conversations, the project explores alternative approaches to aging and end-of-life care while drawing from ancestral wisdom, nature, and diverse cultural practices.

Offerings

Antarabhava is designed to be adaptable and can be presented in theaters, galleries, healthcare environments, and community spaces. Available formats include:

Performance: Evening-length ensemble performance with live music and movement
Installation & Activations Immersive installations, Participatory ritual experiences, Before I Die wall
Community Engagement: Workshops and communal healing rituals, Death Café–inspired gatherings, Artist talks and facilitated conversations,

Creative Team

Concept, Direction & Choreography
Kinnari Vora

Past collaborators and advisors
Ishti Collective, Ashaand Simone · Chitra Nair · Emily Loar · Lauren Reed · Tuli Bera · Preeti Veerlapati, Sandhya Raman · Michelle Reid · Ashley Fargnoli · Dahlia Nayar · Sarmishtha Sarkar · Preeti Veerlapati

Support

Chicago Dancemakers Forum, Chicago Department of Cultural Affairs & Special Events, Illinois Arts Council Agency, UChicago Healing Arts Program, Ragdale Foundation, High Concept Labs
Sacred Space Artist Microgrant, Night Out in the Parks

Past Venues

High Concept Labs · Experimental Station · UChicago Medicine · Links Hall · Agitator Gallery · 21c Museum Hotel · Chicago Park District · Mayfair Arts Center · Narrow Bridge Arts Club