In general interactive performance takes daily conversation to the theater, where the language of interaction extends from simple body gestures and sounds, to complex movement and stylized vocalizations and media responses. Audiences range in age and in practice at being at such performances. Aniccha Arts has old and new audiences. Audience participation varies, from complete passivity to extreme response and hyper initiation of interaction, making each performance unique. Much of the training for this kind of interactivity comes from experimental exercises in public spaces like the farmer’s market in addition to previous performances in various theater settings. Dynamicism and flexibility in the form, allows for compatibility with technology. Depth comes from familiarity and repetition. With performative interactivity, each audience person’s reaction and interaction is dynamic, and makes Aniccha Arts’ work unique.

We have tried to understand high and low technologies as tools for interaction.  We have worked with web cameras, sensors, cell phones, various web - based applications, and even simple materials like cloth, and even pieces of paper. What we have learned is that technological interactions can make a performance susceptible to a gimmicky feel.  We strive for artistic depth, which makes technology inseparable from the artistic concept, and therefore integral to our performance concepts.

The form in this performance is primarily influenced by Bharatanatyam (a form of Indian classical dance), as well as a contemporary form developed by Dr. Ananya Chatterjea called BBR technique. The movement characterization of each dancer, and emotive investigations, would be the highlight of the dance component in our work. The way that the dance form shifts to accommodate a relationship with media and audiences is  noteworthy in our work.

Our sounds are either created by live performers or through sound design.  Our approach to sound depends on the concept of the performance.  However, due to the dance form based in an Indian aesthetic, the primary base aesthetic of sound is Indian.

Our visuals are created based on a relationship with our content. We have used video, animation, drawings. We try to relate the visual media in the performances to the performers or the audiences, making the whole performance canvas unified.