Productions

Diploma performance of the 4th year of the Tallinn University BFM choreography curriculum

Director of choreography Abhilash Ningappa (India)
Lightning by Priidu Adlas (Eesti Draamateater)
Designer Maritta Anton
Repetitor Oksana Tralla-Anger
Producer Heili Lindepuu
Dancers from the BFM choreography curriculum at Tallinn University Karin Aarelaid, Helen Agu, Polina Albert, Monika Annijerv, Georg Eller, Merilin Kruberg, Laura Lisette Lepvalts, Sofia Martila, Elina Ojasaar, Mariann Onkel, Berta Parv, Karmen Teesi Pregel, Maria Schotter, Herta Soro, Lisette Taube, Annabel Vinnal

"Architect of Self Destruction" explores the intrinsic relationship between self and space through the lens of movement. It does not treat destruction as an end in itself, but as a force for transformation – a rupture that clears the ground for re-formation. The production traces the cycle of destruction through evolution, tradition, and embodied experience.

Destruction is a methodology here – both personal and collective – implemented through physical intensity, emotional risk and the dismantling of movement systems. By engaging in this process, the performers reveal how decay can lead to the emergence of space and how renewal emerges from deliberate demolition.

Abhilash Ningappa, Play Practice Artists Residency creator and leader (India)
Abhilash Ningappa is an internationally recognized performer, choreographer and teacher. Founder of Play Practice Artists Residency (India). He holds a Master's degree from SEAD (Salzburg) and a Master's degree from APASS (Advanced Performance and Scenography Studies) in Belgium. He is also a yoga practitioner and a martial arts and contemporary dance teacher.

Abhilash has been actively involved in teaching, performing and creating for emerging dancers for nearly twenty years. His notable choreographic works such as “Architect of Self-Destruction” and “Persistence of Being” have been presented on various international stages. He also leads initiatives such as the Play Practice Apprenticeship and the India Contact Festival, curating residencies and workshops that bring together a global community of artists.