Public Moves: Playful Bodies
with Jaskaran Singh

Sat 12.07., 17.00h l MQ Forecourt l Free entry

Playful Bodies celebrates movement as a universal form of play and explores the joy of motion and creative self-expression. Blending structured improvisation, trance states, and social dance forms, Playful Bodies offers a physically immersive experience rooted in emotional presence and intuitive movement. The class invites participants to connect with their bodies, environment and each other. Embracing a spirit of experimentation, the sessions create space for drag, “dressing up”, and slipping into a shared “social trance.” At its heart, Playful Bodies is a journey into embodied freedom – a playground for self-discovery, collective resonance, and radical imagination.

Note for the participants: If you are interested, please bring comfortable clothes and a variety of them. We can dress up, drag and go into a social trance.

Public Moves dance classes take place outdoors every day – international and local instructors share their knowledge of everything from jazz and Bollywood dance to waacking in free outdoor classes. No previous experience is necessary, and all ages and levels are welcome!

Registration begins one day before the course starts at 11:00 a.m. via the calendar or by telephone on +43.1.523 55 58-19. If a class is ‘fully booked’, there is still the possibility of securing a remaining place on site. It's worth dropping by!

Biography

Jaskaran Singh* is a transdisciplinary performance artist, choreographer, and researcher exploring the intersections of movement, media, and society. Through the avatar Harmonical.Self, his* practice connects artistic and cultural media*, creating a dialogue between public and institutional spaces. With expertise in dance/performance research, project coordination, and computer science, he* merges embodied experience, interactive technologies, and site-specific interventions to investigate the relationship between bodies, space, memory, and social structures.

Through his* Linz-based organization, trivium, Jaskaran* leads long-term interdisciplinary projects such as Trans(T*).DisCity/City Voices, L-INKED, and place of belonging, fostering community engagement through participatory performances and urban storytelling. His* work navigates themes of body politics, migration, and human-machine interactions, with projects like MachinedHuman!, In-between Privacy, and Hibernating Further examining the intersections of technology, ecology, psychology, and performance.

His* performances and installations have been presented at ARS Electronica, brut Wien, Imagetanz Festival, Impulstanz Vienna International Dance Festival, Nordico City Museum Linz, and the European Theatre Night, among others. Beyond his* own artistic practice, Jaskaran* has collaborated with artists such as Salvo Lombardo, Sandra Chatterjee, and Ivo Dimchev.

He* also develops and leads improvisation-based workshops and teaching projects, including Playful Bodies, City Swarming, and Deforming Body Ideologies, which deepen the connection between movement, identity, and consciousness. Currently based in Vienna and Linz (Austria), Jaskaran continues to expand performance as a space for critical inquiry, social engagement, and artistic experimentation, bridging cultural policy, digital innovation, and performative interventions in contemporary art.

Photo: © Nick Rainer