Love in the Void

“𝘉𝘶𝘵 𝘩𝘦 𝘴𝘢𝘪𝘥 𝘵𝘰 𝘮𝘦, “𝘔𝘺 𝘨𝘳𝘢𝘤𝘦 𝘪𝘴 𝘴𝘶𝘧𝘧𝘪𝘤𝘪𝘦𝘯𝘵 𝘧𝘰𝘳 𝘺𝘰𝘶, 𝘧𝘰𝘳 𝘮𝘺 𝘱𝘰𝘸𝘦𝘳 𝘪𝘴 𝘮𝘢𝘥𝘦 𝘱𝘦𝘳𝘧𝘦𝘤𝘵 𝘪𝘯 𝘸𝘦𝘢𝘬𝘯𝘦𝘴𝘴.” 𝘛𝘩𝘦𝘳𝘦𝘧𝘰𝘳𝘦 𝘐 𝘸𝘪𝘭𝘭 𝘣𝘰𝘢𝘴𝘵 𝘢𝘭𝘭 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘮𝘰𝘳𝘦 𝘨𝘭𝘢𝘥𝘭𝘺 𝘢𝘣𝘰𝘶𝘵 𝘮𝘺 𝘸𝘦𝘢𝘬𝘯𝘦𝘴𝘴𝘦𝘴, 𝘴𝘰 𝘵𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘊𝘩𝘳𝘪𝘴𝘵’𝘴 𝘱𝘰𝘸𝘦𝘳 𝘮𝘢𝘺 𝘳𝘦𝘴𝘵 𝘰𝘯 𝘮𝘦.” - 2 𝘊𝘰𝘳𝘪𝘯𝘵𝘩𝘪𝘢𝘯𝘴 12:9

𝘐𝘯 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘣𝘦𝘨𝘪𝘯𝘯𝘪𝘯𝘨, 𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘳𝘦 𝘸𝘢𝘴 𝘯𝘰𝘵𝘩𝘪𝘯𝘨—𝘢 𝘷𝘢𝘴𝘵 𝘷𝘰𝘪𝘥, 𝘦𝘮𝘱𝘵𝘺 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘥𝘦𝘷𝘰𝘪𝘥 𝘰𝘧 𝘧𝘢𝘪𝘵𝘩, 𝘩𝘰𝘱𝘦, 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘭𝘰𝘷𝘦. 𝘠𝘦𝘵, 𝘧𝘳𝘰𝘮 𝘵𝘩𝘪𝘴 𝘯𝘰𝘵𝘩𝘪𝘯𝘨𝘯𝘦𝘴𝘴, 𝘢𝘯 𝘦𝘹𝘵𝘳𝘢𝘰𝘳𝘥𝘪𝘯𝘢𝘳𝘺 𝘢𝘤𝘵 𝘦𝘮𝘦𝘳𝘨𝘦𝘥, 𝘧𝘪𝘭𝘭𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘦𝘮𝘱𝘵𝘪𝘯𝘦𝘴𝘴 𝘸𝘪𝘵𝘩 𝘢 𝘧𝘶𝘭𝘭𝘯𝘦𝘴𝘴 𝘣𝘦𝘺𝘰𝘯𝘥 𝘤𝘰𝘮𝘱𝘳𝘦𝘩𝘦𝘯𝘴𝘪𝘰𝘯; 𝘢 𝘣𝘪𝘨 𝘣𝘢𝘯𝘨. 𝘛𝘩𝘦 𝘵𝘪𝘵𝘭𝘦 𝘸𝘦𝘢𝘷𝘦𝘴 𝘵𝘰𝘨𝘦𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘳 𝘈𝘪 (𝘭𝘰𝘷𝘦 𝘪𝘯 𝘮𝘢𝘯𝘺 𝘭𝘢𝘯𝘨𝘶𝘢𝘨𝘦𝘴), 𝘬𝘢𝘳𝘢 (𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘷𝘰𝘪𝘥 𝘪𝘯 𝘑𝘢𝘱𝘢𝘯𝘦𝘴𝘦), 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘳𝘢𝘣 (𝘢 𝘳𝘦𝘧𝘦𝘳𝘦𝘯𝘤𝘦 𝘵𝘰 𝘎𝘰𝘥 𝘪𝘯 𝘏𝘪𝘯𝘥𝘪), 𝘦𝘹𝘱𝘭𝘰𝘳𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘵𝘳𝘢𝘯𝘴𝘧𝘰𝘳𝘮𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘷𝘦 𝘱𝘰𝘸𝘦𝘳 𝘰𝘧 𝘎𝘰𝘥’𝘴 𝘭𝘰𝘷𝘦—𝘢 𝘭𝘰𝘷𝘦 𝘵𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘮𝘦𝘦𝘵𝘴 𝘶𝘴 𝘪𝘯 𝘰𝘶𝘳 𝘥𝘦𝘦𝘱𝘦𝘴𝘵 𝘷𝘰𝘪𝘥𝘴 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘤𝘳𝘦𝘢𝘵𝘦𝘴 𝘴𝘰𝘮𝘦𝘵𝘩𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘶𝘯𝘪𝘮𝘢𝘨𝘪𝘯𝘢𝘣𝘭𝘺 𝘣𝘦𝘢𝘶𝘵𝘪𝘧𝘶𝘭.

Inspired by the origins of existence, AIkara reflects on the moment when something emerged from nothing—an explosion of energy and intention (a selfless act of Love). Wherein Love is the ultimate catalyst, capable of shaping and transforming even the most desolate things into something full of life.

Though vast and multifaceted, love is a universal thread that resonates uniquely with each of us. It is the essence without which, ultimately, we are nothing. (1 Corinthians 13). This love quiets chaos, calms the restless, and inspires trust in the unseen. Like a river shaping the landscape of the heart, it works steadily, carving new depths of freedom and fullness. In this love, there is unshakable calm and boundless joy—a divine masterpiece unfolding in the spaces we once thought were empty.

This Piece was a result of *SCAPE Break the Frame ChoreoLab Residency

Choreographers: Antriksh Verma

Aikara Thesis (Refer to Section Break The Frame)