‘Katha Yatra’, aims at a research-based understanding of river Brahmaputra, which traverses through the floodplains of Assam. The impressions and understandings of art, culture, identity, development, the hopes and aspirations of the people inhabiting the banks of the Brahmaputra, is intended to be encapsulated in the project, which is part documentation and part re-imagination of the cultural, identity and environmental landscape of the river.

The tools and medium employed in this project will be field-based research work, video, photography, art, stage, print and radio, which will attempt at capturing and showcasing the unifying role that the river plays in the lives of the people inhabiting its banks, the meaning of the meandering flows of the river for people.The geographical area covered in project stretches from Parashuram Kund in Arunachal pradesh to Kaziranga in Assam.

A Documentary film was made on freedom fighter, Sri Debeswar Doloi and on The Freedom Fighter Association of Jorhat in the year 2013. The film is screened on 5th November at the Freedom Figther Association Office in Jorhat. The subtitling work of the film is ongoing. It was Produced by Pronob Doloi and Directed by Shilpika Bordoloi.

A short film by Kamal Musale and Shilpika Bordoloi. Its an exploration of Magic, Mysticism and Mystery woven around Memories and Impressions of the lands along the river Brahmaputra, which flows through North East India.

French dancers, Jennifer and Gregory travel around the world for 10 months with their project CROSS DANCERS in 2016. They aim to discover different country and culture through dance. After Ethiopia, Assam was their second stop where they have an exchange with Shilpika Bordoloi and Satrya monks of Majuli. In Jorhat they do 3 contemporary street performances based on themes given by Shilpika Bordoloi in various location and then move on to learn in Majuli. Follow the link below to find more about the exchange.

This was the first international workshop. Mandagora Circus from Argentina was travelling to Assam and they wrote to us and we were very pleased to welcome them and facilitate a workshop on Acrobatics. They wanted only few participants hence we selected and it was successfully conducted.

In the first artistic residency of BCF, two cultural bodies from India and France crafted a 2-riders bicycle, which was dressed as a boat made of bamboo. It made a journey along the Majuli island for over 10-days. The resident artists were Tina Hollard and Hafid Chouaf from GlobeTrot Residency, France and Kamala Kanta Koman from Majuli, India. “Katha Yatra II” was an attempt to sensitize local communities and the islanders about the harmful effects of widespread plastic usage, and helping them learn about plastic-disposal and recycling.

This journey was to help bring an awareness on environmental issues to the people of Majuli. Through discussions and presentations and peppering it with cultural elements such as a Street Play and a Painting Competition it reflected on traditional and greener ways of living and highlighted the issue of mounting plastic usage in Majuli. “Katha Yatra II” was supported by the Mising Autonomous Councils