Madhavi Mudgal’s Teevra Madhyam | Odissi Dance | Darbar Festival

► #darbarfestival Darbar Festival dance curated by Akram Khan MBE. Madhavi Mudgal’s Teevra Madhyam is a playful translation of musical motifs into spatial ones, the formations following the melody. The basic idea is musical. The note teevra madhyam forms the focal point in the composition. Various ragas of individual identity utilise this note as a common thread in a composition.
Dancers:
Shalakha Rai, Shobha Bisht, Sudha Mukhopadhyay, Deepika Bisht, Kritika Uppal, Yamini Dikshit and Chikirsha Mohanty
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For Madhavi Mudgal, Indian classical dance presents a dynamic and continuous process of exploration and renewal. She believes it holds infinite potential for innovation and creative expression. With this faith in the traditional form, its intricately structured framework does not bind her; on the contrary, it provides her a reservoir of possibilities. Vistar offers an experience of the traditional dance form of Odissi with a contemporary sensibility. The Nritta (abstract dance highlighting rhythmic structures), and Abhinaya (expressional) elements are interwoven with a creative approach that results in a unique synthesis.
Concept, Choreography and Costumes Madhavi Mudgal
Madhup Mudgal (Music Composer)
Musicians
Madhavi Mudgal (manjira and bols)
Manikuntala Bhowmik (vocals)
Khushal Sharma (vocals)
Jitendra Kumar Swain (tabla)
Rajat Prasanna (flute)
Yar Mohammad (sitar)
Aideen Malone and Ric Mountjoy (lighting design)
Acknowledgement: Akram Khan and Mavin Khoo
Madhavi Mudgal (Biography)
Renowned dancer, choreographer and guru, Madhavi Mudgal is highly acclaimed as a dancer who has enriched and extended her dance tradition with fresh perspectives and insights. Having imbibed a very rich dance vocabulary from Guru Kelucharan Mohapatra, along with a strong family background of classical music, both her solo and group work is characterised by lyricism and intuitive musicality.
Her and her disciples have been featured extensively in major cities and prestigious dance festivals throughout the world. Her awards include the Padma Shri, the Odisha State and Central Sangeet Natak Akademi Awards, Grande Medaille de laVille by the city of Paris, the Sanskriti Award, the
Delhi State Parishad Samman, the Nritya Choodamani, and the Chevalier de l’ordre des arts et des lettres by the Govt of France.
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