Madhavi Mudgal
A leading dancer, choreographer and guru of Odissi, Madhavi Mudgal is credited with bringing a greatly refined sensibility to her art form and broadening its boundaries.
Apart from establishing a niche in the international dance scene as a soloist, she has received critical acclaim for her group choreographies in the major cities and dance festivals that have featured her throughout the world: among these have been the Edinburgh Festival, Darbar Festival (Saddler’s Wells, London), Maximum India (Kennedy Center), and Fall for Dance Festival (NY City Center) in USA; the Cervantino Festival, Mexico; Vienna Dance Festival, Austria; the Avignon Festival, Theatre de la Ville, Paris Lyon Biennale, France; Pina Bausch’s Festival, Wuppertal and Berlin Festspiele, Germany; Festival Solo Donna at the Venice Biennale, Italy, to mention a few.
She has been associated with the making of several films and audio-visuals on Odissi, apart from conceiving and curating some of the most widely appreciated dance festivals in India. She teaches at the Gandharva Mahavidyalaya, New Delhi, a renowned institution founded in 1939. She has also conducted workshops all over the world.
Numerous awards and honours have come her way, including President of India’s award of Padma Shri, Central and the Orissa State Sangeet Natak Akademi Award, the Sanskriti Award, the Buddha Samman, Grande Medaille de la Ville by the city of Paris, Delhi State Parishad Samman, and the Nritya Choodamani. She was also awarded the Chevalier de l’ordre des arts et des lettres by the Govt of France.
All Sessions by Madhavi Mudgal
The Way Forward- New Directions in Choreography and Dance Pedagogy
Listen to three national-award winning dancers – Leela Samson, Madhavi Mudgal, and Prerana Shrimali as they share their insights on the way forward, considering their experience of performing, teaching and choreographing dance over many decades. Join us in an intimate conversation with the leading gurus of Bharatanatyam, Odissi and Kathak, with Deepthi Sasidharan, on new directions in choreography and dance pedagogy.
‘Vistar’ (Odissi )
Vistar is an experience of the traditional dance form of Odissi in a contemporary mold. Stemming from the very source and building upon the structure, it highlights the various facets of the dance form. The chosen segments reflect fresh dimensions of the technique and content of Odissi through the group format. The Nritta (abstract dance highlighting rhythmic structures), and Abhinaya (expressional) elements are interwoven with a creative approach that results in a unique, harmonious synthesis.
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