MEHEK – Aakash Odedra Company/Aditi Mangaldas Company
MEHEK
Aakash Odedra Company / Aditi Mangaldas Company
Friday 12 April 2024
Sadler’s Wells, London
Reviewed by the Pulse Dance Audience Club
MEHEK
Aakash Odedra Company / Aditi Mangaldas Company
Friday 12 April 2024
Sadler’s Wells, London
Reviewed by the Pulse Dance Audience Club
Kathak dancer and choreographer Aditi Mangaldas has established an international reputation for excellence of technique and aesthetics and for breaking new ground in the themes she has tackled, from feminine desire to violence against women.
Samsara
Aakash Odedra Company
Sadlers Wells, 18 October 2022
Reviewed by Pranav Yajnik
Photo: Nirvair Singh Rai
The exploration of the state of being ‘courage’, veera in Sanskrit, opened with renowned dance artist Aditi Mangaldas highlighting the gender bias in the popular perception of the word ‘courage’.
The Road to Nine
I have taken the first step of a journey that promises to be super exciting, passing through nine states of being, crisscrossing time zones, sharing a ZOOM Screen with over sixty fellow travellers.
Webinar to discuss the films in the series Banyan Tree – Circle of Dance: The Blossom.
Thursday 29 September 6.30 – 8 pm
The state of being we explored in the third week was Karuna, ‘Compassion’, with two very sensitive artists, contemporary dancer Gizem Aksu and photographer Nirvair Singh Rai. Aakash introduced Nirvair as his friend and mentor.
It has been a bumper year for the South Asian dance community. We congratulate those recognised in the Honours bestowed by the Queen; and reflect on the achievements of a number of others.