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Shekhar Shastri
09/03/2008
“…three dancers today who, for me, personify the art are: Mikhail Baryshnikov, Madhavi Mudgal and Sara Rudner.†- Alastair Macaulay, New York Times (Jan 2008)
“ The high point of Edinburgh Dance Festival was the Odissi by Madhavi Mudgal ... it emanated from an inner calm, with decisive architecture in time and space†- The Times, London
Meru Education Foundation Inc. proudly presents renowned Odissi dancer Madhavi Mudgal at the National Heritage Museum, in Lexington, MA on Sunday, September 28, 2008 @ 3:00 pm. She will be accompanied by Arushi Mudgal and musicians from India.
Madhavi Mudgal is a highly renowned exponent of the Odissi style. Madhavi was born into a family devoted to Classical Indian music. A prime disciple of legendary Guru Kelucharan Mohapatra, she is credited with bringing a greatly refined sensibility to her art form.
She has received critical acclaim the world over for her performances and choreography. These include the Sanskriti Award in 1985, the Padmashri: a President of India award, for her contribution to classical dance in 1991. Among other awards she has received are the Sangeet Natak Akademi Award, and the Chevalier des l’ordre des arts et des lettres by the Government. of France.
Madhavi Mudgal and her Gandharva Ensemble have performed all over the world, and are hugely popular in Europe, South America, South Africa, and Japan. In the US, she has performed to critical acclaim at Carnegie Hall, Kennedy Center, and other major locations.
Anna Kisselgoff of The New York Times introduced her as “one of the most brilliant female disciples of the legendary Odissi maestro Guru Kelucharan Mohapatra.†Madhavi in turn has trained an extraordinary generation of young dancers.
Karen Campbell of Boston Globe wrote in a review of Madhavi Mudgal’s 2005 Odissi performance - “moving mix of elegance, enrichment. Her florid movements a kind of musical sign language that calls to mind trees laden with flowers, a heavily scented breeze, bees buzzing, and lovelorn maidens wandering aimlessly … charismatic Arushi is fabulously expressive and articulate, from her flirtatious eyes to the tips of her long, tapering fingers.â€
Sarah Crompton of The Telegraph(UK) in reviewing Madhavi Mudgal at the Edinburgh Dance Festival wrote, “the delicacy of the micro movements, flickers of eyes and toes that almost go unnoticed, is something to behold - and the music from on-stage musicians and singers was rich and heart-stopping.â€
This is a rare opportunity to see Madhavi Mudgal and Arushi on Sunday, September 28th at the National Heritage Museum in Lexington, MA at 3:00 pm.
Buy Tickets Online at: https://www.sulekha.com/ticketsV3/buytickets.aspx?cid=542835
For more information visit www.merufoundation.org
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