Mandala Makers Festival Presents, Arushi Mudgal: Odissi Classical Dance
Born into a family of musicians, Arushi Mudgal was exposed to music and dance through the Gandharva Mahavidyalaya, an institute started by her grandfather, Pt. Vinaya Chandra Maudgalya, and led currently by her father, Shri Madhup Mudgal. She started learning Odissi dance formally at the age of five from her Guru, Smt. Madhavi Mudgal, graduating in 2007. She has performed extensively as a soloist at prestigious festivals, including the Musee Guimet Festival in Paris, Joan Weill Dance Center in New York, Internationales Tanz Festival in Dusseldorf with Pina Bausch, and the Dance India Asia Pacific Showcase in Singapore.
HAUGA
HAUGA is a dance duet wherein two people put together an IKEA table. Throughout the work a simple task becomes something much more complicated, reflecting the precarious navigation of a zero-sum economic system. When instructions prove unhelpful and materials are insufficient, two dancers must figure out a balance as personal friends, professional competition, and two individuals trying to find an ethical way forward.
SARA WAGENMAKER is a movement artist and jack of all trades from the West Side of Chicago. Her creative work relies on deep curiosity and meticulous research to poke at the world around her and figure out what makes it go. HAUGA is partially supported by a microgrant from New Dances / New Horizons, a program of Thodos Dance Chicago.
HAUGA
HAUGA is a dance duet wherein two people put together an IKEA table. Throughout the work a simple task becomes something much more complicated, reflecting the precarious navigation of a zero-sum economic system. When instructions prove unhelpful and materials are insufficient, two dancers must figure out a balance as personal friends, professional competition, and two individuals trying to find an ethical way forward.
SARA WAGENMAKER is a movement artist and jack of all trades from the West Side of Chicago. Her creative work relies on deep curiosity and meticulous research to poke at the world around her and figure out what makes it go. HAUGA is partially supported by a microgrant from New Dances / New Horizons, a program of Thodos Dance Chicago.
