Esplanade Presents

Dance | Masterclass

Choreography in Bharatanatyam by Mythili Prakash

Mythili Prakash (USA)

17 Nov 2024, Sun, 11am

2hrs

(Intermission: None)

Esplanade White Room

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Synopsis

Open to intermediate and advanced professionals. 

 

A strong bharatanatyam adavu (technique) class led by international soloist Mythili Prakash. The session will explore Prakash’s relationship to body and space through the vocabulary of the dance form. 

Admission Age:
6 and above.
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Artist Information

Mythili Prakash

A second-generation Indian-American artist, Mythili is trained by her mother, dance exponent Viji Prakash. She is currently mentored by bharatanatyam dancer Malavika Sarukkai and choreographer Akram Khan. 

 

Mythili has toured her own solo productions in the United Kingdom, Canada, Europe, India, Singapore, the United States, and Mexico, performing at venues such as Sadler’s Wells (London), Music Academy (India), Jacob’s Pillow (USA), and Esplanade – Theatres on the Bay (Singapore), to name a few. She is the recipient of the Creation to Performance Grant (Irvine Foundation), the Artistic innovation Grant (Center for Cultural Innovation) and the National Dance Project touring Grant (NEFA) for her work She’s Auspicious, which previewed at the Reflektor Festival (Elbphilarmonie, Hamburg). 

 

Nominated by Akram Khan as Choreographer of the Future for Dance Umbrella (UK), Mythili premiered her solo work HERE and NOW at their 2019 Festival. She also toured as a principal dancer in Akram Khan Company’s Outwitting the Devil. Mythili’s work AR|DHA was commissioned and presented by Jacob’s Pillow, featured in the America(na) – I am festival at the Pillow in June 2022. She is a recipient of the Sky Art’s Artists Development programme in collaboration with Akram Khan Company, in support of her work One|All, which premiered at the Festival of Motion in Doha, Qatar, commissioned by Qatar Museum and Gestures Productions, in conjunction with the World Cup. Mythili also worked with director Ang Lee as a choreography assistant and played the role of Pi’s wife in the award-winning film Life of Pi

Date & Time

17 Nov 2024, Sun

11am

Esplanade White Room
Tickets & Prices
Standard
Cat 1 $30
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