Synopsis
Aakash Odedra, the international award-winning Leicester based dancer and choreographer takes to our main stage in this captivating performance.
Experience the intensity of Rising, an evening of four distinct solos with choreography from acclaimed artists Akram Khan, Sidi Larbi Cherkaoui, Russell Maliphant, and Aakash himself. Created in 2011, The Guardian termed this astonishing collection of talent the “dance equivalent of a red-carpet event.” Ten years and 200 performances later Aakash brings Rising to life with the same mesmerizing agility he’s renowned for and a maturity gained from a decade of developing his craft.
Rising explores different processes and aesthetics using Aakash’s traditional background in kathak and bharatanatyam to create a distinct flavour of contemporary dance. An unprecedented pairing of world-renowned contemporary choreographers and one of the most talented British South Asian dancers of his generation.
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Tickets
£20 – £10
DISCOUNTS*
15% off for Members
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Credits & Acknowledgments
CUT
Choreography
Russell Maliphant
Lighting
Michael Hulls
Music
Andy Cowton
Rehearsal Director
Lewis Major
In The Shadow of Man
Choreography
Akram Khan
Lighting
Michael Hulls
Music
Jocelyn Pook
Rehearsal Directors
Jose Agudo and Lewis Major
Constellation
Choreography
Sidi Larbi Cherkaoui
Lighting
Willy Cessa
Music
Olga Wojciechowska
Rehearsal Directors
Paul Zivkovich and Lewis Major
Nritta (Kathak)
Choreography
Aakash Odedra
Musical Arrangement
Aakash Odedra
Rising was commissioned by AKCT (London), DanceXchange (Birmingham), Sampad (Birmingham), Eastman (Antwerp), The Hat Factory (Luton), Leicester, Leicestershire and Rutland Dance (Leicester), South East Dance (Brighton), New Art Exchange (Nottingham), The Place (London), Curve Theatre (Leicester), Southbank Centre (London) and funded by Arts Council England and Akademi (London).