Mumbai, 23rd April, 2015: Contemporary dance icon Terence Lewis and India’s
dancing diva Madhuri Dixit Nene are coming together to support Mumbai’s first
ever Contemporary Dance Festival,t Jugnee.
A five day non-profit and
completely dance neutral festival will aim at becoming he most
well-constructed, holistic & giving the young emerging and
professional dancers a voice and platform to showcase their talent under one
roof, in addition to bringing the most renowned International Faculty here
to its dancers.
Talking about the festival, Terence, says: “The dance
community in India and Mumbai works in isolation and are unaware of the
opportunities they have for themselves! It was important to unite them for
several reasons, one is to give young struggling emerging artist a platform,
get international Teachers and the best teachers from India to professional
dancers seeking further training and also for dancers to get acquainted to the
funding bodies and getting choreographers to share their journeys!”
Talking about Madhuri’s collaboration, he adds:
“Madhuri is the Icon of dance in our country and her name is synonymous with
talent grace and beauty! Since its Mumbai's first indo contemporary dance
festival, who better but the Mumbai girl, who gave dance respect and dignified
it with her performances!”
“Besides Madhuri is also working very hard to help
people across all age groups to create awareness in dance through her digital
app tutorials and much more. Her app (DANCE WITH MADHURI: DWM) is one of
the first apps in India on dance that has been successfully helping people to
dance across the world. People, who may not have the luxury to step outside of
their homes or work places, due to time, financial or social
constraints.”
The five-day festival will be held in Mumbai, India at
different venues across the city
· 29th April: NCPA
· 30th April: Prithvi Theatre
· 1st May: St Andrews
· 2nd May: Social (Meet & Greet)
· 3rd May: Equal street walk (Dancing on the
streets)
The Festival will include:
WORKSHOPS: By International & Indian teachers, namely: Joe Alegado (USA)
& Peter Jasko (Slovakia), Terence Lewis(Mumbai), Nakula Somana (Bangalore),
Mayuri (from Nrityarutya-Bangalore)
MOVIE SCREENINGS: Special commissioned movies that have never been screened before
by prominent International artists & masters in their field of work,
provided for & partnered by Alliance Francaise, Goethe Institut-Max Muller
Bhavan, British Council and Prohelvetia: Swiss Arts Council.
PANEL DISCUSSIONS: Panels by renowned experts in the field of performing arts.
Moderated by Mr. Quasar Padamsee and Ms. Ranjana Dave, speakers for the Panel
Discussion include: Mr Jayachandran Palazhy (Founder Artistic Director of
Attakkalari Centre of Movement Arts, Mr. Terence Lewis (Founder & artistic
director of Terence Lewis Inc., Mr. Robin Mallick (Regional Programme Director
of Goethe Institut South Asia), Ms. Arundhati Ghosh (Executive director of
Indian Foundation of Arts) and Mr. Mandeep Raikhy (Managing Director of Gati
Dance Forum, Delhi)
PERFORMANCES: by professional companies such as The DanceWorx and Terence
Lewis Contemporary Dance Company. It will also feature performances by young
Emerging artists providing them with a professional platform & exposure to
the dance community.
SOCIALS: For the
young and the restless (be it in the body or in the mind) there will be meet
& greet sessions for the artist & the dancing community where they Jam
up and show off their skills by putting their best foot forward on the Dance
Floor at Shiros.
Jungnee’s foreign Partners / Patrons
alliances on board:
Impulstanz International Dance Festival Vienna: One of the largest
& longest running Dance Festivals in the world-offering a fully funded
scholarship to one of the deserving participant of Jugnee
Alliance Francaise
Goethe Institut -MaxMuller Bhavan
British Council
Pro Helvetia: Swiss Arts Council
Terence is curating the festival this year
putting together an ensemble cast of international and national teachers,
emerging artist, panel discussion personalities, selecting films and
documentaries at the festival and creating a suitable vibe where dancers can
mingle and interact with the entire dance community.
Jugnee awaits its launch on the World
International Dance Day, 29th April 2015
Please visit the festival website for more
information http://www.jugnee.
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