Homage to Odissi and Tara, the mother Goddess" a dance recital by Madina Andassova
Karishma Pais
THE ATTIC 36 REGAL BUILDINGS, NEW DELHI. TEL: 23746050
wednesday 25th november
6.30 pm “Homage to Odissi and Tara, the mother Goddess” a dance recital by Madina Andassova
Madina is the senior most Kazakh student of the Odissi Akademi in Delhi and the first disciple of Smt Kavita Dwivedi its founder. She has been studying Odissi for 3 years as part of the ICCR Scholarship Exchange Scheme. Blessed with natural grace and fluidity she will perform her programme in 2 parts today. First the classical Odissi repertoire with the invocatory Mangalacharan, a Pallavi, pure dance piece and conclude with ‘Om Sarvam’, verses from the Gayatri Mantra, Mundaka Upanishad and Sankaracharyas.
The second part of her performance will be a dedication to the Buddhist deity Tara. Tara is the best known Bodhisattva –goddess embodying compassion and love. She is depicted as young, beautiful and is seen as guarding against the 8 great terrors of lions, elephants, fire, snakes, robbers, imprisonment, shipwreck and man eating demons. In each case these terrors are symbolic of spiritual dangers. This evenings dance is a supplication to Tara, ‘the liberator’. The movement language is taken from Odissi and Kathak along with Madina’s unique knowledge of Kazakh folklore. A creative use of mantras and compositions are sung by a Tibetan singer. Concept by Chokyi Palmo
Along with her Guru Madina has performed at the National Youth Festival at Hyderabad, Dandi March celebration , Vadodra, Jaipur Virasat Festival, Orissa day Celebrations at Delhi and at many international conferences as well as a solo artiste during the Swami Haridas Sammelan at Vrindavan.. She is a graduate in Psychology from Kazakh University and an accomplished folk dancer.
