Performance The World of Jahanara

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The World of Jahanara explores the inner life of Jahanara Akhlaq, a 24-year-old Kathak dancer, who, in her brief life, had fearlessly begun to make her mark in the dance world and envisioned a career in Canada. • Rhythmic and lyrical, Kathak is an elegant dance form that revolves around the concept of storytelling. • Choreographed and performed by Bageshree Vaze, this dance-theatre work interweaves Kathak dance, music, text, and visuals to re-imagine Jahanara’s world on the morning of January 18, 1999, in the hours before her tragic death. • Jahanara’s creative potential and love for dance was never fully realized. She was killed in 1999 along with her father, the famous painter Zahoor ul Akhlaq in their family home in Lahore, Pakistan. • This season, performing arts presentations have been curated to feature acclaimed artists who have transcended fear through their art. Under the banner of “the other side of fear,” we explore the definition of fear, what it means to face fear, and how we attempt to define, confront, and conquer fear in ourselves and others – or, in the case of Jahanara, fearlessness in performing. • Bageshree Vaze is an award-winning Indo-Canadian dance artist. She is the artistic director of Pratibha Arts in Toronto, which regularly produces and presents works influenced by and highlighting South Asian culture and esthetics. Vaze has studied with some of India’s finest dance and music masters, and her choreographies in Kathak dance have been presented in festivals in Canada, the U.S., and India. As a vocalist, she was named an ubbharta sitara (rising star) by MTV India, and her vocal recordings (such as “Tarana”) are heard regularly around the world. Vaze has a Bachelor’s degree in Journalism from Carleton University and a Master’s in Dance from York University. • Richard Seck has been a professional photographer and designer for more than 25 years. Now based in Toronto, he is a former assistant professor of design and photography in Pakistan. • Simon Rossiter is a Toronto-based lighting designer who occasionally designs scenery. He is lighting director of Fall for Dance North, presented annually at the Sony Centre for the Performing Arts, and has created more than 200 original designs in collaboration with Canadian companies including Citadel + Compagnie, National Ballet of Canada, Soulpepper Theatre Company, Sudbury Theatre Centre, Theatre Smith Gilmour, and Toronto Dance Theatre. • Vocal coach Ellora Patnaik has won international acclaim as a dancer and actor, and has performed across North America, India, the United Kingdom, and Iceland. Patnaik is the Executive Director of the Chitralekha Dance Academy and holds an Associate Degree from the American Academy of Dramatic Arts where she was a member of the Company in her third year. • Composer Vineet Vyas is one of Canada’s dynamic musical talents. He is a disciple of the late legendary tabla maestro, Pandit Kishan Maharaj and has performed across India, Europe, and North America with some of India’s eminent classical artists such as Ustad Amjad Ali Khan, Pandits Rajan and Sajan Mishra, Ustad Aashish Khan, Ustad Shahid Parvez, and Pandit Biru Maharaj. • Sponsored by Gulshan and Pyarali G. Nanji Family Foundation. • With support from the Toronto Arts Council, the City of Toronto and the Canada Council for the Arts. • Bringing online Museum experiences to you is part of our mission to connect cultures and promote understanding between peoples. To learn more about how you can support the Museum by making a donation or becoming a Friend or Patron, please visit: • https://www.agakhanmuseum.org/support

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