Arushi Mudgal

Born into a family of musicians, She was awarded the first Touring Fellowship by Milapfest, UK Arushi has been fortunate in having for 2010-11. She toured different cities of the UK in May 2011, an in-depth exposure to music and giving highly appreciated performances and workshops. dance through the Gandharva Mahavidyalaya, an institute started A graded artiste, Arushi has performed for India’s National TV at by her grandfather Pt. Vinaya Chandra Maudgalya and Ahmedabad, and is also empanelled with the Indian and headed currently by her father, Shri Madhup Council for Cultural Relations. She has conducted dance workshops Mudgal. She started learning dance formally in France, USA, London, Manchester and Singapore, and is a regular at the age of five from her aunt and Guru performer for SPICMACAY, having given numerous lecture Smt. Madhavi Mudgal. In 2007,she completed her demonstrations in Delhi, various cities of Rajasthan, Dehradun and graduation in Odissi dance. Mussourie.

Arushi has performed extensively as a soloist at various Besides this, Arushi has also toured extensively as part of her guru’s prestigious festivals within India and abroad, including dance troupe. Her most significant performances have been in the Musee Guimet Festival in Paris, Showcase at Alvin Brazil, France (Theatre de la Ville), Germany (Berlin Festspiele) Ailey: Joan Weill Dance Center in New York, USA, and Morocco (Fez Festival), where she had the honor of dancing festivals in Greece and Remscheid, Dance India Asia with the legendary Guru and Pacific Showcase in Singapore, ‘Stirring Odissi’ Madhavi Mudgal as part of a recital which illustrated the International Festival in Malaysia, the Sangeet Natak continuity of the Indian dance tradition through three generations. Akademi Award Festival in Delhi, Umang Festival at She has performed in South-East Asia, North America and the National Centre for Performing Arts in Mumbai, England on ICCR tours, and has represented India in Mauritius and the Music Academy Dance Festival in Chennai, to as part of adelegation of the Govt. of India. name a few. Arushi is a recipient of the Sangeet Natak Akademi’s In 2008, Arushi was invited by the famous prestigious national award – Ustad Yuva dancer-choreographer Pina Bausch of Wuppertal Tanz Puraskar, the Indian President’s Bal Shree Award, the Theater to perform at the Internationales Tanz Festival Young Women Achievers’Award by FICCI, the Chitra in Dusseldorf, Germany. She also performed at Theatre Kala Sangam Samman, the Sanatan Nritya Puraskar de la Ville, Paris and various other cities of France, and the Original Mind Award for her contribution in

Belgium and Austria as part of a recital named the field of Odissi Dance. ‘Famille Mudgal’, and the Fall for Dance Festival in New York & Los Angeles, USA.

Arushi Mudgal, Gandharva Mahavidyalaya, 212 Deen Dayal Upadhyaya Marg, 110 002 E-mail : [email protected] . . . Arushi distinguished herself with a The charismatic Arushi is Arushi opened the festival with one of the fineness in her general physical fabulously expressive and most delicate and aesthetic performances expression and particularly in her articulate. . . . one has seen in a long time. . . Arushi facial gestures, in which a mischievous reveals a fine blend of inherited talent, hard smile lingered. . . THE BOSTON GLOBE work and individual passion. . .

THE DANCE INSIDER, PARIS THE HINDU, DELHI

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