| Year and length: | 2024, 55' (Italian premiere) |
|---|---|
| Performance: | Aakash Odedra |
| Choreography: | Rani Khanam |
| Composition and musical direction: | Rushil Ranjan |
| Set design and stage management: | Emanuele Salamanca |
| lighting design and dramaturgy: | Fabiana Piccioli |
| Costume design: | Kanika Thakur |
| Rehearsal direction: | Dheerendra Tiwari |
| Musical performance: | Manchester Camerata |
| Direction: | Melvin Tay |
| Vocals: | Sarthak Kalyani, Abi Sampa |
| Choral vocals: | Rushil Ranjan, Aakash Odedra |
| Additional instrumentation: | Janan Sathiendran (tabla), Praveen Prathapan (bansuri) |
| Additional composition: | Abi Sampa, Danyal Dhondy, Shuheb Hasan, Amaan Ali |
| Additional composition on Yaare Mann and Forest by: | Shuheb Hasan & Amaan Ali |
| Mixing and mastering: | Andrea Gobbi at Gloworm Studios |
| Music preparation: | Danyal Dhondy, Max Guthrie |
| Production management: | Salvatore Scollo |
| Photography: | Angela Grabowska |
| Videography: | Dani Bower |
| Trailer: | Subhash Viman Gorania |
| With the support and public funding of: | Arts Council England |
| Created in association with : | Manchester Camerata, in part during a residency at the Pillow Lab at Jacob’s Pillow |
Dance
Aakash Odedra Company - Songs of the Bulbul
Description
With music composed and directed by Rushil Ranjan, Songs of the Bulbul is an immersive dialogue between traditional classical Indian dance and music, renowned for its precise rhythm and storytelling, and the innovative perspectives of contemporary forms and processes.
The exploratory journey of both artists presents a captivating interplay between the spiritual charge of Sufism and classical technique and style. Islamic poetry, characterised by its depth and rhythmic flow, intertwines with their research work, forming a critical part of the creative process.