Resilience: A Medical Journey is an IndianRaga collaboration with a concept led by Harvard Medical School students Maheetha Bharadwaj and Dipal Nagda and choreography led by Swathi Jaisankar. This is a story of a patient (Swathi Jaisankar) and spouse (Dipal Nagda) who receive a life-altering diagnosis of cancer from an oncologist (Maheetha Bharadwaj). It includes a visual representation of cancer growth and uncontrolled cellular proliferation, all depicted through Bharatanatyam. Music Production by Mahesh Raghvan, Mridangam, Jathi recitation, and Kanjira by Akshay Anantapadmanabhan, and Flute by Lalit Talluri.
The scene begins with a couple dancing in frolic when one starts to show signs of illness. The partner receives a phone call asking both to urgently come to the doctor’s office. At the appointment, the physician performs a medical history and physical exam and conveys that the patient’s imaging results suggest a diagnosis of lung cancer. The next section is an interpretation of the growth and development of cancer; three healthy, uniform cells are depicted before one cell mutates, replicates, and wreaks havoc on the body. Finally, we return to the patient, partner, and physician as each experiences their individual and intertwined emotional reactions to the diagnosis.
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Swathi Jaisankar
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Maheetha Bharadwaj
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Dipal Nagda
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IndianRaga brings together the best musicians and dancers across 60 international cities to collaborate on high-quality music videos viewed by millions of people globally. The genres we work with are rooted in Indian classical performing arts and include Carnatic music (South Indian classical music), Hindustani music (North Indian classical music), semi-classical music, contemporary and fusion music, Indian classical dances including Bharatanatyam, Kuchipudi, Odissi, Mohiniattam, Kathak, and also ballet, tap, contemporary dance. Our productions also include a wide range of instruments including mridangam, tabla, sitar, violin, flute/bansuri, veena, ghatam, and new-age categories like music arrangement and production with EDM, Trap, Pop amongst others. Our most popular innovations include classical cover songs, a cappella, mashups, and remixes of the latest viral pop hits in both western and Indian music. Anyone can apply to join our collaborations, and you can visit www.indianraga.com for more details and the application process.
9 окт 2024
