Nationality British Notable work Murmur / Inked | Occupation Dancer, Choregrapher | |
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Aakash Odedra is a British dancer and choreographer of Indian origin. He formed Aakash Odedra Compary in 2011.
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Early life
He was born in Birmingham and was diagnosed with dyslexia at an early age.
He is trained in classical Indian dance forms Kathak and Bharat Natyam.
Performances
![Aakash Odedra Cultural Ambition Leicester Stories Aakash Odedra](https://alchetron.com/cdn/aakash-odedra-1e61bff8-d559-4740-9c01-8b0eb93cb67-resize-750.jpeg)
In 2009, he gave a solo performance titled "Maati Re", choreographed by Kumudini Lakhia. In 2010, he gave a duet performance with Sanjukta Sinha and this was choreographed by Kumudini Lakhia as well.
After the formation of his company, his debut project, Rising (2011) won many international awards.
![Aakash Odedra Aakash Odedra A dance in a hurricane of paper wind and light TED](https://alchetron.com/cdn/aakash-odedra-851f10e5-d96d-418e-b9ee-9fe6aeeb8af-resize-750.jpg)
In October 2014, he performed at TED, in a performance titled "A dance in a hurricane of paper, wind and light". The performance received a standing ovation.
Awards
![Aakash Odedra Indian Dance](https://alchetron.com/cdn/aakash-odedra-f56bde91-6669-44dc-b93f-c62da376c19-resize-750.jpeg)
![Aakash Odedra Aakash OdedraMilanOltre Festival British Council](https://alchetron.com/cdn/aakash-odedra-222a1fa0-f8e4-47d1-a9d5-f25dc787357-resize-750.jpeg)
![Aakash Odedra Sky Academy Documentary featuring Aakash Odedra YouTube](https://alchetron.com/cdn/aakash-odedra-e7ac64a6-f652-44b8-b0ed-571c7b292d0-resize-750.jpeg)
![Aakash Odedra httpsiytimgcomviHymYB6i8RxQmaxresdefaultjpg](https://alchetron.com/cdn/aakash-odedra-81a2d21e-4725-4e80-8ab9-4a0cf73c3c6-resize-750.jpeg)
![Aakash Odedra Rising Aakash Odedra Robin Howard Dance Theatre The Place](https://alchetron.com/cdn/aakash-odedra-4e0282e7-7223-453b-998a-2550023e299-resize-750.jpeg)
![Aakash Odedra I Imagine Aakash Odedra YouTube](https://alchetron.com/cdn/aakash-odedra-fd3af736-3d0a-4bb1-b4ee-b04dae3f706-resize-750.jpeg)
References
Aakash Odedra Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA