Akshongay

created & performed by nova bhattacharya & louis laberge-Côté

Music, Phil Strong; Lighting, Marc Parent

Nominated for 4 Dora Mavor Moore Awards (Choreography, performance, lighting and sound design), Akshongay is a contemporary dance duet that brings together multiple influences; bharatanatyam, modern dance; Hindu mythology, French Canadian folklore; love and loss; togetherness and separation; regrets and passions; joy and heartbreak. Intimate, rich with powerful images, a hybrid physical vocabulary and theatrical sensibility combine to create a hypnotic journey.

press

"Togetherness is bliss." Susan Walker full review

"A carefully calibrated alliance of two artists at the top of their respective games". Kathleen Smith, Now Magazine

HISTORY

Danceworks, World Premiere | Enwave Theatre, Harbourfront Centre | April 2013 Toronto Star preview

Kalanidhi Festival | Fleck Dance Theatre, Harbourfront Centre | March 2014

Burlington Performing Arts Centre | February 2015

Prismatic Festival | Dartmouth NS | August 2015 The Coast, Halifax, review 

Bright Nights with Coleman Lemieux & Co. | February 2016 Susan Walker review