Mollika A Digital Stage commission
Mollika reflects on the ephemeral nature of time through the dancing body and the power of intergenerational relationships. This poignant dance film is inspired by Rabindranath Tagore’s song Amar Mollikaa Bone about the fragrant jasmine flower that blooms at night and wilts by morning.
Directed by Pratyusha Gupta and Mythili Prakash, the film features dancer and choreographer Mythili Prakash alongside her mother and dance teacher, Viji Prakash, and daughter, Rumi Prakash-Gollapudi, with music arranged and performed by Sushma Soma.
Mollika is part of The Classics ReFramed commission series. After a public call out in early 2024, three artists were selected to create a short dance film which takes inspiration from a classic piece of work and reimagines it for our time.
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Credits
Dancers (in order of appearance):
Mythili Prakash
Viji Prakash
Rumi Prakash-Gollapudi
Directed by: Pratyusha Gupta & Mythili Prakash
Choreographed by: Mythili Prakash
Music by: Sushma Soma
Director of Photography: Yashas Chandra
Edited by: Hashim Zain
Production Coordinator: Harini Aiana
Audio description: Amanda Bright
Filmed at: Panchavati | Courtesy Raman Research Institute Trust, Bangalore
Commissioned by Sadler’s Wells Digital Stage & Studio
Director of Digital Stage & Studio: Bia Oliveira
Senior Content Manager: Jen Richards
Producer: Ciara Lynch
Digital & Content Apprentice: Emma Cosgrove
Digital & Content Officer: Ella Murphy-O’Neil
Video & Digital Specialist: Sarah Vaughan-Jones
Junior Videographers: James Hedgecock & Pearl Salamon-White
Marketing Consultant: Izzy Madgwick
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