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NAHID SIDDIQUI
2016 FEATURED MENTOR
Nahid Siddiqui is one of the finest Kathak dancers and choreographers in the world. Her work has been recognized and acclaimed internationally. She has personally contributed hugely to the growth of and accessibility to Kathak through efforts such as starting classes at the Bharatya Vidya Bhavan in London and introducing Kathak into the curriculum at the at the University of Surrey. Nahid's creations have been original and ground-breaking, blending traditional and contemporary techniques extending Kathak's repertory and developing it as a universal vocabulary. Her work has received numerous accolades in Britain and around the world, including Pakistan's highest artistic merit, the Pride of Performance.
Nahid Siddiqui has acquired her artistry in the formal tradition ofseena baseena (one-on-one training) by two renowned Gurus:Maharaj Ghulam Hussain Kathak and Pandit Birju Maharaj. During the course of her career she has evolved her artistic practice into what can be described as Sufianic in its narrative ventures, yet precise in its embodiment of tradition.
NAHID SIDDIQUI & COMPANY.
Established in 1991, Nahid Siddiqui & Company has mounted sixteen productions and toured world-wide since then. Nahid continues to create work of the highest quality and depth extending the boundaries of the form and vocabulary
MIRAGE 2016
An extension of Maati, Mirage is a journey that deals with the intangible realm of dreams and illusions, where levels of human consciousness is explored.
MAATI 2015
Based on the writings of 17th century Sufi poet Hazrat Baba Bulleh Shah.
ISHQ 2010
Based onSufi poet Hazrat Baba Bulleh Shah's timeless classic. Ishq
KRISHNA - 2004
Nahid choreographed a performance entitled Krishna for the Birmingham Royal Ballet,
DHYANA - 2003
Dhyana is the discovery of the greater self through steady awareness. It is the art of self study, observation, reflection and revelation of the infinite hidden within.
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