The programme of Inked and Murmur were both solos featuring Aakash Odedra, the latter being co-choreographed by him also.
Inked has Aakash writhing on the floor on which a bottle of ink has spilled and leaving a physical trace of his movements so that gradually he builds up a complex record of the movements.
Murmur achieves its effects through a circle of electric fans that blow to order a curtain revealing and hiding the dancer. Later the fans contain a paper 'snowfall' within the stage.
Both pieces are highly inventive and technically accomplished and both are heavily autobiographical. Inked, the programme notes tell us, refers back to the scarification and tattoos that would have covered Aakash's grandmother's body to protect her and give a sense of belonging. Murmur refers to his dyslexia and conveys his frustration with words as a means of communication and his choice of dance in substitution.
In Aakash's own words, "Murmur and Inked are designed to convey a message that intelligence has multiple forms and that sensitivity of the body raises one's self-awareness. We will share a story that isn't only mine or that of a dyslexic, but a journey that is universal through its emotion."
The critic on the Critical Dance website found the technical wizzardry almost a distraction and maybe it did feel overdone and I can seem that one ended up watching it rather than purely focusing on the dancer.
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