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NAME : Dil Sagar
Phone : + 91 9745856669
Email : dilsagarm@gmail.com

PROFESSIONAL ACHIEVEMENTS
2001-2009
Attakkalari Centre for Movement Arts, Bangalore
Faculty - Kalaripayattu. ( 2006-2008)
Diploma in Movement Arts & Mixed Media Programme
Community Outreach Programme - Facilitator
Community Class Facilitator : Kalaripayattu
Corporate Workshops : Contemporary dance and Kalaripayattu choreography.
Choreographer - Kalaripayattu integrated with Contemporary Dance, Attakkalari Centre for Movement Arts productions.
Facilitator: LVD's India International Salsa Congress 2011
1997- 2004
Imlata Dance Company, London, UK as a Movement Artiste
Community Outreach Programmes with Imlata in the U.K

1990 – 1997
Won the National Championship- Full on combat, consecutively for two years.

1992- Won First Place ( Kettukeri), Keralotsavam, ( Kerala State Youth Welfare Board.)

1991-92 – Won First place ( Sword & Shield), Kerala Kalaripayat Association, Tiruvanathapuram

1993-94 – Won Individual First Place, State Championship, (Kerala Kalaripayat Association), Thiruvanathapuram.

1993-94 – Won Team First place, State Championship, (Kerala Kalaripayat Association).Trissur

1993-94 – Won Individual First Place, and Best Sword & Shield Category, District Championship, (Kerala Kalaripayat Association)Trissur

1980 – 1990

· 1988 – Performed at `Lok Utsav”, Sangeet Natak Akademi, New Delhi.

1989- Participated in `Bharatiyam’, in the presence of the Prime Minister of India, J.N Stadium, New Delhi for the Jawaharlal Nehru celebrations.
1989 – Won First place ( Meipayattu), Yuva Jana Mela, Kerala State Youth Welfare Board.
1983 – Began Kalaripayattu training at Vallabhatta Kalari Sangam, Chavakkad
under Gurukkal Shri Sankaranarayana Menon and Gurukkal Sri C.Vishwanathan, Mallapuram, Kerala .

 Corporate workshops / Master classes
· Shobhana Jeyasingh Dance Company ( UK ) – Company Classes
· Tribhanga Dance Theatre ( South Africa) – Master Class
· INFOSYS, Bangalore – 3 month Corporate Classes
· CGI, (IT Company), Bangalore – 1 month workshop + choreography
· STEM Dance Kampni, Bangalore – Company Classes for Dancers
· LOURDES VIJAY Dance Company – Company Classes for Dancers
· OPUS RESTOBAR, Bangalore – Community Class
· SNGSV Kalari Sangam –Master classes
· Jawahar Bala Bhavan , Trissur –Master classes
. Facualty Foe LVD's Indai International Salsa Congress 2011

Significant lecture – demonstrations ( a few )

2008- India Habitat Centre, New Delhi – `Movement for Dancers ‘
( Kalaripayat integrated with Contemporary Dance)

2003 - `FACETS’, Internal Choreography Residential Laboratory Attakkalari, Bangalore.

1992- Madras Craft Foundation, ( Kalaripayattu Lecture-Demonstration)

Miranda College, New Delhi

Significant Performances ( a few )

· 1997 : `Beyond the Walls for Men ‘ – with the Imlata Dance Company, UK. Performances in - Birmingham, Nottingham, London,

· 2000 : `CITY MAPS’ – with the Imlata dance Company, UK.
Performances in - London (Place Theatre, Greenwich Dance Agency) Milton Keynes, Nottingham, Exeter, Croydon, Chichester Fringe Festival 2000, Ellesmere Port,Barnet,

· 2003 : `TRANSAVATAR’ – research & development of movement and material for the project, with Imlata Dance Company, UK.

· 2006-2007 : `PURUSHARTHA ‘-multi-media dance production, Attakkalari Centre for Movement Arts, Bangalore. Performed at Venice Biennale, Munich Festival of Contemporary Dance, Frankfurt Book Fair, JuliDans, Amsterdam, Poland Contemporary Dance Festival, Chennai.

`NAGARANTHARA” a site specific work performed in Trafalgar Square, London.

· 2007-2009 : TRANSAVATAR ( New) multi-media dance production, Attakkalari Centre for Movement Arts, Bangalore. Performed at India Habitat Centre, New Delhi, Kolkata, Chennai, Amsterdam.

Oct 2008- KAMANI AUDITORIUM, New Delhi – India, Brazil, South Africa Summit In collaboration with dancers from Brazil and South Africa.

Oct 2008- RASTRAPATHY BHAVAN, New Delhi- (Kalari and Contemporary Dance ) for the Presidents of India, Brazil and South Africa.

Jan 2009- KALINGA MARTIAL DANCE FESTIVAL, Bhubaneshwar, India

Feb 2009- ATTAKKALARI INDIA BIENNIAL 2009, Site specific performance at the Alliance Francaise De Bangalore and for the inaugural ceremony.

Oct 2009- Choreographed/performed own work ASHANK( Fearless ) a 45 mns contemporary Kalaripayattu performance which premiered at Chowdiah Memorial Hall, Bangalore and was invited to open the International Film Festival , Thiruvanathapuram, subsequently.

Aug 2013- dec2013- Acted and worked as a teacher in Kannada movie call CHANDRA,. Choreographed Songs In Malayalam movie call OLIPORU, worked for action choreography for malayalam movie call VEGAM

 Jan 2014- Choreographed/performed own work YUDHA KAHAANDAM one part of the story from       mahabharath performed in NCPA Mumbai with full house

July 14-2014- Choreographed/Performed own work SOUGANDYA PARVAM one part of the story from MAHABHARATH  performed in Kerala, Trissur

ADDITIONAL KNOWLEDGE

·  Sacha Waltz Workshop, Chennai, 1998
· Capoeira – Estegiario Marcus Cabeca,  London ( Place Theatre)
· Contact improvisation – Christopher Lechner, ( Germany)
· Learnt Ballet - Christina Lechner (USA),
· Yoga – Arun Iyengar, Bangalore,India
· Attended FACETS Attakkalari’s global choreography workshop, 2001


WORK CONTENTS ( BRIEF)

1. CORPORATE FITNESS WORKSHOPS – 3 month sessions
– classes and choreography

· Warm up sessions
· Leg swings
· Animal movements
· Jumps
· Body conditioning
· Cool down session
· Theme based creative movement


2. COMMUNITY CLASS CONTENT

· Warm up sessions – Kalari integrated with Capoeira moves
· Leg swings
· Animal movements
· Jumps
· Body conditioning
· Weapons handling – Long stick/Short stick/Dagger/Sword ( fencing)/,Sword & Shield, Spear,Ottakol
· Cool down sessions

3. DIPLOMA IN MOVEMENT ART & MIXED MEDIA- Faculty

· Basic warm ups – to build body and joints
· Basic leg swings
· Animal movements – by choice
· Basic cool downs

(ii)
· Creation of movement ( mutually)
· Jumps -Kalari
· Animal movement ( Part II )
· Combine jumps and sings ( Meipayattu)
· Creative sessions in Kalari and Contemporary dance

(iii)

· Long Stick – handling and choreography
· Ottakol –Handling ( flexibility and body control)
· Choreography
· Creative movement sessions in choreographing Kalari with contemporary dance.


WORKSHOP STRUCTURES

1. KALARIPAYATTU & Fitness - For Corporates
2. KALARIPAYATTU & Movement –For Dance Companies only
3. KALARIPAYATTU the Martial Art – Self Defense Techniques

FOR MORE INFORMATION

kalari with sagar.blogspot.com
attakkalari.org
http://www.hinduonnet.cim/
http://www.asklaila.com/
http://www.cmprocess.com/
http://www.pureland.com/
http://www.paulburt.co.uk/
Mirrorsquad.wordpress.com
http://www.nehrucentre.org/
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KALARIPAYATTU-Salutation ( Dil Sagar)

Dil Sagar - Kalaripayattu choreography ( basic )

ASHANK 2 - Kalaripayattu

ASHANK 3 - CONTEMPORARY

ASHANK 9 -URUMI by SAGAR

ASHANK 8 - URUMI sparring

Worked with Shriya saran movie called Chandra(Kannada and tamil)

Worked movie called chandra(Tamil and Kannada) with Shriya saran and Prem

Contemporary dance using Kalaripayettu.mp4

INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL PERFORMANCE, TRIVANDRUM 2009

`ASHANK '( Fearless ) - Rehearsal Photos at Nishagandhi Auditorium in Trivandrum. We get invited to open the inauguration of the prestigious IFFK, (International Film Festival ) on Dec 11th 2009, with a 25 mn performance of sequences from Ashank-the full length work which premiered at Chowdiah Memorial Hall in Oct 2009. The performance included choreographed weapon sparring from Kalaripayattu - Sword & Shield, Urumi and Long Sticks, contemporary Kalari choreography along with elements from Capoeira, the Brazilian martial dance form. It was set to the rhythmic beats of traditional percussive instruments from Kerala, the Mizhavu (Ratheesh) and the Edakka ( Vinoth). We would specially like to thank Mr. VK Joseph and Ms. Bina Paul, Artistic Director for this honour and invitation. The event was attended by over 3000 people. Ashank was performed here by Dil Sagar ( Choreographer) , CP Prasad, Sujilesh, Prajilesh, SriKumar, Geethi KB and Hema Sundari.

FITNESS CLASSES FOR CORPORATES

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EJV3VLukcWw
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7vHQUFRghrw
http://www.thehindubusinessline.com/life/2009/11/27/stories/2009112750070300.htm
http://www.thehindu.com/mp/2009/10/31/stories/2009103151460800.htm
http://www.timeoutbengaluru.net/health/health_details.asp?code=66&source=1

FITNESS & MOVEMENT/DANCE SESSIONS

You have several options to get moving :

1 A dynamic combination of Kalaripayattu, Capoeira and Yoga in my FITNESS SESSIONS.

Sitting at your desk for far too long ? These sessions get the cricks out of your neck, the cramp out of your foot, and the weight off your shoulder blades.


2. MARTIAL ART CLASSES - SELF DEFENSE - a combination of movement and self defense techniques, these special modules can be in sessions only for women, or mixed batches. Relevant in today's day and age where protecting ourselves is the only way.


3.CUSTOMISED CHOREOGRAPHY for your family/office day using contemporary dance.

Get talented in-house dancers to work with me while I create a piece for you to perform !

4. TEAM BUILDING : It's all in the moves !

Enjoy yourself learning and working with elements from Contemporary Dance and Kalaripayattu, Capoeira, the Brazilian martial Dance and other martial art forms to create movement phrases and sequences as you put together your very own piece of movement work to perform for friends and colleagues !

ASHANK- Performance Photos

http://mybangalore.com/article/1009/ashankh-dancing-the-martial-art-way.html

http://www.thehindu.com/2009/10/15/stories/2009101558960200.htm

http://lifestyle.mobile.in.msn.com/en-in/healthandfitness/articles.aspx?aid=3323429&afid=-1

Ashank - Contemporary Kalaripayattu

                                                                                    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XY9dVDapDI8
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I-Sf5GIpU5Y
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_L1zP1CqFps

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C_2IpvTgG78
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FptZg9NoTgQ
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0xt4aBT5nmE

The approximately 400 year old medieval Vadakkan Pattukal, ( Ezhava fok songs ) is a collection of traditional stories and ballads from Kerala and is a beautiful example of folk poetry. It is also a valuable source of information about the structure and norms of medieval Malabar society. Set against the feudal backdrop of the day, the ballads are woven around legendary warriors, such as Thacholi Othenan, Aromal Chekavar, Kanappa Chekavar, Aromal Unni and even women warriors such as Unniarcha . The stories celebrated their exploits, physical prowess, mental and emotional strength, and above all, glorified a strict code of conduct and honour that they as warriors were governed by. All the heroes and heroines of the Vadakkan Pattukal were also skilled in the martial art form of Kalaripayattu, said by many to be the predecessor of many other martial forms such as Kung Fu, Wu Shu and Karate.

ASHANK ( Fearless)’ pays tribute to the qualities they posessed and the innate fighting spirit through the physical language of Kalaripayattu.

The performance takes collaboration between the traditional and modern onto three levels -

1. Inspiration from an ancient Malayalam text is placed in a contemporary, physical context.
2. Choreographic interaction between traditional Kalaripayattu artistes and Contemporary Dancers
3. A live music score that brings together contemporary and traditional musicians.

Here traditional Kalari artistes from Kerala, South India come together onstage with contemporary dancers and noted musicians to create a modern piece of theatrical martial art work that takes its source from diverse martial forms, including Capoeira, the Brazilian martial dance and elements from other martial art forms. The internationally acclaimed contemporary dancers have also trained in Kalaripayattu, acrobatics, gymnastics and various Indian classical dance forms and Ballet for many years and have performed at prestigious cultural festivals all over the world

Dramatic and authentic sparring with real weapons such as the Long Stick, Urumi ( deadly flexible sword and shield) and  Katara ( daggers),  Kuntham ( Spear) and sinuous Ottakol creates many visually exciting, breathless moments. The performance is accompanied by strong percussive beats ( Tabla, Mizhavu, Djembe) and rhythms (Electric Guitar ) by well known musicians from Bangalore and Kerala.

http://www.deccanherald.com/content/31826/graceful-moves-coordinated-beats.html

Vadivus - Postures in Kalaripayattu

The Vadivus in Kalaripayattu are animal postures that represent the internal and external essence of the animal. They create a mental and physical preparation for defence/attack by altering our states of consciousness.

The vadivus are :

1.Ashvavadivu - Horse
2.GajaVadivu - Elephant
3.Kukkuvadivu - Rooster
4.Simhavadivu - Lion
5.Sarpavadivu -Snake
6.Marjaravadivu-Cat
7.Matsyavadivu - Fish
8.Mayuravadivu - Peacock
9.Varahavadivu - Boar