Mentor

Rajat Dholakia

Rajat Dholakia

Rajat Dholakia a.k.a Juku is an Indian composer known for his work on Firaaq (2008), Mirch Masala (1987) and Holi (1985). He has won the 1991 National Film Award for best music director for the film Dharavi directed and written by Sudhir Mishra and in 1992 won award for the film Sunday directed by Pankaj Adwani. His musical roots are nourished from diverse influences ranging from Indian classical to Western classical to Gujarati and Hindi film music genres. He started his career with producing music in Gujarati and Hindi Theatricals. He has given music in around 300 plays so far. Juku has contributed sound design and music in around 8000 National and International commercial adfilms and public services films. Currently he is busy composing western classical and fusion symphonies. Rajat Dholakia will be providing his insights and mentorship to the selected applicants of Abhivyakti Edition 3.

Curator

Akash Bhatt

Akash Bhatt

Music is an ethereal and artistic medium, when it merges with other forms of arts it results into an amazing and an inseparable aesthetic form - this is a reality. On the other hand, fact also remains that gradually over years music has been extensively commercialised, and it continues to happen. Today, we need to think and understand music beyond the predefined notion which is not-limited by set notions of market. Let's understand and imagine music not In terms of scale, raga, taal, aarohi-avrohi, makm, improvisation but as an event and occasion. Let us reimagine music as an event or an occasion in which diverse cultures, languages, eras, dialects, free thoughts - all come together to become an expression - an imagination - a reality - a story and a new paradigm. Lets accept music as an extension of self. And with this understanding let us endeavour to create, to learn and to enjoy.

Gallery

Music Unsung Theories
08/02/2020
7:00 pm
Unsung Theories
Music Jam Session
08/02/2020
8:30 pm
Jam Session
Music Saptapadi Na Saat Sur
14/02/2020
9:00 pm
Saptapadi Na Saat Sur
Music Raag Rang
15/02/2020
7:00 pm
Raag Rang
Music Poemphony
15/02/2020
8:10 pm
Poemphony
Music Vartanaalap
16/02/2020
5:30 pm
Vartanaalap