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TEACHING EXPERIENCE Sea Rock Hotel(ITC
group) Mumbai- 1980 Holiday Inn, Mumbai-
1981 -1984 Sindhi Cultural Association, London- 1995 Mahesh taught Bollywood style of dance to children from various age groups such as 5 yrs - 16 yrs, he also choreographed various charity shows, working with the parents and children of the sindhi community. The purpose of this project was to build communication skills, improve and develop physical fitness and mental agility. Mahesh used dance as a recreational means within the context of a community, to promote social,mental, physical and spiritual well being. Harrods Store, Knightsbridge, London- 1993 -94 Mahesh taught body conditioning using pilates and alexander technique, to the staff of harrods, teaching them ways to alleviate their mental and physical stress, caused by the demands of their jobs. The class also allowed employees to interact with each other in an informal environment, thus improving their social and commmunication skills, building team spirit, which reflected in their attitude at the work place. Xavier's Institute of Communication, Mumbai, 1998- 2003 Mahesh set up the first course on movement and dance for film. The course included the students to experience laban's effort theory based on time, weight, space and flow, within a workshop format. The students were taught to explore the above with time and space qualities pertaining to the camera( framing and angles- element of camera space) and movement of camera( rhythm element) The students were given an assignment to deconstruct a music video, a song sequence in a feature film, based on a choreological framework, to understand how meaning was constructed. The students were given a choice of a narrative based theme, to create a body of dance & mvt work to be filmed using linear style of edit or a montage. The students were evaluated based on their film which revealed their understanding of movement and dance as a means of non verbal communication for film. National Institute of Design, Ahmedabad 2001 Taught a workshop in colloboration with Professor David Schorr, NY, USA. the workshop aimed at exploring drawing through dance. The programme objective was to facilitate a deeper understanding of the human body as a tool for creative expression in various design disciplines. Nrityagram - Dance Village Bangalore, India 1998 onwards Mahesh is currently on the faculty and has taught there since 1998, his work here involved in teaching the dancers choreological studies( movement analysis) to help them gain awareness of odissi the primary classical dance practiced at the gurukul, from a choreological perspective. Mahesh worked with Surupa Sen, the principal dancer and creative director of Nrityagram, exploring ideas on choreography within the classical context of Odissi Mahesh also devised a body conditioning programme, suitable to the meet the physical demands, within the practice of odissi, the aim was to aid the dancers with a means to strengthen and stretch the muscles. Currently Mahesh has been training the senior and junior members of the Terence Lewis contemporary dance company Mahesh trains them in the Martha Graham Technique and Limon Techique. Click here to find out more about Mahesh's Dance Classes. | ||||||||||
