| 1. Festival of
India |
"Enigmatic Mahesh had the
audience spell bound as he twisted & twirled with fascinating
speed, just like an ice skater performing multiple
spins" --Susan Clifton Tucker for the Gibraltar
Chronicle |
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| 2. Jaya the Musical Montage on
Mahabharata |
"I was impressed by Maheshmahbubani's
choreography which, thank heavens, was not flashy, but was strong
and imaginative. the creation of the Draupadi Vastraharan sequence
was particularly interesting" --Shanta
Gokhale Times of India |
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"Jaya was a trail blazerwith ingenious
Choreography by Mahesh Mahbubani" --Nilakshi Sengupta
- Indian Express |
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"Mahesh Mahbubani did invent the Abhimanyu
sequence with a certain martial charge and vigour" --Arundhatti Subramaniam - Times of
India |
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"Since most of the cast have stage
experience, there is ease of movement, which is amplified by the
craft of choreographer Mahesh Mahbubani, he also plays abhimanyu in
the brilliantly fluid dance sequence with the chariot wheel"
--Times of India |
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The dances choreographed by mahesh mahbubani
showcase the fusion of indian classical dance with modern dance
forms of the west" --Times of India |
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3. Shakti Sutra conceived and
directed by Mahesh Mahbubani for International Woman's Day Mar
1998 |
A Colloboration of Fashion Design
and Dance Colloboration with Fashion Designers Savio Jon -
Goa Aki Narula - New Delhi Tarpana Shah - Mumbai Sharon
Leong & Chandrajit Adhikari - Bangalore Nahid Merchant -
Mumbai |
"Shakti Sutra or the spiral of life took
shape with Sangita Kathwada and her designers joining forces with
dancer choreographer Mahesh Mahbubani to create a show that show
cased both dance and design in tandem." --Nilakshi
Sengupta - Indian Express |
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"The city witnessed a unique performance of
interepretative dance" --Piyali Das Gupta - Metro
1 |
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The summer 98 collection held at the
convocation hall of mumbai university had seven exquisite sequences
choreographed by Mahesh Mahbubani" --Meher Castelino -
Midday |
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International Woman's day and the
performance shakti sutra, the stages in a woman's life wa sdirected
and choreographed by Mahesh Mahbubani, the 8 dancers 5 women and
three men including mahbubani moving, not in tandem, but as a fluid
step, each one interpreting the emotions, his approach is unusual,
the dancers waftedin, took foetal layful, sensual, geometric &
precise positions" --Chatura Rao -
Midday |
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| The Soldiers
Tale |
“The Amadeus Ensemble, from U.K peformed
“THE SOLDIER’S TALE” by Stravinsky to packed houses, staged in
collaboration with the Indian acting and directing talents of Mahesh
Mahbubani's Naach Theatre group. –A commission by British Council,
Mumbai India” A Staff Reporter -
Midday |
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When filmmaker Govind Nihalani turned
commercial with Thakshak he roped in choreographer Mahesh Mahbubani
to direct Nethra Raghuraman's slinky number Toofan ki raat for the
film. – Lata
Khubchandani |
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| On Mahesh
Mahbubani as a Teacher & Choreographer |
"Mahesh Mahbubani is a very
talented and versatile teacher of dance, the dance performance by
his class was very impressive, he worked well with varying ages and
nationalities" Dr. C.L.
Mittal American Embassy School, New Delhi |
"Mahesh's gifts and area of
competence was choreography for garment modelling and the
accompanying ballet… his work was well planned" Sr C
Braganza- Directress Sophia Polytechnic College Fashion Dept,.
1987 |
| In 2005 Mahesh Mahbubani was made
the head of the dance department to curate the Kala Ghoda Arts
Festival. |
"Mahesh brilliantly curated the
entire dance component of the KGAF (Kala Ghoda Arts Festival 2005),
which included various dance styles from clasical to modern dance,
leaving the audience mesmerized" S. K. Bharucha secretary
of Kala Ghoda Association |
"Mahesh Mahbubani is a sought
after man today…he's got where he is because he knows his own
worth" Asian age
1999 |