Stay Safe
Short movie, 2020
Sold as an NFT in favor of UNICEF to support COVID-19 vaccination in India (details here)
Synopsis
This video has scored hundreds of thousands of views, shares and likes across the world. It was also covered by many media and was broadcasted on India’s official TV channels.
In Indian classical dance, one is supposed to make “gestures toward” the audience (“abhinaya” in Sanskrit). But in this time of the COVID-19 pandemic, the best gesture one could make toward the Other is “barrier gestures”. These are simple yet vital steps we should take to stop spreading the virus and save lives. Let’s spread the word about the “barrier gestures”! Stay safe!
Credits
- Concept: Mahina Khanum & Avishai Leger-Tanger
- Choreography: Mahina Khanum
- Video: Avishai Leger-Tanger
- Original music: © Association Lezarts Media / Mahina Khanum, Vijay Tambe (composition & flute), Ramprasad Gannavarapu (mardala), Aparna Deodhar (sitar)
- Location: our sweet confined home!
Media
“Stay Safe” featured on India’s public news channel DD News
The creation by Avishai Leger-Tanger and Mahina Khanum was featured on India’s major public news channel DD News.
“Stay Safe” featured on Indian news channel DD News Odia
The creation by Avishai Leger-Tanger and Mahina Khanum was featured on the Indian local news channel DD News Odia.
French danseuse uses Odissi mudras to create awareness (Orissa Post)
“Her husband Avishai Leger-Tanger is a digital artist. He is the one who has developed a few projects to make unacquainted audiences understand Odissi using new technologies.”
“Stay Safe” featured on the Indian Parliament channel Rajya Sabha TV
The creation by Avishai Leger-Tanger and Mahina Khanum was featured by the official channel of the Parliament of India, Rajya Sabha TV.
Avishai Leger-Tanger is a digital artist whose work is inspired by the classical arts of India. His creations in collaboration with the renowned Indian classical Odissi dancer Mahina Khanum made the headlines in India and beyond.