Performance
RangaMandal: Canvas Of Collaboration
Sep 4, 2026 |
Small Arms Inspection Building
CURATOR
Guest Curator Model
“Garba is more than a dance—it is a moving meditation. With every turn of the circle, we release, reconnect, and rediscover our place within a larger community.”
Fri Sept 4 2026
4pm | workshop
5pm | showcase & party
Small Arms Inspection Building
(1352 Lakeshore Rd E #1352 Mississauga)
RangaMandal is a participatory dance and visual art experience inspired by the Gujarati folk tradition of Garba. Blending community gathering, movement, and collective artmaking, the project transforms a simple circle dance into a living canvas.
Throughout the evening, participants dance on a large canvas with paint-covered feet, creating layers of colour, pattern, and texture through their movement. As the circular pathways of Garba unfold, individual traces merge into a vibrant mandala—a collective artwork shaped by rhythm, repetition, and shared intention.
Rooted in the spiritual and communal foundations of Garba, RangaMandal explores the circle as a symbol of connection, renewal, and belonging. The project reimagines ritual as contemporary participatory art, blurring the boundaries between performer and audience, dance and visual art, individual expression and collective creation.
The resulting artwork serves as both a record of the gathering and a reflection of the community that created it while capturing a fleeting moment of movement in a lasting visual form.
Curator: Purawai Vyas
Workshop Leader: Shivani Joshi
Garba Performance Artists: Anjali Tanna, Team Nritya and Omkara Dance
Live Music: Vrunda Upadhyay Garba Ensemble
Production Team: Rajvi Dedhia, Bistro Renwarin, Anisha Manyal, Parth Ganatra, Helee Mehta, Dhruv Naik, Jay Patel
Sound Technician: Gandhaar Amin
Lighting Designer: Emerson Kafarowski
Photographer: Abhishek R.Drone
Videographer: Aditya Rajendra
cUraTor & Artists
Purawai Vyas
Purawai Vyas is a Canadian dance artist based in Toronto, with a practice rooted in over two decades of Bharatanatyam training under Guru Lata Pada at Sampradaya Dance Academy.
Vrunda Upadhyay’s Garba Ensemble
An energetic Gujarati folk ensemble presenting authentic live Garba and Raas through powerful vocals, traditional rhythms, and vibrant musicianship.
Shivani Joshi
Shivani Joshi is an Indian Classical and Folk dancer, exploring form with pieces that incorporate fragmented narratives, prop work, and cultural ritual as practice.
Team Nritya
Team Nritya is Canada’s versatile Indian dance school and production team, proudly preserving culture through authentic performances.
Gandhaar Amin
Gandhaar Amin is a music composer and producer, known for his innovative reimagining of the Indian fusion music genre.
Rajvi Dedhia
Rajvi Dedhia is a Toronto-based dancer, choreographer, educator, and arts administrator from India, dedicated to cultural sharing and community engagement.
Bristo Renwarin
Toronto-trained dancer blending hip hop foundations with Bollywood, Afro, and Latin dance team performances across shows, weddings, and competitions.
Anisha Manyal
Anisha is a Bharatanatyam-trained choreographer working across South Asian and contemporary collaborative performance in Toronto.
Parth Ganatra
Real estate agent by profession, dancer by heart, always chasing the feeling that only music and movement can bring.
Helee Mehta
Helee Mehta has participated in various Garba competitions and dance performances, immersing herself in the joyful and energetic rhythms of this traditional folk dance.
acCessibilIty
Is the venue wheelchair accessible?
We prioritize wheelchair accessible spaces for all of our events. The Small Arms Inspection Building is wheelchair accessible.
Will the event be ASL Interpreted?
All live events will offer ASL interpretation (upon request). Please contact us to request ASL Interpretation.
Will the event be described for Blind and low vision audiences?
This performance can include audio description upon request.
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