The name Protima Gauri (12-10-1948 – 18-08-1998) is synonymous with Odissi dance. This is unusual because dance came relatively late to this woman who in the 1960’s was a socialite and fashion model....
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This Odissi exponent comes from Bangalore where she is artistic director of the famed Nritiygram, where she was once the first student. Since then, Surupa has been dancing up a storm for over 30...
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A towering intellectual of the Indian dance world, Chandralekha (6.12.1928 – 30.12.2006) challenged the conventional premises of classical dance and celebrated the freedom of the human body with her...
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Bertwin Ravi D'souza, is a contemporary dance artist, choreographer, teacher & movement coach, based in Mumbai, India. He started his formal training at the Mumbai based Terence Lewis...
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Pavitra Bhat is one of the leading pupils of the well-known Bharatanatyam exponent Guru Shri Deepak Mazumdar. Before that, he studied at Kalanjali with Kumari Vasanti. Pavitra is an extremely lively...
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Kirti Ramgopal from Bangalore is one of the great talents of her Bharatanatyam generation. She glowingly personifies the Indian dance style, with a great eye for detail, geometry, and a refreshing...
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Diya Naidu is an Independent Artist based in Bangalore. She is a Choreographer, Dancer, Performer, Facilitator, Arts and Culture organiser and also Directs a collective of independent dancers called...
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Hari and Chethana have established themselves as one of the finest dance couples of India for over twenty years. They have created and revitalized the art form through the establishment of the...
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Shailesh Bahoran is a versatile theater maker and choreographer. He is characterized by a free artistic vision in which he is always looking to stimulate moods and emotions in his spectators and the...
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Gauri Sharma Tripathi has trained in the classical tradition of Kathak, under the guidance of her Guru and mother, Padma Sharma. She is the Artistic Director of her companies Amara Nritya Kala...
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Bhavana Reddy, younger daughter and disciple of legendary dancing couple Padma Bhushans Drs. Raja Radha and Kaushalya Reddy, is one of India’s leading young Kuchipudi dancers acclaimed...
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Kalpana Raghuraman is a dancer, choreographer and anthropologist. Born and raised in the Netherlands with Indian roots, she is a great connoisseur of the traditions, culture and sociology of Indian...
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Malavika Sarukkai celebrates her golden anniversary in dance this year. For decades she has done ground-breaking work in reconstructing the traditional Bharatanatyam. The Indian choreographer is...
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Aakash Odedra travels from the United Kingdom to celebrate the opening of the India Dance Festval with a solo program. The dancer and choreographer is known for the adventurous way in which he...
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