Sanchita Bhattacharyaa or Guru Sanchita Bhattacharyaa is an Indian Odissi dancer.[1] She specializes in classical Odissi dance.[2][3]
Career
editShe has performed across India and abroad, including at New York's Madison Square Garden. She toured the US for charity funds.[4][5] She was featured in a movie in the US. Its shooting is in progress.[6]
The New York Times noted "her dance has been described as perfection". Odissi dancing dates back to the first and second century BC, and is one of India's oldest surviving dace forms.[7]
Personal life
editShe married Indian classical musician Tarun Bhattacharya.[8]
Performances
editHer performances include:[9][10]
In India:[citation needed]
- Sanket Mochan Festival - Varanasi
- Dovar Lane Music Conference
- National Maritime Day Celebration in India, 2008
- Jagannath Temple Puri
- Opening Ceremony of 1st India International Woman Festival
- Indian Spring Fest[11]
Abroad:[citation needed]
- 25th Anniversary celebration of NABC at Madison Square Garden
- Esplanade Theatre - Singapore
- Grand Finale of India festival at North Carolina
- University of Minnesota - USA
- Hull Truck Theatre by kingston Government - UK
Recognition
edit- Sangeet Shyamala Award 2011
- Rash Ratna Award 2011 by Hinduthan Art and Music Society
- Dovar Lane Music Conference Award 2008
- Cultural Ambassador of India
- Kolkata Gaurav Samman 2007 by Indian Press
Gallery
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Bhattacharyaa dancing at Bharat Nirman Award -
On 6 July Odissi dancer is performing Sanchita Bhattacharyaa dancing a Droupodi -
Bhattcharyaa and her troupe practicing to welcome the upcoming Durga Festival at Heritage house Sovabazar Rajbari in Calcutta on Saturday 17 September 2005. -
Bhattacharyaa Performing -
Bhattacharyaa Receiving Mashal Pratibha Samman -
Bhattacharyaa performing an Odissi Dance -
Bhattacharyaa performing as Inlay -
Bhattacharyaa with Bharat Ratna Pandit Ravi Shankarji -
Bhattacharyaa performing The draupadi phenomenon (Tolly 1) -
Bhattacharyaa, the Odissi Dancer receiving Raas Ratna Award from Padma Bhusan Girija Devi
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See also
editReferences
edit- ^ Bhattacharyaa, Sanchita (5 April 2012). "Divine Dancer". The Hindu. Retrieved 26 January 2015.
- ^ Bhattacharyaa, Sanchita. "Odissi Dancer". Kolkata Today. Retrieved 26 January 2015.
- ^ Dancer, Divine. "Odissi Dancer Lists". Art India. Retrieved 26 January 2015.
- ^ "Indian Artists to Tour for Charity Funds". Retrieved 26 January 2015.
- ^ "Dance Inspired by Mythology". The Hindu. 24 January 2013. Retrieved 26 January 2015.
- ^ "Bengali Danseuse Feature in Movie in USA". The Times of India. Retrieved 26 January 2015.
- ^ "Classical dance from East India to be performed". www.skidmore.edu.
- ^ Bhattacharyaa, Tarun. "Tarun Bhattacharya's Wife". The Telegraph. Archived from the original on September 15, 2012. Retrieved 26 January 2015.
- ^ "Performances". Retrieved 26 January 2015.
- ^ "Event List". www.sanchita.org/. Retrieved 26 January 2015.
- ^ Fest. "Indian Spring". Retrieved 26 January 2015.
- ^ Ambassador, Cultural. "Cultural Ambassador of India". Skidmore College. Retrieved 26 January 2015.
- ^ Ambassador, Cultural. "Cultural Ambassador of India". Retrieved 26 January 2015.
External links
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