An Evening of Classical Dance

Dance-Movement
Performance

Sat, 28 Jul 2018 7 pm - 9 pm

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WHAT: An Evening of Classical Dance
WHEN: 28th July – Saturday / 7pm – 9pm
FOR: Open to all
 
|| About the Event ||
 
Highlights of the evening are as follows:
• An informal presentation put together by participants of the four-day OM Workshop
• Solo Odishi performance by acclaimed dancer Shashwati Garai Ghosh
• Solo Bharatanatyam performance by well-known dancer Jyotsna Jagannathan
 
|| About the Performers ||
 
Shashwati Garai Ghosh
Kolkata-based Shashwati has over 20 years of professional experience at the highest level, is one of the most promising Odishi dancer of today. She has trained under noted Odishi dancer and choreographer Sharmila Biswas. She received the 2016 Bismillah Khan Yuva Puraskar for Odissi. In Kolkata, she runs her own Odishi dance institute: Angashuddhi – Home for Odishi.
 
Jyotsna Jagannathan
Bangalore resident Jyotsna Jagannathan, is hailed as one of the most talented Bharatanatyam dancers of her generation. She trained under A. Lakshmanaswamy and Bragha Bessell for several years. Presently, she is under the mentorship of celebrated Bharatanatyam icon Malavika Sarukkai. Her agile and graceful movements complemented by her intuitive sense of music, movement, and emotions have caught the attention of dance critics, and connoisseurs alike.
Bangalore resident Jyotsna Jagannathan, is hailed as one of the most talented Bharatanatyam dancers of her generation. She trained under A. Lakshmanaswamy and Bragha Bessell for several years. Presently, she is under the mentorship of celebrated Bharatanatyam icon Malavika Sarukkai. Her agile and graceful movements complemented by her intuitive sense of music, movement, and emotions have caught the attention of dance critics, and connoisseurs alike.