TRAINING
2020 – 2021 Bijayini Satpathy (Style: Odissi)
2011 – 2019 Nrityagram: Surupa Sen, Bijayini Satpathy, Pavithra Reddy (Bangalore, India)
Part-time advanced training in Nrityagram’s Odissi technique, kallaripayattu, Natya Shastra, yoga, traditional Odissi exercises, and strengthening technique
2005 – 2011 Neena Gulati, Triveni School of Dance (Boston, MA)
Private training in Bharatanatyam; Arangetram (debut) in 2010
EMPLOYMENT & EXPERIENCE
2023 Dance Instructor New York City
In-person training in midtown Manhattan for basic, intermediate, and advanced Odissi levels
2022 – 2023 “RASA”, College of the Holy Cross Worcester
Choreographer and performer for production (Style: Odissi) 2019 – Present
Dance Instructor Boston, New Haven, Virtual
One-on-one training in Nrityagram’s Odissi technique and performance/choreography 2023
Solo and ensemble work for New York performances New York City
Choreography: Dr. Kaustavi Sarkar and Dr. Maya Kulkarni 2022 – 2023
2022 Nritya Darpan: Collaboration and performance with Dr. Sarkar New Jersey
Indian Heritage & Cultural Association-NJ festival, curated by Dr. Kulkarni
2016 – 2019 Nrityagram Dance Ensemble
6 international tours: US, India, UK, Sri Lanka, Canada
2010 Phoolan Devi: The Bandit Queen (Young Phoolan Devi) Worcester, Boston
REPERTOIRE PERFORMED (selected, notable venues highlighted)
Āhuti (Nrityagram): 2019
*Historic Asolo Theater, Ringling Museum of Art, Sarasota FL*
Hugh Hodgson Concert Hall, Performing Arts Center, University of Georgia, Athens GA
Luckman Fine Arts Complex at Cal State LA
Chowdiah Memorial Hall, Bangalore, India
Saṃhāra (Nrityagram): 2017
*The Temple of Dendur, The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York*
*The Royal Festival Hall, Southbank Centre, London, UK*
*Queens Theater in the Park, Queens, New York*
RJ Reynolds Industries Theater, Duke University, Durham, NC
Lionel Wendt Theatre, Colombo, Sri Lanka
Meany Center for the Performing Arts, Seattle, WA
Lensic Theater, Santa Fe, NM
UMASS Fine Arts Center Concert Hall, Amherst, MA
Weis Center for the Performing Arts, Bucknell University, Lewisburg, PA
Chowdiah Memorial Hall, Bangalore, India
Bhūya (Nrityagram): 2017
*Tata Theatre, National Centre for the Performing Arts, Mumbai*
Śriyaḥ (Nrityagram): 2016-2017
*White Lights Festival, Gerald Lynch Theater, Lincoln Center, New York (curated by Mark Morris)*
*Tata Theatre, National Centre for the Performing Arts, Mumbai*
*Music Academy, Chennai*
Chowdiah Memorial Hall, Bangalore, India
Wesleyan University, Middletown, CT
Selected Performance Venues, prior to 2012:
Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum, Boston, MA
Boston University, Boston, MA
Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, MA
Kresge Auditorium, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, MA
FELLOWSHIPS and AWARDS
2016 “Best Dance of 2016” (Alastair Macaulay, The New York Times)
For Śriyaḥ (White Lights Festival, Gerald Lynch Theater, Lincoln Center, NY)
2013 – 2016 Cornelia and Michael Bessie Foundation Fellowship
For advanced residential training at Nrityagram
TEACHING & MENTORSHIP
Conducted over 50 workshops, lecture-demonstrations, and classes at universities and performance venues in the US, India, and Canada, while ensemble member at Nrityagram
Trained village children, city students, residential students, and junior ensemble members at Nrityagram in Odissi technique, performance/choreography, and body conditioning (2012-2019)
2020 – 2021 Bijayini Satpathy (Style: Odissi)
2011 – 2019 Nrityagram: Surupa Sen, Bijayini Satpathy, Pavithra Reddy (Bangalore, India)
Part-time advanced training in Nrityagram’s Odissi technique, kallaripayattu, Natya Shastra, yoga, traditional Odissi exercises, and strengthening technique
2005 – 2011 Neena Gulati, Triveni School of Dance (Boston, MA)
Private training in Bharatanatyam; Arangetram (debut) in 2010
EMPLOYMENT & EXPERIENCE
2023 Dance Instructor New York City
In-person training in midtown Manhattan for basic, intermediate, and advanced Odissi levels
2022 – 2023 “RASA”, College of the Holy Cross Worcester
Choreographer and performer for production (Style: Odissi) 2019 – Present
Dance Instructor Boston, New Haven, Virtual
One-on-one training in Nrityagram’s Odissi technique and performance/choreography 2023
Solo and ensemble work for New York performances New York City
Choreography: Dr. Kaustavi Sarkar and Dr. Maya Kulkarni 2022 – 2023
2022 Nritya Darpan: Collaboration and performance with Dr. Sarkar New Jersey
Indian Heritage & Cultural Association-NJ festival, curated by Dr. Kulkarni
2016 – 2019 Nrityagram Dance Ensemble
6 international tours: US, India, UK, Sri Lanka, Canada
2010 Phoolan Devi: The Bandit Queen (Young Phoolan Devi) Worcester, Boston
REPERTOIRE PERFORMED (selected, notable venues highlighted)
Āhuti (Nrityagram): 2019
*Historic Asolo Theater, Ringling Museum of Art, Sarasota FL*
Hugh Hodgson Concert Hall, Performing Arts Center, University of Georgia, Athens GA
Luckman Fine Arts Complex at Cal State LA
Chowdiah Memorial Hall, Bangalore, India
Saṃhāra (Nrityagram): 2017
*The Temple of Dendur, The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York*
*The Royal Festival Hall, Southbank Centre, London, UK*
*Queens Theater in the Park, Queens, New York*
RJ Reynolds Industries Theater, Duke University, Durham, NC
Lionel Wendt Theatre, Colombo, Sri Lanka
Meany Center for the Performing Arts, Seattle, WA
Lensic Theater, Santa Fe, NM
UMASS Fine Arts Center Concert Hall, Amherst, MA
Weis Center for the Performing Arts, Bucknell University, Lewisburg, PA
Chowdiah Memorial Hall, Bangalore, India
Bhūya (Nrityagram): 2017
*Tata Theatre, National Centre for the Performing Arts, Mumbai*
Śriyaḥ (Nrityagram): 2016-2017
*White Lights Festival, Gerald Lynch Theater, Lincoln Center, New York (curated by Mark Morris)*
*Tata Theatre, National Centre for the Performing Arts, Mumbai*
*Music Academy, Chennai*
Chowdiah Memorial Hall, Bangalore, India
Wesleyan University, Middletown, CT
Selected Performance Venues, prior to 2012:
Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum, Boston, MA
Boston University, Boston, MA
Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, MA
Kresge Auditorium, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, MA
FELLOWSHIPS and AWARDS
2016 “Best Dance of 2016” (Alastair Macaulay, The New York Times)
For Śriyaḥ (White Lights Festival, Gerald Lynch Theater, Lincoln Center, NY)
2013 – 2016 Cornelia and Michael Bessie Foundation Fellowship
For advanced residential training at Nrityagram
TEACHING & MENTORSHIP
Conducted over 50 workshops, lecture-demonstrations, and classes at universities and performance venues in the US, India, and Canada, while ensemble member at Nrityagram
Trained village children, city students, residential students, and junior ensemble members at Nrityagram in Odissi technique, performance/choreography, and body conditioning (2012-2019)