NRITYANGAN 2001

Nov 11, 2001, Louisville, Kentucky

Treenaneel held the Kathak performance by
MAHARAJ SANTOSH KUMAR "SANGIT PRABHAKAR" , CHOREOGRAPHER / DANCER / TEACHER OF CLASSICAL KATHAK DANCE OF INDIA. TRAINED EXTENSIVELY IN THE LUCKNOW STYLE OF KATHAK. HAD LONG ASSOCIATIONS WITH PANDIT VIJAI MAHARAJ, SITARA DEVI, PANDIT RAMNARAYAN MISHRA & PANDIT BIRJU MAHARAJ. APART FROM INDIA, HE HAS PERFORMED IN MANY PLACES INCLUDING EUROPE & USA. IN 1990 HE CHOREOGRAPHED AN EVENING LENGTH KATHAK BALLET “SWARGA SHAVA”. DURING 1991 - 1994 HE CONDUCTED WORKSHOPS AT UK, GERMANY AND FRANCE WHERE HE RECEIVED HIGH ACCLAIMATIONS FROM CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY & CHURCHILL COLLEGE. RECEPIENT OF PRESTIGIOUS “SRINGARA MANI AWARD”.
SONIA CHOWDHURI ONE OF HIS MOST PROMISING STUDENTS ACCOMPANIED HIM ON THE STAGE.
ADDED ATTRACTION:
GHAZALS BY SUKHEN DEY, A REPUTED SINGER OF LOUISVILLE, ANUP ROYCHOWDHURY ASSISTED HIM ON TABLA HINDI SONGS BY PARTHA & SUPARNA MUKHOPADHYAY OF LOUISVILLE
The program was held at
HUMANITIES AUDITORIUM, (BINGHAM HUMANITIES BLD), UNIVERSITY OF LOUISVILLE - KY
A PORTION OF THE PROCEEDS WAS DONATED TO MISS ASHIMA SHAW, AN EXCEPTIONALLY BRILLIANT STUDENT WHO WAS FIGHTING AGAINST MYELOID LEUKEMIA IN INDIA. UNFORTUNATELY,

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