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Sanjukta Wagh
Sanjukta Wagh is a gifted performer, choreographer, teacher and curator. She has trained under Smt. Rajashree Shirke in Kathak and Pandit Murli Manohar Shukla in Hindustani Music. She has been experimenting with content through Kathak - dance and movement. She has endeavoured to redefine the possibilities of expression in Kathak. She has starred in various performances - a Rage and Beyond, and Haravlele Pratibimb amongst others. She is also a founder member at Beej - a school that engages in pushing the boundaries of dance and its forms. The work that the initiative undertakes can be divided into looking at pedagogy, the tools that make and remake an artist, and exploring interdisciplinary methods of expressionCurator
Pooja Purohit
"When you can't find words dance." Pooja is a professional performing artist and yoga instructor, with a constant urge to explore and learn. She has been a lead performer with Darpana performing troupe under the leadership of renowned dancer and choreographer Mallika Sarabhai. She has been performing in India and abroad for over a decade and is currently involved in multiple projects both as a performer and curator.Gallery
Artists
Sanjukta Wagh
Artist
Sanjukta Wagh is a gifted performer, choreographer, teacher and curator. She has trained under Smt. Rajashree Shirke in Kathak and Pandit Murli Manohar Shukla in Hindustani Music. She has been experimenting with content through Kathak – dance and movement. She has endeavoured to redefine the possibilities of expression in Kathak. She has starred in various performances – a Rage and Beyond, and Haravlele Pratibimb amongst others. She is also a founder member at Beej – a school that engages in pushing the boundaries of dance and its forms. The work that the initiative undertakes can be divided into looking at…
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Vaishali Trivedi
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Vaishali’s experience as a dancer spans across over 3 decades. During this time, she has been a student, a teacher and now the founder of an institute.
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Deepak Sharma
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Deepak Sharma, popularly known by his stage name Yugraj, is a prolific street dancer. His troupe has performed on a global stage, and won several awards.
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Tilak Kori & Sonal Solanki
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Tilak Kori comes from a very modest background that has nothing to do with arts or dance. With most dancers getting their gurus at an early age, Tilak learned his first steps watching dance on a TV. Under the mentorship of his gurus Late Shri MV Nagrajan and Smt. Maheshwari Nagrajan, his passion & dedication is what has brought Tilak to where he is. Sonal Solanki is an experienced senior dancer and teacher at Darpana Academy of Performing Arts.
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Harshal Vyas
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Harshal Vyas is no stranger to Abhivyakti. In edition 1 his one-hour solo dance performance Ravana was very well received, and was selected for the renowned Bahuroopi National Theater Festival Mysore.
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Jignesh Surani
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Jignesh Surani is the director of The Tandav Nartan Institute of Classical Dance in Rajkot, where he promotes and teaches the Bharatnatyam dance form. He has over 20 years of experience as a professional Bharatnatyam performer and choreographer, having started his journey as a dancer at Darpana Academy in Ahmedabad. Jignesh holds an MPA from Upasana College of Performing Arts and has also earned an Alankar in Bharatnatyam. Under the guidance of Gurushree Vaibhav Arekar of Sankhya Dance Company in Mumbai, he honed his skills as a Bharatnatyam dancer. Jignesh has performed nationally and internationally, and in 2019, he choreographed…
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