Bharatanatyam - Indian Classical Dance Workshop with Sujata Chakraborty

TheEast-West Center Arts Programpresents performances, exhibitions, and experiences with an Asia Pacific focus. Audiences encounter a world of tradition and innovation that spans the ancient and contemporary in the visual arts, music, dance and theatre. Since its founding in 1960,East-West Center's arts programing has educated, enlightened, and entertained audiences of diverse backgrounds and ages, promoting intercultural exchange, and illuminating cultural values and art forms across the Asia Pacific region.Contact us:arts@EastWestCenter.org.

East-West Center Arts Program

Free dance demonstration and workshop with visiting artist Sujata Chakraborty. Open to all skill levels.

UH Mānoa Dance Building

Join us for a special demonstration and workshop on the Indian classical dance form of Bharatanayam, with visiting artist <a href="https://www.vedishaarts.org/" title="https://www.vedishaarts.org/" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">Sujata Chakraborty</a>. Wednesday, November 26, 202510:30-11:45 amUH Mānoa Dance Building (<a href="https://maps.app.goo.gl/EbKXNdkS1HxvUW929" title="https://maps.app.goo.gl/EbKXNdkS1HxvUW929" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">map</a>)No previous experience required; open to all skill levels. Space is limited. <a href="https://manoa.hawaii.edu/commuter/visitors/" title="https://manoa.hawaii.edu/commuter/visitors/" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">Visitor parking</a> is managed by UH Mānoa; weekday fees apply. Sujata Chakraborty is an internationally recognized Bharatnatyam dancer and cultural entrepreneur currently based in Denver, Colorado. Her Guru Smt. Usha Muralidharan was a student of late Smt. Kamala Johnpillai, one of the prominent and foremost students of Smt. Rukminidevi Arundale in Kalakshetra. Sujata is currently training with Kalaimamani Smt Ramya Ramnarayan, a visiting faculty in the Dance Department at Mason Gross School of Arts at Rutgers University. Ms. Ramnarayan is a gallery artist with Pentacle, roster artist with Young Audiences of NJ and Eastern PA, and empaneled artist with Indian Council for Cultural Relations. Sujata performs extensively in India and abroad, believing in dance as spiritual and social identity. She wants to spread awareness towards global peace and unity with the power of her rich Bharatnatyam legacy. Presented in collaboration with the University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa Department of Theatre and DanceUHM Course: Asian Dance 301; Instructor: Sai BhatawadekarSupported in part by The Hawai‘i Pacific Rim Society Hideo Murakami Fund for the Arts, EWC Arts Program Transportation Fund, Nancy R. Hiraoka Fund, Jean E. Rolles, EWC Arts ‘Ohana, Jackie Chan Foundation USA, The Arthur Goodfriend Intercultural Fund, and other generous donors.<a href="https://host.nxt.blackbaud.com/donor-form/?svcid=renxt&formId=dee692ac-f4dc-49ff-98ac-a9abdbde5425&envid=p-tAfAhI0BwEqHBMl-Xecjxg&zone=usa" title="https://host.nxt.blackbaud.com/donor-form/?svcid=renxt&formId=dee692ac-f4dc-49ff-98ac-a9abdbde5425&envid=p-tAfAhI0BwEqHBMl-Xecjxg&zone=usa" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">Please donate </a>to support and sustain our programs.