SANJIB BHATTACHARYA MANIPURI DANCE EXPONENT

Sanjib Bhattacharya, recipient of President‟s Awards from A.P.J Abdul Kalam in 2006 and Pratibha Patil in 2011 is an accomplished Manipuri Dance Exponent, Guru and well-known Choreographer of India and abroad. He has received his training under the tutelage of Guru Bipin Singh, Padmashri Darshana Jhaveri, Kalavati Devi, Manjushree Chaki Sircar and Mamata Shankar. He is currently an established performer of great repute having extensively performed across India and abroad. He is not only performing as a solo artist, but is also performing with eminent Gurus and Icons of Indian Classical dances like Padmavibhushan Sonal Mansingh, Padmashri Darshana Jhaveri, Padmashri Ranjana Gauhar Pratibha Prahlad, Vaijayanti Kashi, Gopika Vermer Sadanam Balakrishnan, Parwati Dutta and other eminent gurus all over India and abroad. He runs several dance academies and schools in India while conducting Lecture Demonstrations and workshops regularly in India, United Kingdom, Poland, and the United States in Manipuri dance.

Major performances in India

Khajuraho Festival, Konark Festival, Indradhanush Festival, Uday Shankar Festival (Kolkata & Jaipur), Kalke Kalakar Sammelan, Swami Haridas Sammelan, Ghungroo Festival, Swarna Mritya Pratibha (Chandigarh), Biswa Banga Sammelan (Kolkata), Udayan Cultural Festival, Kalaghora Festival, World Dance Week (Chennai), Nisha Gandhi Festival (Chennai), Prayag Festival, Vrindavan Gobardhan Puja Festival, ISKCON temples (Vrindavan, New Delhi, Gurgaon, Punjab, Mumbai, United States, Canada, Poland), India Habitat Centre (New Delhi), Tamil Sangam (New Delhi), Sangeet Natak Academy (New Delhi) , Mumbai Doordarshan, IGNOU (New Delhi), Epicenter (Gurgaon), Homi Bhava Centre (Mumbai), ONGC projects, DPS Dadri(UP), Indian Festival (Lucknow), Spicmacay Festival (Mumbai), and Pratibha Prahlad‟s production “Mahavidya” (Chidambaram, Kumbha Konam, Nyelvelli and Pondicherry), Kali Dasa Samaroh (Ujjain), Sharang Deva Samaroh (Aurangabad), Nisha Gandhi Festiva, (Kerala), Kala Ghoda Festival (Mumbai), National Centre For Performing Arts (Mumbai) and many others.

Major performances Abroad

Raas Utsav (Bangladesh), Rath Yatra Festival (Los Angeles, USA), Manipuri Dance Vision (Los Angeles), Festival of Helsinki (Finland), Festival of Indo-Polish Collaboration (Poland), Kala Bharti (Montreal, Canada), University of Pittsburgh (USA), Nandanik Dance Academy (USA), Nritya Creations (USA), Duquesne University (USA), and Natya Academy (USA), Natya Academy(North Carolina), NABC (San Francisco), NABC (Las Vegas), NABA (NY & New Jersey), Palace (Bangkok).

Performances and Workshops in China, Japan, Mongolia, Thailand, Singapore, Australia, Germany , Sweden, Philippines, Indonesia, England and Scotland. USA and many others. Major Achievements

 Recipient of Two President Awards from A.P.J Abdul Kalam in 2006 and from Pratibha Patil in 2011 for Excellence in Manipuri Dance.

 Received the Senior Scholarship Award from the Ministry of H.R.D. Dept. of Culture, New Delhi, for three years from 1994 to 1997.

 Received Production Grant to create “Udhukhal Rass” for the 50th Anniversary Celebration of Indian Independence from H.R.D. Dept. of Culture, New Delhi.

 Received the Title Award “Singarmoni” from Sur Singar Samsad, Mumbai, in 1997.

 Received the Title Award “Nartan Visharad” from Manipuri Nartanalaya, Kolkata, in the year 1998.

 Received the award of Junior Fellowship for two years for the project „Tandava Lasya‟ from the Dept. of Culture H.R.D. New Delhi.

 Received Production Grant from the Ministry of Tourism & Culture, New Delhi, for the Productions „Jeevan Darpan‟ and “Poonascha.”

 Regularly performing in a lead role with Padmavibhushan Sonal Mansingh in her various productions like “Krishna,” “Swaralayamadhuri,” “Kumarsambhavam,” “Nayika,” etc.

 Selected as the Indian dance representative for the prestigious Asia Pacific Cultural Exchange Programme organized and hosted by The University of California at Los Angeles.

 Invited by Kala Bharti (Montreal, Canada) for a two month project on “How to develop Multiple Intelligence through Dance” under the title “Dance & Child.”

 Invited by Viva Cultura Foundation (Poland) to conduct an eighteen city tour consisting of 50 performances and 40 workshops.

 Recently launched a performance tour, “Bichitra Ananda,” based on a Manipuri style to commemorate Tagore‟s 150th anniversary in New Delhi, Mumbai, New Jersey and New York.

International Artiste Residency Program  Asia Pacific Cultural Exchange Program (APPEX) held at University of California, Los Angeles, USA by World Dance Department in 2006  Dance and Child Project From Kalabharati, Montreal, Canada in 2006  Creative Fusion International artiste Residency Program, Cleveland Foundation, Ohio, USA in 2012

Educational Documentary Films  Worked in Dance Documentary based on Environmental Issues, Pegasus Theatre, Oxford, England 1991  Worked in Dance Documentary based on Environmental Issues for Educational Archives, IGNOU, Delhi, India 2010

Work with NGOs India and Abroad  Choreographic Productions, Lecture Demonstrations and Work Shops for different organizations for the upliftment of the street children, blind children, orphanage & old age homes - Cleveland, USA; Delhi, Gurgaon, Madhya Pradesh, India

Please click on the links below to learn more about Sanjib and his work related to Indian dance.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SmpvAtkh1e8

http://www.krakow.pl/mktv/index.php?mode=play&id=182

http://www.jorgevismara.net/appex/2006/index2.html

Contact Information

Sanjib Bhattacharya c/o Pradeep Rakshit Govind Puri Extension, 1930/A, 2nd Floor Right Side New Delhi, India Phone: 011-91-9910609457 (India)

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