Sanjib Bhattacharya Manipuri Dance Exponent
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SANJIB BHATTACHARYA MANIPURI DANCE EXPONENT Sanjib Bhattacharya, recipient of President’s Awards from Dr. A.P.J Abdul Kalam in 2006 and Smt. 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, Sadanam Balakrishnan and other eminent gurus all over India and abroad. He runs several dance academies and institutions in India and Abroad while conducting Lecture Demonstrations and workshops regularly across the Globe. Major Performances in India Khajuraho Dance Festival, Konark Festival, Uday Shankar Festival, Kalke Kalakar Sammelan, Swami Haridas Sammelan, Ghungroo Festival, Swarna Mritya Pratibha, Kalaghora Festival, World Dance Week, Nisha Gandhi Festival, Prayag Festival, ISKCON Temple Festival, India Habitat Centre, Sangeet Natak Academy, Epicenter, Homi Bhava Centre, Indian Festival, Spicmacay Festival, Kali Dasa Samaroh, Sharangadeva Samaroh, National Centre For Performing Arts, Sirpur National Dance Festival, Elephanta Dance Festival, Ninad Concert Series, Bhawans Dance Festival, Tirumala Tirupati Balaji Temple, Mahabalipuram Dance Festival, Kapaleshwar Temple, Guru Debaprasad Nritya Parampara Festival, Mudra National Dance Festival, South Asian Games 2016 - Olympic Council of India 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), Natya Academy (USA), NABC (USA), NABA (USA), Palace (Bangkok). Indischer Tranzakademi (Frankfurt, Germany), Indian Embassy(Berlin, Germany), Vedic Association(Bibliothe, Rome, Italy), Yoga Festival(Rome, Italy), ICCR Festival(Nepal), Duffy Liturgical Dance Ensemble(USA), United Methodist Church(USA), Kelly-Strayhorn Theatre (USA), International Performances(Rainey Institute, USA), Cubberley Community Centre(San Jose, USA), Natanda International Dance Festival(Colombo, Sri Lanka), Parade-de Circle(Cleveland museum of Arts, USA). Performances and Workshops in China, Japan, Mongolia, Thailand, Bangkok, Singapore, Australia, Germany, Sweden, Philippines, Indonesia, England, Scotland, USA, Sri Lanka, Nepal, Bangladesh and many others. Major Achievements and Awards Recipient of Two President Awards from Dr. A.P.J Abdul Kalam in 2006 and Smt. 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, 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. Received the Title Award “Natyashree”, “Nritya Jyothi”, “Nrutya Kowmudhi”, “Gopi Krishna”,”Nritya Kumara” and many more. 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 Invited by Duffy Liturgical Dance Company for Indo-Afro- American Dance Project Artiste Residency Program, Cleveland in 2014 Educational Documentary Films Performed in Dance Documentary based on Environmental Issues, Pegasus Theatre, Oxford, England 1991 Performed in Dance Documentary based on Environmental Issues for Educational Archives, IGNOU, Delhi, India 2010 Work with NGOs and Devotional Service in India and Abroad Choreographic Productions, Lecture Demonstrations and Workshops for different Organization, Hindu Temple and Church for the upliftment of the street children, blind children, orphanage, old age home, Priest`s and Devotees in India and Abroad. List of Media Links http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SmpvAtkh1e8 http://www.jorgevismara.net/appex/2006/index2.html https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LCaU4H-Ja-I https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y-b4tkEjcQ4 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_SCdyNAq6Hs https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oJvE77iufVI https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FnmPYu21fqo https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gONcXpDAuwk https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RSogQYsFTnI https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-JIy-F7VuS4 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aA0vaXMgPQ8 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u8Fcwgs7MAE https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LiSQ0ZUFVN4 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TpKMnzAaEK8 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sv-vUTip4LM https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SFzmsZCE3j8 Golden Moments with Prime Minister and President of India Contact Information Sanjib Bhattacharya S 32/1 DLF Phase 3, Gurgaon - 122002 Haryana, India Phone: 011-91-9910609457 (India) Email address: [email protected] Website: www.sites.google.com/site/sanjibmanipuridanceuniversal .