SUCHARITA SHARMA, an honours Graduate and Bachelor of Education
from the University of Kolkata has been interested in Indian Classical
Dance from an early age. She has obtained a Master Degree from Rabindra
Bharati University, Kolkata with specialisation in Manipuri Dance. At the
same time Sucharita has also earned proficiency in Bharatnatyam.
Manipuri :
Initially
trained by Shri Adityasena Rajkumar, she is now a senior disciple of
Late Guru Bipin Singh and Shrimati Kalavati Devi, world famous exponents
of Manipuri dance. Trained by them since 1990 she has also been a
participant of various dance festivals as an artiste of Manipuri
Nartanalaya. Sucharita is a recipient of Junior Fellowship of the
Department of Culture Government of India (2000-2002) and has conducted
workshop on Manipuri Dance at Silchar, Assam and Jalpaiguri, West
Bengal. At present she is one of the examiners of Manipuri Dance in
Rabindra Bharati University.
Classical Dance Festival organised by EZCC. Government
of India in Bhubaneshwar' 94; Chennai & Pondicherry' 95; Port Blair' 95;
Konarak' 96 ; Haridas Sangeet Sammelan Vrindavan' 97; Festival of
Manipuri Dance- India Habitat Centre- New Delhi' 98 ; Doctor Vasantrao
Deshpande sangeet Sammelan- Nagpur' 99; India Festival- Pondichery &
Kochi' 2000; Swarnotsav of Sangeet Natak Academy' 2001; Konark Dance
Festival' 2002; Tourism Festival Chennai' 2002; Kanchenjungha Festival,
Gangtok, 2003; Nisha Gandhi Festival, Trivandrum, 2003 ; Khajuraho Dance
Festival’ 04; Nisagandhi Fest’ 04 ; Tungavadra Fes’ 04 ; Konarak Fest’
04 and the productions of Manipuri Nartanalaya- Tasher Desh and
Kalmrigaya - Tagore's Dance Drama, Gopi Goshtha, Maharas, Rathayatra ,
Performances Abroad :
Programme arranged by Cultural Association of Bengal
(CAB) at New York 2003, Rabindra Mela New Jersey 2003, Lipilekha
Association at New York 2003 & Workshop arranged by Nandanik Dance
Academy at Pittsburgh 2003.
Performance organised by Lotus Studio (Manhattan) in
Manipuri dance with the renowned Bimbavati Devi in October 2004.& Workshop arranged by Nandanik Dance
Academy at Pittsburgh in October 2004.
Other Achievements :
·
Sangeet Prabhakar of Prayag Sangeet Samiti in Rabindra Sangeet
· Sangeet Prabhakar
of Prayag Sangeet Samiti in Manipuri Dance
· Nartan Visharad of
Manipuri Nartanalaya (Kolkata)
Manipuri Workshops :
·
Paschim Banga Rajya Sangeet Academy under Guru Bipin Singh 1991
· Suranandan Bharati
under Smt. Kalavati Devi 1995
· Manipuri
Nartanshram under Smt. Debjani Chaliha & Smt. Darshana Jhaveri 2000
· Thangta workshop
organised by Manipuri Nartanalaya under Sri Ranjit Chingtham
· Bharatnatyam
workshop organised by Dance Group Federation at Rabindra Sadan under Smt.
Rema Srikant.
At present working as a Dance Teacher of Manipuri &
Bharatnatyam in Shri Aurobindo Institute of Culture, Saraswat Sanskriti
Kendra and Manipuri Nartanalaya.
Initially
trained by Shri Adityasena Rajkumar, she is now a senior disciple of
Late Guru Bipin Singh and Shrimati Kalavati Devi, world famous exponents
of Manipuri dance. Trained by them since 1990 she has also been a
participant of various dance festivals as an artiste of Manipuri
Nartanalaya. Sucharita is a recipient of Junior Fellowship of the
Department of Culture Government of India (2000-2002) and has conducted
workshop on Manipuri Dance at Silchar, Assam and Jalpaiguri, West
Bengal. At present she is one of the examiners of Manipuri Dance in
Rabindra Bharati University.