Thursday 4 August 2011

An introduction to Manjari Chaturvedi, creator of Sufi Kathak dance


"I dance in surrender to Him, to His Glory, to His Love and to His world
there is an underlying lilting melody and strong rhythm in my dance,
which depicts separation and union, the fire of the eternal dance of moth...”

MANJARI CHATURVEDI is a leading exponent of the Indian classical dance form of Kathak and is acclaimed for being the creator and ONLY performing artist of Sufi Kathak. She has combined the mysticism of Sufi traditions with classical Indian dance to create a stunning new art form called Sufi Kathak. 

Thus, setting a historical step in the field of performing arts through the creation of a completely new artform, which remains original and yet follows the precedents of mystical traditions that are nearly 700 years old. 

In the last decade, Manjari has performed in more than 200 concerts all over the world including Europe (France, Germany, Portugal, Italy, Austria, Switzerland, U.K. & Ireland), the Middle East (Dubai, Bahrain, Abu Dhabi, Qatar, Kuwait), South East Asia (Singapore, Malaysia, Sri Lanka) and Central Asia (Turkmenistan, Kyrgyzstan, Uzbekistan, Tajikistan) along with Australia and America.

 

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