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| name = | | name = Tanusree Shankar | ||
| caption = | | caption = Tanusree Shankar at Rashtrapati Bhavan during investiture ceremony | ||
| image = Sangeet Natak Akademi Awardee.Tanushree Shankar, Dance, at the investiture ceremony, at Rashtrapati Bhavan (cropped).jpg | | image = Sangeet Natak Akademi Awardee.Tanushree Shankar, Dance, at the investiture ceremony, at Rashtrapati Bhavan (cropped).jpg | ||
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| occupation = | | occupation = dancer and choreographer | ||
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| spouse(s) = [[Ananda Shankar]] | | spouse(s) = [[Ananda Shankar]] | ||
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''' | '''Tanusree Shankar''' (born 16 March 1956)<ref name="Tanushree Shankar">{{cite web |title=Tanushree Shankar |url=https://sangeetnatak.gov.in/sna/citation_popup.php?id=866&at=2 |website=sangeetnatak.gov.in |access-date=5 March 2021}}</ref> is an Indian dancer and choreographer. She is based in [[Kolkata, India]]. She was a leading dancer of the [[Ananda Shankar Centre for Performing Arts]] in the 1970s and 1980s. She also acted in various films, such as [[The Namesake (film)|The Namesake]]. | ||
Tanusree Shankar now leads the [[Tanushree Shankar Dance Company|Tanusree Shankar Dance Company]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.telegraphindia.com/entertainment/tanusree-shankar-dances-down-memory-lane/cid/388762|title=TANUSREE SHANKAR DANCES DOWN MEMORY LANE|website=www.telegraphindia.com}}</ref> She has evolved her own modern idiom by combining traditional [[Indian dance]] with modern Western ballet expressions. She has been inspired as much by her lineage as by the folk and regional dance forms of India. She has drawn extensively from rich local Indian traditions such as the "[[Thang-ta]]" ([[Manipuri dance|Manipuri]] [[Sword dance]]). | |||
She travels with her troupe extensively around the world. Her last notable productions include ''Uttaran'' (Upliftment of the soul) and ''Chirantan'' (The eternal) which is based on [[Rabindranath Tagore]]'s music. | She travels with her troupe extensively around the world. Her last notable productions include ''Uttaran'' (Upliftment of the soul) and ''Chirantan'' (The eternal), which is based on [[Rabindranath Tagore]]'s music. | ||
==Family== | ==Family== | ||
Tanusree Shankar was born in [[ | Tanusree Shankar was born in [[Kolkata]]. Her father was a doctor in the [[Indian Army]].<ref>{{cite web |title=TANUSREE SHANKAR DANCES DOWN MEMORY LANE |url=https://www.telegraphindia.com/entertainment/tanusree-shankar-dances-down-memory-lane/cid/388762 |website=telegraphindia.com |access-date=5 March 2021}}</ref> Her husband, the late [[Ananda Shankar]], was a music [[composer]] who experimented with [[fusion music]]. He was the son of dancer Pandit [[Uday Shankar]] and Amala Shankar, and nephew of the [[sitar]] maestro [[Ravi Shankar]]. She has a daughter named [[Sreenanda Shankar]]. | ||
==Awards== | ==Awards== | ||
* [[Sangeet Natak Akademi Award]], 2011 <ref>{{cite web |title=Akademi awards for 47 personalities |url=https://www.deccanherald.com/content/284305/akademi-awards-47-personalities.html |website=deccanherald.com |access-date=5 March 2021}}</ref> | * [[Sangeet Natak Akademi Award]], 2011 <ref>{{cite web |title=Akademi awards for 47 personalities |url=https://www.deccanherald.com/content/284305/akademi-awards-47-personalities.html |website=deccanherald.com |access-date=5 March 2021}}</ref> | ||
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[[Category:20th-century Indian women artists]] | [[Category:20th-century Indian women artists]] | ||
[[Category:Women artists from West Bengal]] | [[Category:Women artists from West Bengal]] | ||
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.jpg) Tanusree Shankar at Rashtrapati Bhavan during investiture ceremony | |
| Born | 16 March 1956 |
| Occupation | dancer and choreographer |
| Spouse(s) | Ananda Shankar |
Tanusree Shankar (born 16 March 1956)[1] is an Indian dancer and choreographer. She is based in Kolkata, India. She was a leading dancer of the Ananda Shankar Centre for Performing Arts in the 1970s and 1980s. She also acted in various films, such as The Namesake.
Tanusree Shankar now leads the Tanusree Shankar Dance Company.[2] She has evolved her own modern idiom by combining traditional Indian dance with modern Western ballet expressions. She has been inspired as much by her lineage as by the folk and regional dance forms of India. She has drawn extensively from rich local Indian traditions such as the "Thang-ta" (Manipuri Sword dance).
She travels with her troupe extensively around the world. Her last notable productions include Uttaran (Upliftment of the soul) and Chirantan (The eternal), which is based on Rabindranath Tagore's music.
Family[edit | edit source]
Tanusree Shankar was born in Kolkata. Her father was a doctor in the Indian Army.[3] Her husband, the late Ananda Shankar, was a music composer who experimented with fusion music. He was the son of dancer Pandit Uday Shankar and Amala Shankar, and nephew of the sitar maestro Ravi Shankar. She has a daughter named Sreenanda Shankar.
Awards[edit | edit source]
References[edit | edit source]
- ↑ "Tanushree Shankar". sangeetnatak.gov.in. Retrieved 5 March 2021.
- ↑ "TANUSREE SHANKAR DANCES DOWN MEMORY LANE". www.telegraphindia.com.
- ↑ "TANUSREE SHANKAR DANCES DOWN MEMORY LANE". telegraphindia.com. Retrieved 5 March 2021.
- ↑ "Akademi awards for 47 personalities". deccanherald.com. Retrieved 5 March 2021.
External links[edit | edit source]
- Tanusree Shankar Dance Company
- Sarah Kaufman, An Indian Oasis Amid Modernity, Washington Post, published Saturday, 22 September 2007, p C05 accessed 23 September 2007
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