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===Sujata roles=== | ===Sujata roles=== | ||
*''[[Aladdin and His Lamp]]'' (1952) | *''[[Aladdin and His Lamp]]'' (1952) – Dancing Slave | ||
*''[[The Merry Widow (1952 film)|The Merry Widow]]'' (1952) | *''[[The Merry Widow (1952 film)|The Merry Widow]]'' (1952) – Gypsy Girl | ||
*''[[Caribbean Gold]]'' (1952) | *''[[Caribbean Gold]]'' (1952) – Dancer in duet #1 | ||
*''[[Fair Wind to Java]]'' (1953) | *''[[Fair Wind to Java]]'' (1953) – Dancer | ||
*''[[Desert Legion]]'' (1953) | *''[[Desert Legion]]'' (1953) – Dancer #1 | ||
*''[[Salome (1953 film)|Salome]]'' (1953) | *''[[Salome (1953 film)|Salome]]'' (1953) – Oriental Dancer | ||
*''[[Flame of Calcutta]]'' (1953) | *''[[Flame of Calcutta]]'' (1953) – Exotic Dancer #1 | ||
*''[[The Diamond Queen (1953 film)|The Diamond Queen]]'' (1953) | *''[[The Diamond Queen (1953 film)|The Diamond Queen]]'' (1953) – Oriental Dancer #1 | ||
*''[[King of the Khyber Rifles (film)|King of the Khyber Rifles]]'' (1953) | *''[[King of the Khyber Rifles (film)|King of the Khyber Rifles]]'' (1953) – Native Dancer | ||
*''[[Bengal Brigade]]'' (1954) | *''[[Bengal Brigade]]'' (1954) – Indian Dancer #1 | ||
*''[[Pirates of Malaysia|I pirati della Malesia]]'' (1964) | *''[[Pirates of Malaysia|I pirati della Malesia]]'' (1964) – Dancer #1 | ||
*''[[Juliet of the Spirits]]'' (1965) | *''[[Juliet of the Spirits]]'' (1965) – Bhisma's helper #2 | ||
*''Tum Haseen Main Jawan'' (1970) | *''Tum Haseen Main Jawan'' (1970) | ||
*''Sharmeelee'' (1971) | *''Sharmeelee'' (1971) | ||
*''Do Yaar'' (1972) | *''Do Yaar'' (1972) | ||
*''[[ | *''[[Phir Kab Milogi]]'' (1974) | ||
*''[[Maya Miriga]]'' (1984) | *''[[Maya Miriga]]'' (1984) – Tutu's Wife (final film role) | ||
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===Asoka roles=== | ===Asoka roles=== | ||
*''[[Caribbean Gold]]'' (1952) | *''[[Caribbean Gold]]'' (1952) – Dancer in duet #2 | ||
*''[[Desert Legion]]'' (1953) | *''[[Desert Legion]]'' (1953) – Dancer #2 | ||
*''[[Flame of Calcutta]]'' (1953) | *''[[Flame of Calcutta]]'' (1953) – Exotic Dancer #2 | ||
*''[[Salome (1953 film)|Salome]]'' (1953) | *''[[Salome (1953 film)|Salome]]'' (1953) – Oriental Dancer | ||
*''[[The Diamond Queen (1953 film)|The Diamond Queen]]'' (1953) | *''[[The Diamond Queen (1953 film)|The Diamond Queen]]'' (1953) – Oriental Dancer #2 | ||
*''[[Bengal Brigade]]'' (1954) | *''[[Bengal Brigade]]'' (1954) – Indian Dancer #2 | ||
*''[[Pirates of Malaysia|I pirati della Malesia]]'' (1964) | *''[[Pirates of Malaysia|I pirati della Malesia]]'' (1964) – Dancer #2 | ||
*''[[Juliet of the Spirits]]'' (1965) | *''[[Juliet of the Spirits]]'' (1965) – Bhisma's helper #1 | ||
{{col-end}} | {{col-end}} | ||
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==External links== | ==External links== | ||
*{{IMDb name|0747877|Sujata Rubener}} | *{{IMDb name|0747877|Sujata Rubener}} | ||
*{{IMDb name|0039595 | *{{IMDb name|0039595|Asoka Rubener}} | ||
[[Category: | [[Category:American dance groups]] | ||
[[Category:Indian expatriates in the United States]] | [[Category:Indian expatriates in the United States]] | ||
[[Category:Indian emigrants to the United States]] | [[Category:Indian emigrants to the United States]] | ||
[[Category:American artists of Indian descent]] | [[Category:American artists of Indian descent]] | ||
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Latest revision as of 03:31, 3 March 2026
Sujata and Asoka were a pair of dancers specialising in performing Indian, Tibetan and various Oriental dances to Western audiences. They were Sujata, (3 February 1918 in Bombay, British Raj – 2 January 1993 in Coconino County, Arizona) and Asoka Rubener (26 October 1910 in German Empire[1] – 7 June 1997 in Yavapai County, Arizona).
Background[edit | edit source]
Asoka studied dance in Europe under Harald Kreutzberg and later in Asia, eventually becoming a Buddhist. In 1939 whilst in India, in the Himalayas he was interned as an enemy alien by the British authorities from 1939 to 1944.[2]
Sujata, a Christian, was born in Bombay and as a child moved with her family to the south of India. She began studying dance at the age of 10, eventually becoming a solo dancer. Sujata met her husband when they were both dancing in Mussoori, Dehradun district, in 1946; the two were married in 1947.
They made their first performance in the West in Paris, then made appearances in New York City and Montreal.[3]
In addition to their dancing performances, the two appeared in several Hollywood films and acted as technical advisers. Their final film appearance was together in Juliet of the Spirits (1965). They became American citizens in 1955.
Following their retirement, they taught dance in Sedona, Arizona.
Filmography[edit | edit source]
Sujata roles[edit | edit source]
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Asoka roles[edit | edit source]
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Notes[edit | edit source]
- ↑ Billman, Larry Film Choreographers and Dance Directors: An Illustrated Biographical Encyclopedia, with a History and Filmographies, 1893 through 1995 McFarland & Co., Publishers, 1997; p. 213
- ↑ Billman, p. 213
- ↑ "Indian Dancers, Sujata and Asoka Regarded as Authentic in India"; The Montreal Gazette - Oct. 8, 1949
External links[edit | edit source]
- Sujata Rubener on IMDb
- Asoka Rubener on IMDb