Event: Classical Dance Performance by Sandhyadipa Kar

Date & Time: Tuesday, 31 August, 2010, 1800 hrs

Venue: Auditorium, Embassy of Tiergartenstr. 17, 10785 Berlin

Sandhyadipa Kar is from a family of renown artists of Orissa, India. Her grandfather, Pandit Khetramohan Kar was a noted Tabla-maestro of Puri and her father, Shri Prafulla Kar is a well know music director, singer and lyricist. She began her training in Odissi dance in 1982 under the tutelage of Padma Bibhusan Late Guru Shri Kelucharan Mohapatra.

Sandhyadipa has performed both solo and in ballets with well know exponents of Odissi dance like, Padma Shree Late Sanjukta Panigrahi and Padma Bibhusan Late Guru Shri Kelucharan Mohapatra. She was invited by Central Sangeet Natak Academy, India to perform in their Dance Festival in 1996. She has also worked with the renowned Indian Film Director, Shyam Benegal, for his documentary on 50 years of Indian independence.

Sandhyadipa has been teaching Odissi dance for the last 22 years. She has been involved in a number of Odissi workshops with Padmabibhusan Late Guru Kelucharan Mohapatra since 1982. She was a part of Guruji’s dance institute “Srijan”.

Sandhyadipa is currently settled in the United States and in actively involved in performing, promoting and teaching Odissi dance and music.