ABOUT NRITYANTAR

Bengaluru-based Odissi dance institution, Nrityantar is a humble attempt by young promising Odissi dancer, Madhulita Mohapatra, to promote and preserve India’s rich pluralistic cultural legacy by promoting Odissi dance by performing, teaching and nurturing finest talents.

 

Nrityantar organises regular and special Odissi dance classes at various places in the city. It organises lecture demonstrations, dance programmes and performances for art lovers, connoisseurs and everyone for the promotion and popularisation of our rich art forms, to create awareness and to instill a sense of responsibility in individuals, institutions and society towards promotion and preservation of our proud art forms.

 

Nrityantar Dance Ensemble is one of the most sought after classical dance troupes in Karnataka and has performed at several prestigious dance festivals like International Odissi Dance Festival, Mysore Dussera Festival, Odissi International, Brahan Natyanjali, rangTARANG National Choreography Festival, Bengaluru International Arts Festival, Sai Nrityotsava, Hubbali Habba, Samanvaya Festival, KALA NADAM, Kinkini Nrithyotsava, among others.

THE NRITYANTAR TEAM

Madhulita Mohapatra: Artistic Director

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Anjali Raj Urs: Assistant Artistic Director & Faculty Member

Ashwashana Biswal: Assistant Artistic Director & Faculty Member

Meghna Das: Assistant Artistic Director

 

Paridhi Joshi: Communication, Operations and Faculty Member

Sonali Mohanty: Administration and Faculty Member

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Sahana R Maiya: Faculty Member

Banashree Mohapatra: Faculty Member

Rashmi Divakaran: Faculty Member

Vivekini Das: Faculty Member

Abarna: Faculty Member 

Subalakshmi: Faculty Member

Akila Venkat: Photography & Social Media

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ADVISORY BOARD:

Imran Mohammed

Asif Farooqui

Shyamhari Chakra

Sonia Joy Francis

Reena Shah Stamets