Nrityantar

Nrityantar Academy of Performing Arts, a unit of Pratyusha Public Charitable Trust, is a non-profit organisation established in 2009 with a commitment to preserving and sharing India’s rich and pluralistic cultural heritage. Through teaching, performance and community engagement, it seeks to make the arts more accessible, nurture emerging talent and create pathways for aspiring artistes to develop their practice.

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At the heart of Nrityantar’s outreach is the belief that classical arts can enrich lives in many ways – cultivating discipline, confidence, creativity, expression and a sense of connection to our cultural traditions. Dance is therefore seen not only as an artistic practice, but also as a means of personal and social development.

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The Trust conducts regular and special classes for children and adults, including free Odissi training for children from economically disadvantaged communities and government schools. It also works with schools to introduce classical dance into children's everyday learning, creating opportunities for them to encounter the art form and its cultural context.

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Through classes, workshops, lectures, seminars and public performances, Nrityantar continues to take Odissi beyond the studio and into wider communities, with the aim of encouraging greater appreciation and participation in India’s living artistic traditions.