Choreography
Founder Director of ANVESHANA DANCE THEATRE, Sangeeta Sharma, an
Indian contemporary dancer and choreographer with an experience of
over 23 years in the field of the Indian & western dance. Sangeetas
choreographed pieces demonstrate her unique creative and innovative
style to bring up issues facing the society, journey into the
internal struggle and conflicts of each individual, share of her
own spiritual search with the audience or even dwell into the
interconnectedness between theatre and dance
For
the last 15 years, Sangeeta has been experimenting in dance
techniques with village school children in Andretta (Himachal
Pradesh), bringing out their potential by making use of the limited
resources available in the area. With a strong base in street
theatre, she has been exploring the connection between dance and
theatre, the audience and performer through her own choreographic
work and through workshops in Himachal with actors, supported by the
Sangeet Natak Academy (2006) and National School of Drama (2007,08).
Apart from the regular dance classes in Triveni Kala Sangam
presently she is taking new production oriented workshop With
Bhoomika dancers.
In
2008, Sangeeta was awarded the Senior Fellowship from the Department
of Culture, Government of India. She has worked collaboratively
with filmmakers, visual artists, theatre practitioners and Directors
in choreographing their plays.
Major Choreographic Works
International
· 2008, Germany : Journey To Unknown Destinations
· 2007, Singapore : Moort Amoort; Dwar The Door
· 2006, Taiwan : Behati Ganga The Flowing
Stream; Moort
Amoort
· 2004, Poland : Performed solos and held
workshops of Indian
Contemporary Dance in
VI International
Biennale of
Contemporary Dance in Poznan,
Poland
· 1993, USA : Selected and invited to
attend workshops of
A.D.F. As
choreographer-in-residence at
American Dance
Festival, N. Carolina, she
initinated and
exposed towards modern
dance technics ( limon & laban ) and
choreography
Major Solos
· 2005, 2004, Delhi: Moort Amoort - Between
Stillness and
Movement, supported
by Department of
Culture
· 2002, Delhi : Dwar, The Door
· 2001, Delhi : Me & My Masks
· Feb 1999, Delhi : Niyati, presented by the
Indian Council for
Cultural Relations
as part of their Horizon
series.
· 1996, Delhi, Bangalore: Niyati The Fate
Major Group Works
· 2007,08 : Meri Meera The Divine
Force
· Mar 2006, Delhi : Stri Parv A Celebration of
Womankind, as
part of the Uday Shankar Festival organized
by Sahitya Kala Parishad
· Mar 2005, Delhi : Behati Ganga The Flowing
Stream, as part
of the Uday Shankar Festival organized by
Sahitya Kala Parishad
· 2004, Delhi : Behati Ganga The Flowing
Streams
· 2003, Himachal : In an Empty Frame
· Feb 2003, 2002, Delhi: My Images, at India Habitat
Centre & India
International Centre
· Feb 2002 : Gandhari Ek Pratibimb,
presented the
newly choreographed composition at Uday
Shankar Shatabdi Samaroh sponsored by
Sangeet Natak Akademi, Delhi, and the
Department of Information & Cultural Affairs,
Govt. of West Bengal
· 2001, Jaipur : Nirjar Dhara, as part of
the Uday Shankar
Dance Festival
Major workshops and Independent Choreography works
2007, 2008, : Movement classes with the
actors of Sri Ram
Centre's Acting
Course and with students
from the Delhi University under University
Grants Commission scheme in Hindu college
· Nov 2007, Delhi : Dance Theatre Exploration, at
The Attic
exploring dance from
balcony to green room,
green room to stage,
stage to staircase and
interacted with the
audience while
performing an exploratory dance theatre
production that created a bridge between the
performer and the audience
· 2005, 2006, Himachal: Theatre & Dance in education with
teachers,
students, actors of
Andretta High School in
Himachal; supported by
Sangeet Natak
Academi in June 2005 and by the National
School of Drama in 2006
· 2004 : Dance workshop with
Jagori, an NGO
· 2006 and 2008 : Choreographed plays as part of
Bharat Rang
Mahotsav
· Apr 2003 : In an Empty Frame
Presented three new
works as homage to the renowned painter B C
Sanyal's on his Birth anniversary an
interpretation towards architecture of a new
Mud theatre in the village Andretta,
Himachal
Pradesh. She has been experimenting last ten
years in
dance techniques with
village
school
children in
Andretta with their
limited source
· Jul 1998 : Prithvi Ke Garbh Mein,
selection by the
Department of Culture,
Government of India,
during the Golden Jubilee Celebration of
Indian Independence
· Mar 1997, Bangalore: Participated in the National
Festival of
Choreographic Works, jointly organized by
the Sangeet Natak Akademi and Government
of Karnataka
· 1996
: Choreography Festival by the
India
International Centre
· 1990-1993, 1994-1995: Bhoomika's Young Choreographer's
Festival
· 1992 : Yuva Mahotsav organized by
the Sahitya Kala
Parishad
· 1990-1991 : Choreography Festival
organized by the
Sriram Centre
· 1997-2000, 2002-2003: Choreographed new works for College
of
Business Studies, DU,
which won accolades in
inter-college
festivals like Dwand, 1997;
Agnishikha, 1998;
Nirjhar Dhara, 2002; and
Stream of Fire in the
Journey of Life, 2003.
Some of them were also
selected by ICCR for
their Annual
International Students Festivals
"Friendship Through Culture" in the years
1997-2000
