Saswat Joshi
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Born | Titlagarh | December 18, 1984
Origin | India |
Genres | Odissi |
Occupation(s) | Indian classical dance, Performer, Choreographer, Model, Dance teacher |
Years active | 2000–present |
Website | http://www.saswatjoshi.in |
Saswat Joshi (born December 18, 1984) is an Indian classical dancer, choreographer, model and an exponent of the Odissi dancing style.[1]
Early life and background[]
Saswat Joshi was born in Titlagarh on 18 December 1984.[2] Saswat started his journey as a dancer when he was five years old under the able guidance of Guru Prasanta Patnaik and Guru Shantanu Behera at his native village Titlagarh, Bolangir.[3] He learned the basics of dance and postures of Odissi dance with great interest and dedication as a child artist.
Career[]
As an Odissi dancer[]
Saswat started his professional Odissi training under Guru Padma Shri Kumkum Mohanty in 2000. He has been an exponent of Padma Bibhusan Guru Kelucharan Mohapatra Odissi style. Under the tutelage of Guru Padma Shri Ileana Citaristi, his dancing flourished into its perfection. He is the recipient of a national scholarship from Ministry of Culture Government of India. He did his Visharad from Chandigarh University and was awarded Sangeet Ratna from Rabindra Bharati University. He has performed in world's biggest museum of Asian painting Musée Guimet at Paris, France in 2012. He has given many lecture demonstrations of Odissi in various universities worldwide. He is the only male dancer who performed in front of world wonders Eiffel Tower, Paris, France; and The Colosseum, Rome, Italy.
To popularise Odissi as Indian classical dance, he traveled and performed Odissi in many European and Asian countries such as Italy, France, Hungary, Finland, Japan, South Korea, Thailand etc..
He had shared the stage with many international celebrities of dance like Carla Fracci, Luciana Savignano, Giuseppe Picone, Beppe Menegatti, Rossella Brescia and in a production called 'I Have a Dream' at Palermo city, Sicily of Insular Italy[4][5]
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Filmography[]
- by Nila Madhab Panda
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- Choreography consultancy in various Bollywood films[6]
As a dance teacher[]
Saswat is the founder of Lasyakala Institute of Performing Arts, where many new Odissi practitioners and talents are being shaped into their performing excellence. Under this banner Aekalavya Dance Festival is being organised every year to felicitate practitioners, experts and critics of Odissi.[7][8]
References[]
- ^ [1][dead link]
- ^ "Art Vision - Workshops". Artvisionindia.com. Retrieved 11 August 2017.
- ^ "Saswat Joshi". Odisha360.com. Retrieved 11 August 2017.
- ^ Connection, Sumathi, Saigan. "Review - I have a dream". Narthaki.com. Retrieved 11 August 2017.
- ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2012-05-26. Retrieved 2014-12-11.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
- ^ "Odisha Diary-Fuelling Odisha's Future-Latest Odisha news, Top Breaking headlines, Odisha breaking news, Odisha Headlines, Odisha latest online news". OdishaDiary. Retrieved 11 August 2017.
- ^ "The Telegraph - Calcutta (Kolkata) - Orissa - Classical recitals by young artistes". Telegraphindia.com. Retrieved 11 August 2017.
- ^ "Tribute to gurus with recitals". Telegraphindia.com. Retrieved 11 August 2017.
External links[]
- "Saswat Joshi Official". Saswatjoshi.in. Retrieved 11 August 2017.
- "Art Vision - Workshops". Artvisionindia.com. Retrieved 11 August 2017.
- "Breakingnewsonline.in". Breakingnewsonline.in. Retrieved 11 August 2017.
- "Divine spectacle". Thehindu.com. Retrieved 11 August 2017.
- "Ghungroo Missing? short film by Saswat Joshi". Odialive.com. Retrieved 6 June 2020.
- "Tribute to Lord Jagannath and his Big family". odialive.com. Retrieved 6 June 2020.
- "Rangabati choreographed by Saswat Joshi". OdiaLive.com. Retrieved 5 August 2015.
- "Aekalavya Season 9 and Saswat Joshi". odialive.com. Retrieved 10 April 2017.
- "Happy for Hope virtual event during COVID-19 lock down"
- Ghungroo Missing? short film released by Saswat Joshi
- Chakaa Aakhii Short Film by Saswat Joshi, streaming now
- 1984 births
- Living people
- Indian dance teachers
- Odissi dancers
- Indian film choreographers
- Indian classical choreographers
- Dancers from Odisha