Saswat Joshi
Saswat Joshi | |
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| Background information | |
| Born | December 18, 1984 Titlagarh |
| Origin | India |
| Genres | Odissi |
| Occupation(s) | Indian classical dance, Performer, Choreographer, Model, Dance Teacher |
| Years active | 2000–present |
| Website | http://www.saswatjoshi.com |
Saswat Joshi is an , Indian classical dancer, Choreographer, Model and an exponent of Odissi dancing style.[1]
Early life and background
Saswat Joshi was born in Titlagarh on 18th 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 learnt 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 in to its perfection. He is the recipient of 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.
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 Luciano Mattia Cannito in a production called 'I Have a Dream' at Palermo city, Sicily of Insular Italy[4][5]
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As a Model
Saswat has modeled for many leading brands like Manyavar dresses, Boyanika as well as for many national and international brands.
He had undergone many photoshoots with the talented group Duti's Photomontage with photographers like Dutikeshwar Ballav Das, Sindhujyoti Biswal and Dibyajeet Sasmal. He had also been a great model for vibes photography with Siddhartha Agarwal. All of his photos were selected for the promotional events of Manyavar and Manish creations in Bangalore and many other states in India.
As a Choreographer
- Dance Drama in Odissi
- Matru Rupa
- Mallhar
- Devi
- Shiv Tandav
- Krishna Samarpan
- Maa - based on biography of Ramadevi Choudhury
- Fusion and creative choreography
- Sarira
- Five elemets
- Rainbow
- Rudra
- Satyam Shivam Sundaram
- Consultant for Odisha contingent NCC cadets in Republic Day celebration at New Delhi.[6]
- Koun Kitney Panee Mein by Nila Madhab Panda
- Kranti Dhara by Himanshu Khatua
- Choreography consultancy in various Bollywood films[7]
As a Dance teacher
Saswat is the founder of Lasyakala Institute of Performing Arts, where many new Odissi practitioners and talents are being shaped in to their performing excellence. Under this banner Aekalavya Dance Festival is being organised every year to felicitate practitioners, experts and critics of Odissi.[8][9]
References
- ^ [1]
- ^ http://www.artvisionindia.com/performingunit.html
- ^ http://www.odisha360.com/odia-personalities/saswat-joshi/
- ^ http://www.narthaki.com/info/rev08/rev563.html
- ^ http://www.teatromassimo.it/stagione/archivio/stagione08/op03IHaveADream.html
- ^ http://clip.dj/saswat-joshi-choreographed-innovative-semi-classical-contemporary-in-4th-tarang-download-mp3-mp4-o2v39TwH4UA
- ^ http://www.orissadiary.com/ShowOriyaOrbit.asp?id=38314
- ^ http://www.telegraphindia.com/1110111/jsp/orissa/story_13418338.jsp
- ^ http://www.telegraphindia.com/1140313/jsp/odisha/story_18075578.jsp#.VIsl3dKUepA