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{{short description|Indian dancer and choreographer (born 1956)}}
'''Tanushree Shankar''' (born [[16 March]] [[1956]], [[Calcutta]]) is one of the leading dancers and choreographers of [[contemporary dance]] in [[India]] and is based in [[Kolkata, India]]. She earned her fame as a danseuse as the leading dancer of the [[Ananda Shankar Centre for Performing Arts]] in the 1970s and 1980s. Her husband the late [[Ananda Shankar]] was a world famous music [[composer]] who experimented with [[fusion music]]. He was the son of world famous dancers, Pandit Uday Shankar & Amala Shankar, and also the nephew of the [[Sitar]] maestro [[Ravi Shankar]].
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'''Tanusree Shankar''' (born 16 March 1956)<ref name="Tanushree Shankar">{{cite web |title=Tanushree Shankar |url=https://sangeetnatak.gov.in/sna/citation_popup.php?id=866&at=2 |website=sangeetnatak.gov.in |access-date=5 March 2021}}</ref> is an Indian dancer and choreographer. She is based in [[Kolkata, India]]. She was a leading dancer of the [[Ananda Shankar Centre for Performing Arts]] in the 1970s and 1980s. She also acted in various films, like [[The Namesake (film)|The Namesake]].
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Tanushree Shankar now leads the Tanusree Shankar Dance Company, one of the leading exponents of contemporary dance forms in India. She has evolved her own modern idiom by marrying the grace and beauty of traditional [[Indian dance]]s with the soul of modern western ballet expressions. She has been inspired both by her illustrious lineage as much by the folk and regional dance forms of India. Her late father-in-law the legendary [[Uday Shankar]] is regarded as a pioneer of modern Indian Dance who performed with such ballet greats as Anna Pavlova. She has also drawn extensively from rich local Indian traditions such as the "''Thangta''" ([[Manipuri]] [[Sword dance]]).

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She and travels with her troupe extensively around the world. Her last notable productions include "''Uddharan''" (upliftment of the soul) and "''Chirantan''" (The eternal) which is based on [[Rabindranath Tagore]]'s music.
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Tanusree Shankar now leads the [[Tanushree Shankar Dance Company|Tanusree Shankar Dance Company]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.telegraphindia.com/entertainment/tanusree-shankar-dances-down-memory-lane/cid/388762|title=TANUSREE SHANKAR DANCES DOWN MEMORY LANE|website=www.telegraphindia.com}}</ref> She has evolved her own modern idiom by marrying traditional [[Indian dance]]s with modern western ballet expressions. She has been inspired by her lineage as much by the folk and regional dance forms of India. She has drawn extensively from rich local Indian traditions such as the "[[Thang-ta]]" ([[Manipuri dance|Manipuri]] [[Sword dance]]).

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She travels with her troupe extensively around the world. Her last notable productions include ''Uttaran'' (Upliftment of the soul) and ''Chirantan'' (The eternal) which is based on [[Rabindranath Tagore]]'s music.

==Family==
Tanusree Shankar was born in [[Calcutta]], her father was a doctor in [[Indian Army]].<ref>{{cite web |title=TANUSREE SHANKAR DANCES DOWN MEMORY LANE |url=https://www.telegraphindia.com/entertainment/tanusree-shankar-dances-down-memory-lane/cid/388762 |website=telegraphindia.com |access-date=5 March 2021}}</ref> Her husband, the late [[Ananda Shankar]], was a music [[composer]] who experimented with [[fusion music]]. He was the son of dancers Pandit [[Uday Shankar]] and Amala Shankar and the nephew of the [[sitar]] maestro [[Ravi Shankar]]. She has a daughter [[Sreenanda Shankar]].
==Awards==
* [[Sangeet Natak Akademi Award]], 2011 <ref>{{cite web |title=Akademi awards for 47 personalities |url=https://www.deccanherald.com/content/284305/akademi-awards-47-personalities.html |website=deccanherald.com |access-date=5 March 2021}}</ref>

==References==
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==External links==
==External links==
*[http://www.anandashankar.com/tsdc/tanusree.htm Tanusree Shankar Dance Company]
*[http://www.anandashankar.com/tsdc/tanusree.htm Tanusree Shankar Dance Company]
*[http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2007/09/21/AR2007092102134.html?hpid=sec-artsliving Sarah Kaufman, An Indian Oasis Amid Modernity, ''Washington Post'', published Saturday, September 22, 2007, p C05] accessed 23 September 2007
*[https://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2007/09/21/AR2007092102134.html?hpid=sec-artsliving Sarah Kaufman, An Indian Oasis Amid Modernity, ''Washington Post'', published Saturday, 22 September 2007, p C05] accessed 23 September 2007
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Latest revision as of 06:59, 20 June 2024

Tanusree Shankar
Tanusree Shankar at Rashtrapati Bhavan during investiture ceremony
Born (1956-03-16) 16 March 1956 (age 68)
Occupation(s)dancer and choreographer
SpouseAnanda Shankar

Tanusree Shankar (born 16 March 1956)[1] is an Indian dancer and choreographer. She is based in Kolkata, India. She was a leading dancer of the Ananda Shankar Centre for Performing Arts in the 1970s and 1980s. She also acted in various films, like The Namesake.

Tanusree Shankar now leads the Tanusree Shankar Dance Company.[2] She has evolved her own modern idiom by marrying traditional Indian dances with modern western ballet expressions. She has been inspired by her lineage as much by the folk and regional dance forms of India. She has drawn extensively from rich local Indian traditions such as the "Thang-ta" (Manipuri Sword dance).

She travels with her troupe extensively around the world. Her last notable productions include Uttaran (Upliftment of the soul) and Chirantan (The eternal) which is based on Rabindranath Tagore's music.

Family

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Tanusree Shankar was born in Calcutta, her father was a doctor in Indian Army.[3] Her husband, the late Ananda Shankar, was a music composer who experimented with fusion music. He was the son of dancers Pandit Uday Shankar and Amala Shankar and the nephew of the sitar maestro Ravi Shankar. She has a daughter Sreenanda Shankar.

Awards

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References

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  1. ^ "Tanushree Shankar". sangeetnatak.gov.in. Retrieved 5 March 2021.
  2. ^ "TANUSREE SHANKAR DANCES DOWN MEMORY LANE". www.telegraphindia.com.
  3. ^ "TANUSREE SHANKAR DANCES DOWN MEMORY LANE". telegraphindia.com. Retrieved 5 March 2021.
  4. ^ "Akademi awards for 47 personalities". deccanherald.com. Retrieved 5 March 2021.
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