Souvik Chakraborty

Souvik Chakraborty

Early Training and Education:

Started learning Kathak at Padatik Dance Centre under Pt. Vijai Shankarji and Smt. Chetna Jalan
Further training under Smt. Madhumita Roy
Completed 7th year Post Graduation course from Padatik Dance Centre
20 years of training under Pt. Birju Maharajji in Kolkata and Delhi

Awards and Honors:

Scholarship from Department of Culture, Ministry of Human Resource Dev. Govt of India
Degree of SANGEET VISHARAD from Pracheen Kala Kendra, Chandigarh
NRITYA NIPUNA from Nalanda Dance Research Academy, Mumbai
SRINGAR MANI from Sur Singar Samsad, Mumbai
GURU KELUCHARAN MAHAPATRA YUVA PRATIBHA SAMMAN 2008 from Srijan, Bhubaneswar
USTAD BISMILLAH KHAN YUVA PURASHKAR 2015 from Sangeet Natak Akademi, New Delhi

Performances and Festivals:

Khajuraho Dance Festival
Konark Dance Festival
Sangeet Natak Academy’s Festival
Festivals organized by Kathak Kendra (New Delhi and Lucknow)

International Performances:

Countries visited for performances: Japan, USA, Canada, U.S.S.R, South Africa, Pakistan, Spain, Argentina, South Africa, Bangkok, Chile, Egypt, Italy, Kazakhstan, Tajikistan, Kyrgyzstan, Singapore, Indonesia

Collaborations and Choreographies:

Worked with great Gurus like Pt. Birju Maharajji, Smt. Saswati Sen, Smt. Rani Karnaa
Regular performer in the choreographies of Smt. Kumudini Lakhiaji
Collaborations with foreign choreographers like Smt. Menaka Thakkar (Canada), Dr. Gill Chuyein (France), Niki Constantinidis (Belgium), Leah Kartis (New York)

Media and Broadcast:

Graded artist of Doordarshan
Artist of SPIC MACAY
Performed on Kolkata Doordarshan, CPC Doordarshan, E.tv Bangla, Tara Music, CTVN, NE Bangla
Choreographed for three Bengali serials and one Bengali feature film

Teaching and Workshops:

Teaches Kathak dance at Padatik Dance Centre and his own institute, Nrityadisha in Kolkata
Conducts workshops across India and abroad