In recent history women performers have been stigmatised while men have been lauded and put on a pedestal. The dying of an art form due to lack of recognition. Courteseans were the embodiment of fashion and preservers of unique form of dance and singing, however they disappeared due to condemnation and neglect. Need to build a bridge to respectability in order to ensure survival of women in the performing arts.
She is a name to reckon with, a trailblazer, the leading exponent of classical dance in India. She has taken the traditional form of Kathak to a different level altogether and has created her own style. She has combined the mysticism of Sufi traditions with classical Indian dance to create a stunning new dance form called Sufi Kathak. She has performed in over 300 concerts. Manjari Chaturvedi has 24 original creative productions to her credit and has performed in more than 22 countries over the world. In the past decade, Manjari Chaturvedi has collaborated and performed with a wide range of international artists as global fusion and part of UNESCO project.
With the establishment of the Sufi Kathak Foundation, she has taken a leap further to support marginal artists and provide research opportunities to scholars and students. This talk was given at a TEDx event using the TED conference format but independently organized by a local community. Learn more at www.ted.com/tedx
5 дек 2017
