FRONTIERS OF HISTORY

 

Amala Shankar: My Dance Teacher (34 min)

Illustrated lecture by Dr. Urmimala Sarkar, specialist in Dance Studies, who joined the Uday Shankar India Culture Centre and trained under the great danseuse Smt Amala Shankar and was later associated with the Centre as dancer and administrator. Dr. Sarkar is presently Associate Professor, Theatre and Performance Studies, School of Arts and Aesthetics, Jawaharlal Nehru University

 

Introduction: Prof. Partho Dutta

 

A tribute to Smt Amala Shankar (1919-2020), noted dancer , choreographer, and wife of Uday Shankar. The lecture will explore unchartered territory regarding Amala Shankar’s pedagogical contribution to dance teaching and innovation in Indian modern dance

 

Video recording of a talk for IIC online programmes