Aditi Bhagwat

Aditi Bhagwat

Aditi Bhagwat in a graceful pose
Born (1981-01-18) 18 January 1981
Maharashtra, India
Alma mater Gandharva Mahavidyalaya
Occupation Actor, Dancer, Choreographer
Years active 1993–present
Website http://www.aditibhagwat.com/

Aditi Bhagwat (born 18 January 1981) is an internationally renowned kathak and lavani expert, actress, dance tutor and choreographer. Aditi is based in Mumbai where she operates the Aditi Dance Academy training young and aspiring pupils in kathak. She travels all around the world participating in stage shows performing solo as well as in collaboration with many other Indian music artits.[1] Aditi has been awarded the title of "Nalanda Nritya Nipun" by Nalanda Dance and Research Academy, Mumbai in 2007.

Early life and career highlights

Aditi's musical journey began very early in life, highly inspired by her mother, Ragini Bhagwat, a classical singer.[2] Her initial kathak training in the Jaipur style, was under the guidance of Roshan Kumari and Nandita Puri.[2] Her training in "Odissi" under the guidance of Jhelum Paranjpe has led to her grooming in Abhinaya (expressions) and Adda - graceful posture for which Aditi is well recognized. She has a master's degree in dance from Gandharva Mahavidyalaya (National School of Dance).[3] She is an A graded artist of Doordarshan Kendra and empanelled with the Indian Council of Cultural Relations.

While staying within the structure of Indian classical music and art, Aditi has vastly experimented and succeed in mixing traditional dance art and music with Jazz and other kinds of western music.[2] Her first collaborative venture was with Louis Banks, percussionist Sivamani and music composer Merlin D'Souza. She performed at the Budapest Spring Festival for the Indo-Gypsy Jazz project with pianist Bela Szakcsi Lakatos in Hungary. She was involved in the kathak and Electronic music collaboration with the band Kartik and Gotam: Business Class Refugees in France.[4] She was also involved with the Issue Project with New York pianist Rod Williams.[3] She has gracefully blended the stylized gestures of kathak and the sophisticated rhythm of the Tatkaar, Chakkradhars and different Taals with varying time cycles with instruments like the djembe, drums, ghumbri, cuatro, sarod, sitar and many more. Bhagwat has said that change and experimentation help a person grow as an artist.[5] Her kathak dance style shows a "mastery of the idiom" according to the The Hindu.[6]

Aditi was awarded the prestigious United States Department of State Fellowship under Cultural Exchange Program 'One Beat' in 2012.[7][8]

She has featuring a column in Mi Marathi Live E-paper on various facets of dance. The first of article of the series featured on September 13, 2015 and will continue as a weekly feature.[9]

Awards

As a recognition of her talent, Bhagwat has been honored as below:

  1. Kalatirtha Nritya Gaurav Puraskar, 2015 (Third Bell entertainment, Pune)
  2. US Department Fellowship under the Cultural Exchange Program “Onebeat” in 2012
  3. Maharashtra Kala Niketan Puraskar, 2008 (best debut in Chalu Nawra Bholi Bayko)
  4. Nalanda Nritya Nipun, 2007 (Nalanda dance academy, Mumbai)

Filmography

Aditi has appeared in lead role as well as special appearance in a few Indian movies [10]

  1. Traffic Signal (Hindi Movie, 2007, Special Appearance)
  2. Chalu Navra Bholi Baiko (Marathi Movie, 2008)
  3. Adla Badli (Marathi Movie, 2008)
  4. Manya Sajjana (Marathi Movie, 2008)
  5. Tahan (Marathi Movie, 2008)
  6. Sumbaran (Marathi Movie, 2009)
  7. Myoho (Hinid Movie, 2012, Special Appearance)
  8. Shasan (Marathi Movie, 2016)
  9. aarsa (International Short, 2016)

TV serials and shows

  1. Avantika
  2. Kahani Ghar Ghar ki
  3. Eka Peksha Ek

References

  1. ↑ "Aditi Bhagwat". Found Sound Nation. Retrieved 2015-07-10.
  2. 1 2 3 Khanzada, Farida (19 March 2014). "Ghungroo Beats". The Indian Express. Retrieved 25 July 2015.
  3. 1 2 "Rod Williams' Options". Issue Project Room. 19 January 2011. Retrieved 25 July 2015.
  4. ↑ "Musikchart".
  5. ↑ Rohter, Larry (3 October 2012). "A United Nations of Music". The New York Times. Retrieved 25 July 2015.
  6. ↑ Bal, Harish (20 November 2014). "Many Hues of Artistry". The Hindu. Retrieved 25 July 2015.
  7. ↑ Rohter, Larry (2012-10-03). "U.S. OneBeat Program Melds 32 Musicians From 21 Countries". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2015-07-10.
  8. ↑ Structure, Lucid. "OneBeat". OneBeat. Archived from the original on 2015-07-12. Retrieved 2015-07-10.
  9. ↑ "Mi Marathi Live E-paper - Read Mimarathi Marathi Online Newspaper, Mumbai, India". epaper.mimarathilive.com. Retrieved 2015-09-20.
  10. ↑ "Aditi Bhagwat". gomolo.com. Retrieved 2015-07-10.

External links

  1. http://meetkalakar.com/Artist/1683-Aditi-Bhagwat
  2. http://foundsoundnation.org/people/aditi-bhagwat/
  3. http://aditibhagwat.com/press.php
  4. http://www.aditibhagwat.com/
  5. http://www.imdb.com/name/nm2870917/
  6. https://roughinhere.wordpress.com/2013/04/03/dil-cheez-kya-hai-performed-by-aditi-bhagwat-a-disciple-of-roshan-kumari/
  7. http://www.deccanchronicle.com/140112/commentary-sunday-chronicle/article/world-beneath-her-feet
  8. https://web.archive.org/web/20150712090501/http://1beat.org/about/fellows/p/#AditiBhagwat
  9. http://www.zeetalkies.com/gossip/dance-displays-glamour-aditi-bhagwat.htm
  10. http://www.indiawest.com/entertainment/global/ekal-foundation-s-avartan-concert-raises-funds-for-schools/article_885301ed-1311-537c-addb-967254fc3b0e.html?mode=jqm l
  11. http://www.nytimes.com/2012/10/04/arts/music/us-onebeat-program-melds-32-musicians-from-21-countries.html?_r=0
  12. http://epaper.mimarathilive.com/epapermain.aspx?pgno=16&eddate=2015-9-20&edcode=820009
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