Aditi Bandyopadhyay

Odissi dancer, Instructor and Choreographer
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Pictures with my great Teachers and musicians whose blessings and inspiration had filled my life. There are also pictures with my family and students in US and India whose love had always made me go ahead with my love for Dance.
 
 
  
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 Cherished moments with people at MUDRA and Nrityaneer, captured through lenses.
 
 
 
Notable Solo Recitals
 
  • Sadarang Sangeet Sammelan (1992): Aditi's first solo Odissi  dance recital at the age of fourteen
  • Doverlane Music Conference (1997, 1998)
  • Haldia Utsav (2002)
  • Ustad Bahadur Khan Music Conference (1992-2000)
  • Golden Jubilee celebration of Kalamandalam, Calcutta (1992)
  • Several programs organized by cultural departments of the Government of India and West Bengal, such as
    •  Indian Council for Cultural Relations
    •  Eastern Zonal Cultural Centre 
    •  Department of Tourism, India
  • Seven solo dance recitals and two dance workshops throughout Sweden and Denmark (1998)
  • Program on Indian television (Doordarshan) (2003)

 

              Performances inUSA

            

  • Program at St. Louis Indian Dance Festival (2008)
  • Program at Durga Puja Festival, St Louis(2008)
  • Program at Durga  Puja Festival, Omaha(2008)
  • Program at the 'Celebrations of Culture' at University of  Missouri- Columbia (this was presented as a lecture demonstration)
  • Performance at International Welcome Party at University of Missouri, Columbia(Sep 2009)
  • Performance at MUDRA's anniversary program at Jesse Wrench Auditorium, University of Missouri Columbia (October 4th, 2009)
  • Performance at the Melting Pot Concert at Missouri United Methodist Church (November, 6th 2009)
  • Performance at Earth Day Festival ( September 25th, 2010)
  • Performance at St Louis Indian Dance Festival (2011)

 

Performances by Aditi and her dance troupe

 

  • Golden Jubilee Celebration of the Indian Institute of Technology, Kharagpur (2001)
  • Haldia Utsav (2003)
  • Doverlane Music Conference (2003)
  • Program of ANCIPS at Science City  Auditorium, Calcutta (2000)
  • Megh Utsav (2004)
  • Program on Doordarshan Calcutta (2005)
  • Uday Shankar Nrityotsav (2006)

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                  Performances in USA

             

    • Celebrations of Culture at the University of Missouri-Columbia(2008)
    • Aditi choreographed a dance item from an extract of Meghdoot which  was presented by students at the University of Missouri-Columbia at Jesse Auditorium(2007)
    • Aditi's choreography was staged at the International Fasion Festival at Jesse auditorium (2008)
    • Aditi's choreography based on 'Shakti' was presented at Whitmore auditorium, Columbia(2008) 
    • Aditi has also conducted workshops organized by Multicultural Club MU, Shanthi Mandir at Columbia and MUDRA (2009)
    • Aditi and her students at MUDRA presented 'An evening of Odissi' on October 4th at Jesse Wrench Auditorium, Columbia to celebrate the first anniversary of MUDRA. (2009)
    • Performance at Mizzou after Dark on November,6th (2009)
    • Performance at William Woods University at Fulton, MO on November 19th (2009)
    • Performance at Peach Tree Banquet Center on the 4th Anniversary of HTCC on March 5th (2010)
    • Performance at MU International Night at Jesse Auditorium (2010, 2011).
    • Performance at Family Fun Fest, Flat Branch Park on August 18th (2010)
    • Performance at Columbia Dance Festival ( October 5th, 2010)
    • Performance at Spring Dance Sequence on April 5th, (2011)

 

Aditi has also presented her  dance productions composed with her students of her dance school, Nrityaneer, at annual programs of Nrityaneer held in 2002, 2004, 2006 and 2007.She has taught over fifty students at Nrityaneer, some of whom have performed with her as a part of her dance troupe and are now quite accomplished as solo performers. Her choreographies at Nrityaneer mostly revolved around themes from Indian mytholgy evident in her Teen Katha (a story based on Lord Shiva and Lord Vishnu) and Sri Krishna Prem Gatha ( a comparitive study of Jaidev's Geetagovindam and Tagore's Bhanu Singher Padabali).

 

 At present Aditi is the dance director of MUDRA an organization for Indian classical dance formed by Aditi and students at the University of Missouri-Columbia. This organization has started working with a goal of providing a platform for Indian classical dance in mid Missouri. They have very recently presented three dance productions 'Geetgovindam' , 'Vasantvihaar' and 'Celebration of Melodies' at different places in and around Columbia. They are also organizing performances by dancers from all over the world on the campus of University of Missouri. Columbia Dance Festival held in October, 2010 was two day Dance Festival organized by MUDRA for the first time in Columbia showcasing 10 different classical dance styles from across the world.

 

In Calcutta, she has worked in collaboration with Atma Pratyay, an organization dedicated to helping mentally challenged children lead a normal life. Aditi choreographed dance items for these differently abled children along with her regular students at Nrityaneer. They have performed together at different dance programs and have been greatly appreciated by the audience.


Besides, traditional Odissi dance Aditi has also taken lead roles in Rabindranath Tagore's dance dramas, Chandalika, Tasher Desh and Shapmochon.

 

Aditi has actively pursued her medical career and remained a dedicated Odissi performer and choreographer. She desires to learn more about the ancient, fascinating, and yet continually evolving dance form of Odissi.