Artist Profile

Sandhyadipa Kar

3060 Edmund Court, Brunswick Hills, OH 44212

Phone / WhatsApp : +1 (440) 759 1727

BACKGROUND

Sandhyadipa Kar is from a family of renown artists of Orissa, India. Her grandfather, Pandit Khetramohan Kar was a noted Tabla-maestro of Puri and her father, Shri Prafulla Kar is a well know music director, singer and lyricist.

TRAINING AND PERFORMANCES

Sandhyadipa began her training in Odissi dance in 1982 under the tutelage of Padma Bibhusan Guru Shri Kelucharan Mohapatra. She has since performed on numerous occasions in both India and Abroad. Some of her performances are listed below:

All India Medical Conference, Cuttack, India - 1983
Odissi Dance Festival, Bangalore, India - 1985
Odissi Dance Festival at Mukteswar Temple, Bhubaneswar, India - 1986
Indian Council for Cultural Research (ICCR), New Delhi - 1986
Eastern Zone Nagarpalika Sammelan in honor of the then Indian Prime Minister, Rajiv Gandhi, Cuttack, India - 1987
Festival of India in Russia (formerly USSR), organized by the Ministry of Cultural Affairs, Government of India - 1987
Konark Dance Festival - 1989 and 1992
“Kal Ke Kalakaar” Festival organized by Sur Sringar Samsad, Bombay - 1989
Haridas Sangeet Sammelan, Bombay - 1990
Festival of India in Germany - 1992
Dance tour of France - 1992
Dance tour of 20 U.S. cities with Padma Shree Sanjukta Panigrahi - 1992
Krishna Gana Sabha, Madras, India - 1995
Sreechitra Festival, Trivandrum, India - 1996
Conducted lecture demonstration and dance workshop for the annual Ohio dance festival at Wittenberg, Springfield -1999, 2000.
Conducted dance workshop for children at the Wexner Centre Family Day-1998.
Performed in concerts in cities across Ohio (Cleveland, Columbus, Cincinatti) in 2000 with colleagues from India
Performed as a special artist in Chitralekha Dance Creations' presentation of 'Panchadeva' and 'Jai Ganesh' in Hart House Theatre, Toronto, October 2001.
“Sur-Sangam”, Odissi Dance tour, September – November 2003 – 24 concerts in 22 U.S. cities.
Performed and conducted workshop at Hartnell College, Salinas, California for their 85th anniversary celebration in November 2005.
Performed and conducted workshops in Sao Paulo, Brazil - Dec 2004 - Jan 2005, Dec 2007 - Jan 2008
Dance tour of Europe (Hungary, Germany, France, United Kingdom) - Jul 2005 - Oct 2005.
Odissi Dance Workshops in Hungary and France – Summer 2005
Dance Tour of Europe (Belgium, Hungary, Germany, France, Slovakia, Czech Republic) - June 2006 - Oct 2006, June 2007 – Aug 2007
Odissi Dance Workshops in Hungary, Italy and Czech Republic – Summer 2006 and 2007
Dance Tour of Europe (Hungary, Slovakia, Germany, Austria) - June 2009 - Sep 2009
Odissi dance workshops in Hungary – Summer 2009
Performed for the Internationales Theater, Frankfurt - Dec 2009
Performed along with RIMPA (Hungary) as their special guest artist for the 30th anniversary of the Indian Music club in Marczibanyi Cultural Centre, Budapest – Dec 2009
Workshops conducted in Hungary - Dec 2009
Performed and conducted Workshops in Sao Paulo, Brazil - March - April 2010
Dance Tour of Europe (Austria, Belgium, Germany, Hungary, Slovakia) - July - Sep 2010
Odissi Dance Workshops conducted in Hungary - Summer 2010
Odissi Dance Recitals and Workshops in Hungary - June 2011, June 2013
Performed and conducted Workshops in and around Sao Paulo, Brazil - July - August 2011, July - August 2013, July - August 2015, November - December 2017, November - December 2019
Odissi Dance Recitals and Workshops in Germany, Czech Republic and Hungary - Summer 2014, Summer 2015, Summer 2016, September - October 2017, September - October 2018, September - October 2019
Odissi Dance Workshop in Tokyo - April 2019
Odissi Dance Workshop in Lyon, France - November 2019
Odissi Dance Recitals and Workshops in Hungary, Czech Republic, France, Spain and Portugal - September - November 2022
Odissi Dance Recitals and Workshops in Germany, Czech Republic, Hungary, United Kingdom, and Portugal - September - November 2023

Sandhyadipa has performed both solo and in ballets with well know exponents of Odissi dance like, Padma Shree Late Sanjukta Panigrahi and Padma Bibhusan Late Guru Shri Kelucharan Mohapatra. She was invited by Central Sangeet Natak Academy, India to perform in their Dance Festival in 1996. She has also worked with the renowned Indian Film Director, Shyam Benegal, for his documentary on 50 years of Indian independence.

AWARDS

Sandhyadipa was awarded the title of “Sringar Mani” by Sur Sringar Samsad, Bombay in 1990 for excellence in Odissi Dance.

TEACHING EXPERIENCE

Sandhyadipa has been teaching Odissi dance for the last 35 years. She has been involved in a number of Odissi workshops with Padmabibhusan Guru Kelucharan Mohapatra since 1982. She is a part of Guruji’s dance institute “Srijan”.

Sandhyadipa is currently settled in the United States and in actively involved in promoting and teaching Odissi dance and music.

ACCOLADES

“Sandhyadipa is one of the most talented dancers among my disciples. She is an excellent performer and a brilliant teacher. One finds in her a disciplined dancer with a deep understanding towards her art-form” - Padma Bibhushan Late Guru Kelucharan Mohapatra

“Trained under the guidance of Padma Bibhushan Guru Kelucharan Mohapatra, Sandhyadipa is one of the brightest talents among the young generation of Odissi dancers today. Endowed with pleasing personality, she performs with confidence. Her slender form falls into various postures with effortless grace and poise. She has infused in her a sense of neat artistry and discipline.” - Late Padma Shree Late Sanjukta Panigrahi