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Story, Dialogue, Direction and Music selection by Gargi Bagchi - 914-948-8969
Kathak performance by Gargi and her students of Asavari and drama performance
by the friends of our American & Indo-Pak community
Asavari's 12th Annual Concert (June 2009) - Kathak dance drama project
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Kathak Dancer, Teacher and Choreographer (Lucknow Style) of Asavari, located at White Plains, New York; have taken Kathak workshops from the renowned guru Pandit Birju Maharaj.
 Gargi with Pandit Birju Maharaj |
 Gargi with Pandit Ajay Chakravarty |
Gargi has learned Kathak from Saswati Sen, Amita Dutta, Madhumita Roy and
Asimbandhu Bhattacharya in Kolkata and has also taken workshops from the
renowned Kathak guru Pandit Birju Maharaj. Her knowledge of Kathak includes both Lucknow and Jaipur gharanas. She has taken Hindusthani vocal lessons under the guidance of Pandit Ajoy Chakraborty.
Gargi Bagchi has choreographed and performed at several classical dance concerts both in USA and India. Her dances are dynamic, energetic and divine. She demonstrates fast footwork and circles of Kathak while also expressing the ‘vav’ or sentiments that the dances convey to the viewers. Her expertise in dance choreography and performance extends beyond Kathak to dances in Indian Folk style as well as dances that express the songs of the great Nobel laureate Indian poet Rabindranath Tagore and the rebel poet Kaji Nazrul Islam. Following the footprints of the great Kathak maestro Guru Pandit Birju Maharaj of Lucknow gharana and Guru Pandit Gopi Krishna of Jaipur gharana, Gargi has given her whole-hearted effort to choreograph and teach the Kathak compositions presented by Asavari.
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Singer - Training in Indian Classical Songs from renowned vocalist Pandit Ajay Chakravarty and Smt. Sutapa Bhattacharya. Also teaches vocal (Hindustani) at Asavari (White Plains - New York). Also has a fair knowledge in Light Classical, Bhajans (devotional songs), Thumri, Songs of Nazrul and Ravindranath Tagore (Bengali and Hindi), Modern Songs and Film Songs based on Ragas .
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