On July 13 2024, Mayur came together to support and cheer as Srijani Chakraborty completed her Odissi Mancha Pravesh, marking the culmination of basic training in Odissi dance. Srijani Chakraborty has been training in Odissi for the past 15 years at Mayur Dance Academy under the tutelage of Smt. Sukanya Mukherji and Ms. Mishka Shreya Mukherji With Mayur, she has peformed at the Borderlight Fringe Festival in Cleveland, Ohio; the Bangladesh Embassy; and the Kennedy…
Our students are excited for another opportunity to learn from the amazing creative talent Raka Maitra, founder and artistic director of Chowk Productions in Singapore. For our thirtieth anniversary in 2023, we were fortunate to have her choreograph and teach a segment of our show Isaya, and she returns this year with another original piece to share with us. Maitra is a dynamic performer and choreographer, with many well-received performances to her name. She has drawn on the traditions of…
To our director Sukanya Mukherji, my mother, on Mother’s Day MISHKA MUKHERJI I’ve decided not to wait until some sad or special future occasion to say how grateful I am to my mom for my life in dance, especially at Mayur. Anyone who has spent time around the two of us knows that I’m probably less nice to her than anyone else in my life. You’ve all heard us argue – I’m embarrassed to admit…
Triveni Music & Art Center Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh, January 10 2024 By Ramya & Arna At our last stop of the India trip in Varanasi, Arna and I each had the opportunity to perform a solo at the Triveni Art Gallery, located in the heart of Varanasi. The piece that was performed first was Jagannath Swami, an invocation piece written about Lord Jagannath. This dance is a lively 11-minute combination of pure dance and abhinaya,…
Arthshila Santiniketan Santiniketan, January 7 2024 ‘ISAYA: Life Force’ by Mayur Dance A contemporary Odissi Dance by Mayur, depicting the resilient human spirit, with its power to overcome all types of adversity. The performance encapsulated human resilience amidst disease, war, and natural calamities.