Welcome to Poushali Chatterjee's site
on Manipuri Dance
A renowned exponent of Manipuri Dance, one of the six
classical dance styles of India, Poushali Chatterjee combines tradition with innovation, classicism with creativity and the
ethnic with the contemporary. Widely travelled and well read, Poushali has an innate grace and understanding of this dance
style. She has performed all over the world and is a choreographer of rare talent and creativity.
Poushali & Nandanik performed at the Annual Day
celebrations of Parampara Dance Academy, Ahmedabad, on 18th February, 2012
Recent Performances
Poushali Chatterjee presented a unique performance combining Rasleela, Pung Cholom
and Thang-ta.
Poushali Chatterjee
Poushali and a 9-member team from Nandanik put up a performance comprising traditional Rasleela
dances like Vasanta Ras, abhinaya in Anangakshep and Kaaliya Daman and cholom dances like Pung Cholom & Dhol Cholom as
well as martial arts or Thang-ta compositions.
The performance was preceeded by a seminar on Aesthetics in Indian Dance, where Poushali gave
a lecture along with eminent dance exponents and critics like Padmasree Dr. Sunil Kothari and Padmabhushan Smt Kumudini Lakhia.
Parampara Annual Day, Ahmedabad
Ganga Festival, Benaras
Vaisakhi Festival, Vishakhapatnam
Performance at Narayani Temple, Vellore
Shivaratri Festival, Vadukanathan Temple, Kerala
Performance at Tirupati, with Darshana Jhaveri
HCL Concert, India Habitat Centre, New Delhi
National Festival of New Choreographies
World Dance Alliance Americas General Assembly, Madison, USA
Khajuraho Festival, Madhya Pradesh
Nishagandhi Festival, Kerala
Golconda Festival, Hyderabad
Indian Classical Dance Festival, New Delhi
Poushali Chatterjee
While showcasing Poushali's work, this website is also a tribute to Manipuri
Dance. Indian dance is an enigma that has enthralled millions of people across the world. Among the many classical dance styles
of India, Manipuri is the one that is least known, though possessing of a depth and elegance that's quintessential to Indian
culture.
A critic has described Manipuri Dance as a river, with its varying moods
- sometimes soft and graceful, and at others, forceful and vigorous. Despite all odds, Manipuri Dance has been able to retain
the pristine purity while, at the same time, adapting itself to the demands of the modern stage.
This site is an attempt
to delve into the depths of this beautiful dance form and create a healthy interest in it.
