Uday Shankar (born Uday Shankar Choudhary; 8 December 1900 – 26 September 1977) was an Indian dancer and choreographer, best known for creating a fusion style of dance, adapting European theatrical techniques to Indian classical dance, imbued with elements of Indian classical, folk, and tribal dance, which he later popularised in India ...

2024年12月4日 · Uday Shankar (born December 8, 1900, Udaipur, India—died September 26, 1977, Kolkata (Calcutta)) was a major dancer and choreographer of India whose adaptation of Western theatrical techniques to traditional Hindu dance popularized the ancient art form in India, Europe, and the United States.

Uday Shankar was a noted Indian dancer and choreographer, who created a fusion style of dance, merging European techniques to Indian classical dance.

Uday Shankar joined Pavlova’s troupe as a dancer and toured Europe and the USA for nine months. He was beginning to veer towards Western dance but was discouraged by Pavlova in this and advised to investigate deeper into the intricacies of Indian dance.

2020年12月8日 · A Padma Vibhushan and Sangeet Natak Akademi awardee, Uday Shankar, the elder brother of famed sitarist Pandit Ravi Shankar, played a pivotal role in fusing Indian and Western culture with his unique style characterised by Indian non-classical dance forms.

2019年9月26日 · Uday Shankar, the pioneer of Indian non-classical dance forms who enthralled western audiences with his unique style, died this day in 1977.

Uday Shankar, an Indian dancer as well as choreographer, was born on December 8th, 1900, and passed away on September 26th, 1977. He is best known for infusing elements of Indian classical, folk, and tribal dance into a fusion style of dance that he later made popular in India, Europe, as well as the United States in the 1920s and 1930s.

2017年12月9日 · Uday Shankar began to seriously explore the art when he realised there was acceptance and interest for Indian dance and music in the West. In India, such arts lay submerged under a long,...

2024年9月25日 · Uday Shankar (8 December 1900 – 26 September 1977) was an Indian dancer, choreographer, and ballet producer. He is also known as the ‘Father of Modern Dance’ in India. Uday Shankar introduced Europe and America to Indian dance and culture and effectively placed Indian dance on the world map.

Born as Uday Shankar Chowdhury into a Bengali family which was not associated with performing arts in any which way, in the year 1900, Rajasthan, Uday Shankar went on to become a major dancer and choreographer of India whose adaptation of Western theatrical techniques to traditional Hindu dance popularized the ancient art form in India, Europe, ...