Namrata Pamnani

Her thirteen years of devotion, exploring different nuances of Kathak, has earned her the blessings of the best of Indian artists in the field of performing arts.Under the Guru Shishya Parampara, she got her training of Kathak in Lucknow Gharana, from Smt. Bharati Gupta, elder son of Padma Bhushan Pandit Birju Maharaj, Pandit Jai Kishan Maharaj. And at present she is learning intricacies of abhinaya from Smt. Rani Khanam .As an accomplished soloist the young dancer has performed in prestigious festivals in India and abroad. In India some of the acclaimed performances were at `Dikshantotsav-03- (New Delhi); `Pratibha Samman Utsav-02' (Allahabad); `Maha Shivaratri Festival-03' (Himachal Pradesh). She was also invited to perform at the “Gwacheon Hanmadang Festival-04” in South Korea. There she gave ecstatic performances at Heyri Festival, last Sunday Theater Festival at Dehangano and in Chu-seok Festival at the National Center for Korean Traditional Performing Arts. In Seoul, transcending the barriers beyond Indian classical performances, she worked with Korean drummers and vocalists. In her recent performances in Estonia/orient festival and in Finland/she marked an excellence working with different musicians and concept.Also in June 2005 she performed in various cities around Switzerland. As a performer in the troupes of leading dance maestros, she has worked with Nalini-Kamalini duo for their production unit `Sangeetika'; and in choreographic works of illustrious Kathak exponents - Smt. Geetanjali Lal; Rani Khanam; Pandit Jai Kishan Maharaj, smt. Urmila Nagar, Rajendra Gangani, Jaishree Acharya, a London Based choreographer.In her contemporary works, her creative skill have embellished the concerts of Santosh Nair, Merlin D'Souza (A member of SHUBHA MUDGAL'S fusion band).She had opportunity to contribute to the choreography in the Play “Dara Shikov-A Story of Historical Betrayal”, Directed by National Award winner, Padamshri M.S. SathiyuThe young dancer believes; `Dance is a form of self purification'. To compliment the same she is influenced by yogic practices and considers music as a part of meditation.