Amrita Dance Creations
le danseur, chorégraphe, enseignant
Amrita, dancer/choreographer/teacher
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Amrita brings more than 30 years of international experience in choreography, performance, & teaching. She has travelled throughout North & South America, Europe, and Asia offering talks, workshops and performances. Amrita was educated in Santiniketan (Abode of Peace) India, a world renowned institution where art, music and dance was an integral part of education & a way of life. The relationship between nature, spirituality and practicing the arts is integral in her practices and performances.
Amrita has worked with various North American, European, & Indigenous dance & music artists, to create bridges between artistic expressions and choreography. She has collaborated with artistic and cultural organizations like Les Grands Ballet Canadiens, TED talks, The Banff Centre for the Arts, & many international festivals. Her choreographic works have been presented internationally. She performs regularly at festivals, conferences, & for educational institutions.
Amrita uses dance as a powerful tool for inter-cultural dialogue giving voice to the voiceless. Her work also highlights the socio-political, cultural, and spiritual aspects of society focused on marginalized groups/communities, human rights, & women's issues. Her most well known creations related to these issues are, “Sophia's Resurrection”, “Shakti Rising: Honoring our Stories”, “The Bridges of Hope”, & “Celebrating the Human Spirit”.
Amrita works in the field of “Dance & Education” for educational institutions. She also uses dance & movement as a therapeutic tool for healing and well being which she has presents in hospitals, health institutions, and for medical professionals.
Amrita is the founder of Nrityoga®- Yoga of Dance, a discipline that combines ancient yoga, sacred dance, and meditation practices which bring healing & well being.
These particular workshops concentrate primarily on wellness of the body, mind and spirit, where union with oneself and the world surrounding us is achieved through the universal language of movement/dance. Through such teachings, Amrita helps her clients/students achieve a greater sense of physical, psychological and emotional balance.
Amrita specializes in Odissi classical dance, Rajasthani Gypsy dance, Sacred dance traditions, Folk dance, Bollywood dance, & Modern dance. She is also a Yoga teacher specializing in Mudras (sacred hand gestures), Tantra/Kundalini practices, Pranayama(breathwork), Meditation, & works in the Healing Arts field.
Amrita has performed extensive anthropological research in the Mahari tradition of dance (temple Yogini's of Orissa). She also continued her cultural research into various Indigenous dance and music traditions related to Gypsy & Tribal dance traditions of India( Rajasthan, Punjab, Gujarat, Bengal, etc.). Her work with the Indigenous Kalbeliya people (Nomadic tribes) of Rajasthan was ground breaking for the Canadian dance milieu.
She has also trained in Irish step dancing, Flamenco, African, Oriental, Latin, Polynesian, Hawaiian and Maori dance traditions.
Amrita holds a degree in Anthropology and has dedicated her life’s work, performance, & research into various aspects of dance. She hopes that through the inter-cultural dialogue of dance, we can continue to reach out and give voice to important issues, bring peace & compassion between all in this world.
https://www.amritadancecreations.com
https://www.nrityayogadance.com/
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Amrita brings more than 30 years of international experience in choreography, performance, & teaching. She has travelled throughout North & South America, Europe, and Asia offering talks, workshops and performances. Amrita was educated in Santiniketan (Abode of Peace) India, a world renowned institution where art, music and dance was an integral part of education & a way of life. The relationship between nature, spirituality and practicing the arts is integral in her practices and performances.
Amrita has worked with various North American, European, & Indigenous dance & music artists, to create bridges between artistic expressions and choreography. She has collaborated with artistic and cultural organizations like Les Grands Ballet Canadiens, TED talks, The Banff Centre for the Arts, & many international festivals. Her choreographic works have been presented internationally. She performs regularly at festivals, conferences, & for educational institutions.
Amrita uses dance as a powerful tool for inter-cultural dialogue giving voice to the voiceless. Her work also highlights the socio-political, cultural, and spiritual aspects of society focused on marginalized groups/communities, human rights, & women's issues. Her most well known creations related to these issues are, “Sophia's Resurrection”, “Shakti Rising: Honoring our Stories”, “The Bridges of Hope”, & “Celebrating the Human Spirit”.
Amrita works in the field of “Dance & Education” for educational institutions. She also uses dance & movement as a therapeutic tool for healing and well being which she has presents in hospitals, health institutions, and for medical professionals.
Amrita is the founder of Nrityoga®- Yoga of Dance, a discipline that combines ancient yoga, sacred dance, and meditation practices which bring healing & well being.
These particular workshops concentrate primarily on wellness of the body, mind and spirit, where union with oneself and the world surrounding us is achieved through the universal language of movement/dance. Through such teachings, Amrita helps her clients/students achieve a greater sense of physical, psychological and emotional balance.
Amrita specializes in Odissi classical dance, Rajasthani Gypsy dance, Sacred dance traditions, Folk dance, Bollywood dance, & Modern dance. She is also a Yoga teacher specializing in Mudras (sacred hand gestures), Tantra/Kundalini practices, Pranayama(breathwork), Meditation, & works in the Healing Arts field.
Amrita has performed extensive anthropological research in the Mahari tradition of dance (temple Yogini's of Orissa). Guru Chittaranjan Achareya and Sashimani Mahari paved the path for her work & training in Odissi dance.
She also continued her cultural research into various Indigenous dance and music traditions related to Gypsy & Tribal dance traditions of India( Rajasthan, Punjab, Gujarat, Bengal, etc.). Her work with the Indigenous Kalbeliya people of Rajasthan(Suwa Devi Kalbeliya & Gulabo Sapera) was ground breaking for the Canadian dance milieu.
She has also trained in Irish step dancing, Flamenco, African, Oriental, Latin, Polynesian, Hawaiian and Maori dance traditions.
Amrita holds a degree in Anthropology and has dedicated her life’s work, performance, & research into various aspects of dance. She hopes that through the inter-cultural dialogue of dance, we can continue to reach out and give voice to important issues, bring peace & compassion between all in this world.
https://www.amritadancecreations.com
https://www.nrityayogadance.com/
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Amrita apporte plus de 30 ans d'expérience internationale dans la chorégraphie, la performance et l'enseignement. Elle a voyagé à travers l'Amérique du Nord et du Sud, l'Europe et l'Asie pour proposer des conférences, des ateliers et des spectacles. Amrita a fait ses études à Santiniketan (demeure de la paix) en Inde, une institution de renommée mondiale où l'art, la musique et la danse faisaient partie intégrante de l'éducation et du mode de vie. La relation entre la nature, la spiritualité et la pratique des arts fait partie intégrante de ses pratiques et de ses performances.
Amrita a travaillé avec divers artistes de danse et de musique nord-américains, européens et autochtones, afin de créer des ponts entre les expressions artistiques et la chorégraphie. Elle a collaboré avec des organisations artistiques et culturelles telles que Les Grands Ballets Canadiens, TED talks, le Banff Centre for the Arts et de nombreux festivals internationaux. Ses œuvres chorégraphiques ont été présentées à l'échelle internationale. Elle se produit régulièrement lors de festivals, de conférences et pour des établissements d'enseignement.
Amrita utilise la danse comme un outil puissant de dialogue interculturel, donnant une voix aux sans-voix. Son travail met également en lumière les aspects sociopolitiques, culturels et spirituels de la société, en se concentrant sur les groupes/communautés marginalisés, les droits de l'homme et les problèmes des femmes. Ses créations les plus connues liées à ces questions sont "Sophia's Resurrection", "Shakti Rising : Honoring our Stories", "The Bridges of Hope", et "Celebrating the Human Spirit".
Amrita travaille dans le domaine de la "danse et de l'éducation" pour des institutions éducatives. Elle utilise également la danse et le mouvement comme outil thérapeutique pour la guérison et le bien-être, qu'elle a présenté dans des hôpitaux, des établissements de santé et pour des professionnels de la santé.
Amrita est la fondatrice de Nrityoga®- Yoga of Dance, une discipline qui combine le yoga ancien, la danse sacrée et les pratiques de méditation qui apportent guérison et bien-être.
Ces ateliers particuliers se concentrent principalement sur le bien-être du corps, de l'esprit et de l'âme, où l'union avec soi-même et le monde qui nous entoure est réalisée à travers le langage universel du mouvement/de la danse. Grâce à ces enseignements, Amrita aide ses clients/étudiants à atteindre un plus grand sens de l'équilibre physique, psychologique et émotionnel.
Amrita est spécialisée dans la danse classique Odissi, la danse tsigane Rajasthani, les traditions de danse sacrée, la danse folklorique, la danse Bollywood et la danse moderne. Elle est également professeur de yoga, spécialisée dans les mudras (gestes sacrés des mains), les pratiques du tantra et de la kundalini, le pranayama (respiration), la méditation, et travaille dans le domaine des arts de la guérison.
Amrita a effectué des recherches anthropologiques approfondies sur la tradition de danse Mahari (temple Yogini's d'Orissa). Guru Chittaranjan Achareya et Sashimani Mahari ont ouvert la voie à son travail et à sa formation en danse Odissi.
Elle a également poursuivi ses recherches culturelles dans diverses traditions de danse et de musique autochtones liées aux traditions de danse gitanes et tribales de l'Inde (Rajasthan, Punjab, Gujarat, Bengale, etc.). Son travail avec le peuple autochtone Kalbeliya (Suwa Devi Kalbeliya & Gulabo Sapera) du Rajasthan a été révolutionnaire pour le milieu de la danse canadienne.
Elle s'est également formée à la danse irlandaise, au flamenco, aux traditions de danse africaine, orientale, latine, polynésienne, hawaïenne et maori.
Amrita est titulaire d'un diplôme en anthropologie et a consacré l'ensemble de sa vie, ses performances et ses recherches à divers aspects de la danse. Elle espère qu'à travers le dialogue interculturel de la danse, nous pourrons continuer à nous exprimer sur des questions importantes, à apporter la paix et la compassion entre tous dans ce monde.