Amrita Dance Creations
Amrita Choudhury
Choreographer, performer and writer
Specializing in intercultural dance story performances
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ABOUT AMRITA DANCE CREATIONS
Amrita Dance Creations offers intercultural, multi-lingual, and cross-cultural productions in collaboration with multiple disciplines. Committed to giving voice to the voiceless and highlighting issues of marginalized communities through the medium of writing and dance stories, we bring awareness and curiosity to the general public. Amrita Choudhury aims to offer a safe space to create, learn, and perform for the community. At the heart of these writings and productions are the philosophies of interconnectedness, interdependence; a sense of belonging to each other.
Collaborating with various cultures and artistic disciplines, we have written and produced dance story shows such as "Sophia's Resurrection", "The Bridges of Hope", "The Light of Love", & "Shakti Rising: Honoring Our Stories". The latest production, a work in progress, "Kali in my Bones" will soon be presented in 2027.
As guests on this land, we are always striving to honor and support this reality through collaborations and performances. We aim to create and present what it truly means to live in this interconnected world with respect, integrity, and love for one another. Amrita has also brought to the stage Indian Indigenous dance and music cultures (classical and folk) and their influences on the global artistic world.
Amrita Dance Creations has been supported by the Canada Council for the Arts, The Quebec Council for the Arts, Montreal Arts Council & the Indo-Canadian Shastri Institute for its artistic creations, writings, dance research, and performances.
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Brief Bio
An award winning artist, Amrita brings more than 35 years of national and international experience in performance, choreography, & teaching. She continues to write the story line of each of her dance productions. Amrita believes that dance is a powerful tool for inter cultural dialogue and communication, giving voice to the voiceless.
Her work also highlights the socio-political and spiritual aspects of society focused on marginalized groups, human rights & women's issues. Her productions “Sophia's Resurrection”, “The Bridges of Hope”, & “Shakti Rising-Honoring Our Stories” all reflect these aspects.
Amrita collaborates with Indigenous, European, Asian, & North American dance artists to create bridges between artistic expressions, choreography, in order to create new forms of movement expressions. Her collaborations with Les Grands Ballet Canadiens, TED talks, The Banff Centre for the Arts, Festival Access Asie & Moment Factory productions are a few amongst many of festivals and artistic organizations. Amrita performs regularly at festivals, conferences, & presents for educational institutions.
Amrita works in the field of “Culture & Education” & uses dance as a therapeutic tool in hospitals, health institutions, and for medical professionals.
One of Amrita’s primary goal is to bring awareness of the dance philosophies and practices of the knowledge keepers.
Amrita graduated from Santiniketan, India; a specialized school which concentrates on the arts and it's relationship to nature. She also trained in Orissa, Rajasthan and in various other cities in India.
Amrita holds a degree in Anthropology and has dedicated her research on the Indigenous classical & folk dance traditions of India. One of the pioneer Indian dance professionals here in Canada, Amrita has strived to bring the ancient lineages & ancestral knowledge of Indian dance into the forefront in the artistic milieu.
She believes that dance is a philosophy of life in motion, where every person has the ability to experience the power & joy of this expression.
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Creations :
For each of the production, Amrita has written the script, created the choreography and performed.
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The Bridges of Hope is a socio-political piece that addresses global intolerance, war, racism, and human rights issues. This performance is call for peace, compassion & understanding within all people of the world. Amrita was honored to write, create and perform this piece for TED talks.
Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=StdGL6enPjE&t=189s
Shakti Rising: Honoring Our Stories
A collaboration between Indigenous & Indian artists portraying a life cycle of Mother Earth & it's people through the stages of Creation, Preservation, Destruction, & Recreation/Transformation. A spiritual, political, socio-cultural story of heart, courage, resilience, & love.
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​​​A triumphant story of a woman's life cycle of birth, death, resurrection and transformation. A collaboration between Amrita, Indigenous artist Norman & Mary Williamson (contemporary dance). Inspired by true stories.
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Kali in my Bones is a true dance story that traces a woman’s life journey through birth, death, transformation, and rebirth. A powerful memory of an initiation ceremony that Soma experienced as a child in India, resurfaces after 40 years through the language of dance, right here in Montreal.
Now summoned by her ancestors, Soma is called to enter a portal of transformation; the raw, painful, and luminous power of ancestral memory rises to the surface, revealing feminine resilience and embodied awakening.
By blending storytelling with ancient & contemporary movements, and by using Konnakol(verbal rhythmic vibrations), we experience this journey through voice, body, and breath. We are invited into the unseen and the unheard worlds that shape us, through this unique collaborative dance journey.
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The passionate poetic expressions of Rumi & Tagore are interpreted in this moving spoken word performance. Through lyrical body gestures, intricate hand movements and passionate expressions, the poems come alive from the soul!
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Odissi - Spirit of the temples
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Explore the beauty, lyrical, rhythmic, sculpture-like dance expressions through the ancient temple dance form of Odissi.
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A joyous performance highlighting Indian classical, folk, gypsy, Sufi, & Bollywood dance traditions.
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