World-Renowned Indian Dancer Rajashree Chintak Behera at Bahçeşehir University

Bahçeşehir University hosts world-renowned Indian dancer Rajashree Chintak Behera and her ensemble.

Rajashree Chintak Behera, one of the most important representatives of Odissi, a traditional Indian dance form, will perform at our university on Saturday, 21 November 2009. Rajashree Chintak Behera, currently on a world tour accompanied by fellow Indian State Artists, will give a performance on the Fazıl Say Stage for the Türkiye leg of the tour.

Rajashree, who received her dance training in the Odissi style of Guru Durga Debaprasad Das from Guru Durga Charan Ranbir and Guru Harihar Mohanty, is frequently described as joyful, aesthetic and lyrical.

In addition to a Bisarada Purna degree in Odissi Dance from the Akhila Bharatiya Gandharva Mahavidyalaya Mandal in Mumbai, established to preserve and develop Classical Indian Music and Dance, Rajashree also holds a Master's degree in Economics from Utkal University.

Major Performances

India

Apna Utsav, Yeni Delhi, 1986
Yuvs Utsav, Jaipur, 1988
Nritya Pratibha, New Delhi, 1988
Yuva Nritya Samaroha, Jodhpur, 1989
Ghungroo Dance Festival, Bhopal, 1993
Konark Dance Festival, Orissa, 1995
Barabati Nrityotsav, Orissa, 2005
Mukteswar Dance Festival, 2006
Dhauli Mahotsav, 2006
International Odissi Festival, Bhubaneswar, 2006

Abroad

Australia House and Ethnic Center, Perth, Australia, 1987
China, 1989
North Korea, 1989
Tashkent, Uzbekistan, 1990
Oxford, England, 1995
Sofia and Plovdiv, Bulgaria, 1998 and 1999
International Folklore Festival, Bulgaria, 1999
Budapest Veda Festival, Hungary, 1999
Germany, 1999
International Odissi Festival, USA, 2003
Lecture Demonstration and Performance, Indiana State University, USA, 2002
Performance and Choreography, Oriya Congress, Maryland and New Jersey, USA, 2002 and 2003

Venue: Bahçeşehir University, Beşiktaş Campus, Fazıl Say Stage
Date: 21 November 2009
Time: 18:00