February 5, 2015

Chatterjea will study Chhau with Kri Foundation fellowship

Ananya Chatterjea Photo V. Paul Virtucio

Ananya Chatterjea
Photo V. Paul Virtucio

The Kri Foundation has granted a fellowship to Ananya Chatterjea, ADT’s artistic director, to take part in an Intensive Artistic Residency in the Mayurbhanj style of Chhau, the martial art form that is part of Ananya Dance Theatre’s Yorchha technique.

Chatterjea will study for 10 days with Guru Sadashiv Pradhan, senior guru and lecturer at Utkal University in Bhubaneshwar.