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Saswat Joshi
Background information
Born	(1984-12-18) December 18, 1984 (age 41) Titlagarh
Origin	India
Genres	Odissi
Occupations	Indian classical dance, Performer, Choreographer, Model, Dance teacher
Years active	2000–present
Website	http://www.saswatjoshi.in

Saswat Joshi (born December 18, 1984) is an Indian classical dancer, choreographer, and model, known for his use of the Odissi dancing style.^[1]

Early life and background

Joshi was born in Titlagarh on 18 December 1984.^[2] Saswat started studying dancing at the age of five guided by gurus Prasanta Patnaik and Shantanu Behera at his native village of Titlagarh, Bolangir.^[3]

Career

Saswat started his professional Odissi training under Guru Padma Shri Kumkum Mohanty in 2000. He is an exponent of Padma Vibhusan recipient Guru Kelucharan Mohapatra's Odissi style, and trained under the guidance of Guru Ileana Citaristi. He received a national scholarship from the Indian Ministry of Culture, which he used to pursue a Visharad at Chandigarh University. He was also awarded a Sangeet Ratna from Rabindra Bharati University. He performed at Musée Guimet in Paris, France in 2012, as well as gave lecture demonstrations of Odissi in various universities.

To popularise the Odissi form of Indian classical dance, he has traveled and performed in many European and Asian countries such as Italy, France, Hungary, Finland, Japan, South Korea, and Thailand.

In March 2008, he shared the stage with Carla Fracci, Luciana Savignano, Giuseppe Picone, Beppe Menegatti, Rossella Brescia and Luciano Mattia Cannito in a production called "I Have a Dream" in Palermo, Sicily.^[4][5]

Saswat is also the founder of the Lasyakala Institute of Performing Arts, which organizes the annual Aekalavya Dance Festival.^[6][7]

References

External links

• "Saswat Joshi Official". Saswatjoshi.in. Retrieved 11 August 2017.
• "Art Vision - Workshops". Artvisionindia.com. Retrieved 11 August 2017.
• "Breakingnewsonline.in". Breakingnewsonline.in. Retrieved 11 August 2017.
• "Divine spectacle". The Hindu. 20 February 2014. Retrieved 11 August 2017.
• "Ghungroo Missing? short film by Saswat Joshi". Odialive.com. 30 April 2020. Retrieved 6 June 2020.
• "Tribute to Lord Jagannath and his Big family". odialive.com. 25 June 2017. Retrieved 6 June 2020.
• "Rangabati choreographed by Saswat Joshi". OdiaLive.com. 5 August 2015. Retrieved 5 August 2015.
• "Aekalavya Season 9 and Saswat Joshi". odialive.com. 10 April 2017. Retrieved 10 April 2017.
• "Happy for Hope virtual event during COVID-19 lock down"
• Ghungroo Missing? short film released by Saswat Joshi
• Chakaa Aakhii Short Film by Saswat Joshi, streaming now