Shovana Narayan

Indian Kathak Dancer

Shovana Narayan was born in West Bengal, India on September 2nd, 1950 and is the Indian Kathak Dancer. At the age of 73, Shovana Narayan biography, profession, age, height, weight, eye color, hair color, build, measurements, education, career, dating/affair, family, news updates, and networth are available.

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Date of Birth
September 2, 1950
Nationality
India
Place of Birth
West Bengal, India
Age
73 years old
Zodiac Sign
Virgo
Profession
Dancer
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Herbert Traxl
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Erwin Ishan Traxl
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Shovana Narayan Career

As a "performer and guru," Shovana Narayan has performed widely in several prestigious national and international festivals and before several heads of state and governments and has trained several Kathak artists of the young generation.

As a "choreographer-performer," Shovana Narayan has spearheaded and produced international collaborative works with leading dancers of western classical ballet, flamenco, tap dance, Buddhist chants with Buddhist monks, as well as dancing the compositions of western classical composers. She was the creative director-producer-dancer of the first-ever trilogy involving western classical dance-Kathak-flamenco in "The Dawn After" in 1994. She was also the creative director of the opening and closing ceremonies of the 6th abylimpics 2003, held at New Delhi. She delivered the opening & closing ceremonies of the Commonwealth Games Delhi in 2010. She has spearheaded and produced several collaborative works with leading dancers of several Indian classical dance styles. She was also the creative director-producer for:

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Shovana Narayan Awards
  • Padma Shri, 1992
  • Sangeet Natak Akademi Award 1999–2000
  • Delhi Government's Parishad Samman
  • Rajiv Smriti Puraskar
  • Bihar Gaurav Puraskar, 1985
  • Indira Priyadarshini Samman
  • Rajdhani Ratna Award
  • Shringar Shiromani Award
  • Rotary International Award
  • Bharat Nirman Award
  • National Integration Award
  • Oisca Award (Japan), 1990–91
  • Dadabhai Naoroji Award, 1993
  • Kelvinator's GR8Award
  • FICCI's FLO award