Home   |    Biography    |     Projects   |     Events    |     Albums   |     Contact

Home   |   Biography   |   Projects   |   Events   |   Albums  |   Contact

Vidya Hari Deshpande

Director Abhijat Nritya,Natya,Sangeet Academy

Disciple of :

  • Pt. Birju Maharaj
  • Late Pt. Rohini Bhate
  • Pt. Suresh Talwalkar
  • Late Ustad Haider Shaikh

Training in Theatre

  • Prof. Kamalakar Sontakke
  • Shri Jaydeo Hattangadi
  • Shri Waman Kendre

AWARDS :

  • National Scholarship by HRD, Delhi
  • Honored by Cultural Minister of Maharashtra
  • ABMNP, Pimpri Chinchwad, Pune
  • Nritya – Shree 95 – Kiran Manch Katni, M.P.
  • Sakhi Gaurav Puraskar- Lokmat
  • Sakhi Gaurav Puraskar- Lokmat

Best Actress :

  • Cultural Affairs Maharashtra
    Kamgar Kalyan Kendra
  • Shri. V.V.Shirwadkar Sneha-bandha

Vidya Hari Deshpande

Director Abhijat Nritya,Natya,Sangeet Academy

Disciple of :

  • Pt. Birju Maharaj
  • Late Pt. Rohini Bhate
  • Pt. Suresh Talwalkar
  • Late Ustad Haider Shaikh

Training in Theatre

  • Prof. Kamalakar Sontakke
  • Shri Jaydeo Hattangadi
  • Shri Waman Kendre

AWARDS :

  • National Scholarship by HRD, Delhi
  • Honored by Cultural Minister of Maharashtra
  • ABMNP, Pimpri Chinchwad, Pune
  • Nritya – Shree 95 – Kiran Manch Katni, M.P.
  • Sakhi Gaurav Puraskar- Lokmat
  • Sakhi Gaurav Puraskar- Lokmat

Best Actress 

  • Cultural Affairs Maharashtra
    Kamgar Kalyan Kendra
  • Shri. V.V.Shirwadkar Sneha-bandha

Performances

Abroad :

  • Rotary GSE team member Texas, America.
  • Rohini Bhate’s Kathak Ensemble spon. by The Indian Council for Cultural Relations at :
    Romania, Portugal, Spain , Hungary, Bulgaria , Slovenia

India :

  • Kalika Binda Dance Festival Kathak Kendra,Delhi
  • Kathak Samaroha, U. P. Sangeet Natak Academy, Lucknow
  • Utsav Dance Festival, Bhopal
  • Osho Jayanti Mahotsava, Pune
  • International seminar on Nature by IUCCA, Delhi
  • 50 th Anniversary of Independence at NCPA, Mumbai
  • Kalidas Sangeet Samaroha, MTDC, Nagpur
  • International Women’s Day, Belgaon
    50th Anniversary Celebration of Nritya Bharati Pune
  • Kathak Darpan, directed by Pt.Birju Maharaj, Nehru Centre, Mumbai
  • Vasundhara Mahotsav, Pune
  • World Conference on Tobacco as Health, organised by Salam Bombay, Mumbai

Solo Performance:

  • Sharaschandrika Nritya Samaroha, Delhi
  • U P Sangeet Natak Academy, Lucknow
  • Prayag Sangeet Samiti, Allahabad
  • Rajasthan Sangeet Natak Academy
  • WZCC Udaipur, Allahabad
  • CCRT Delhi – Udaipur, Hyderabad, Chandighar
  • Chaube Maharaj Smruti Samaroha, Banaras
  • Sankat Mochan Samaroha, Banaras
  • Firtu Maharaj Smruti Samaroha, Raigarh
  • Shree Sangeet Sevalaya, Gaya
  • Parangat Sangeet Samaroha – SCZCC
    Pallavotsava, Mysore
  • Kiran Silver Jubilee Mahotsava, Katni
  • International Dance Day – Bangalore
  • Shri Saibaba Sansthan – Shirdi
  • Kalapini Mahotsav – Sholapur
  • Nehu-Hill University – Shilong
  • Delhi Public School – Assam
  • Ustad Allaudin Khan Sangeet Samaroha, Maihar
  • Music Circle, Kolkata
    Music Festival, Aundh, Kolhapur
  • Kathak Mahayagya, Handiya
  • Mahamrutyunjay Mahotsav, Banaras
  • International Dance Day, Kerala
  • Kalashram’s Pancha Tatva Kathak Samaroha, Mumbai
  • Shree Chakradhar Kathak Kalyan Kendra
  • Silver Jubilee at Rajnandgaon, Chattisgarh

Performances

 Abroad :

  • Rotary GSE team member Texas, America.
  • Rohini Bhate’s Kathak Ensemble spon. by The Indian Council for Cultural Relations at :
    Romania, Portugal, Spain , Hungary, Bulgaria , Slovenia

 India :

  • Kalika Binda Dance Festival Kathak Kendra,Delhi
  • Kathak Samaroha, U. P. Sangeet Natak Academy, Lucknow
  • Utsav Dance Festival, Bhopal
  • Osho Jayanti Mahotsava, Pune
  • International seminar on Nature by IUCCA, Delhi
  • 50 th Anniversary of Independence at NCPA, Mumbai
  • Kalidas Sangeet Samaroha, MTDC, Nagpur
  • International Women’s Day, Belgaon
    50th Anniversary Celebration of Nritya Bharati Pune
  • Kathak Darpan, directed by Pt.Birju Maharaj, Nehru Centre, Mumbai
  • Vasundhara Mahotsav, Pune
  • World Conference on Tobacco as Health, organised by Salam Bombay, Mumbai

 Solo Performance:

  • Sharaschandrika Nritya Samaroha, Delhi
  • U P Sangeet Natak Academy, Lucknow
  • Prayag Sangeet Samiti, Allahabad
  • Rajasthan Sangeet Natak Academy
  • WZCC Udaipur, Allahabad
  • CCRT Delhi – Udaipur, Hyderabad, Chandighar
  • Chaube Maharaj Smruti Samaroha, Banaras
  • Sankat Mochan Samaroha, Banaras
  • Firtu Maharaj Smruti Samaroha, Raigarh
  • Shree Sangeet Sevalaya, Gaya
  • Parangat Sangeet Samaroha – SCZCC
    Pallavotsava, Mysore
  • Kiran Silver Jubilee Mahotsava, Katni
  • International Dance Day – Bangalore
  • Shri Saibaba Sansthan – Shirdi
  • Kalapini Mahotsav – Sholapur
  • Nehu-Hill University – Shilong
  • Delhi Public School – Assam
  • Ustad Allaudin Khan Sangeet Samaroha, Maihar
  • Music Circle, Kolkata
    Music Festival, Aundh, Kolhapur
  • Kathak Mahayagya, Handiya
  • Mahamrutyunjay Mahotsav, Banaras
  • International Dance Day, Kerala
  • Kalashram’s Pancha Tatva Kathak Samaroha, Mumbai
  • Shree Chakradhar Kathak Kalyan Kendra
  • Silver Jubilee at Rajnandgaon, Chattisgarh

Work

Special Assignments :

  • Creative Choreographer Afro-Asian Games, Hyderabad.
  • Asstt. Director – Loknritya Bharatbharti, SCZCC, Nagpur
  • Asstt. Choreographer – National Games ’94, Pune
  • Cultural Co-ordinator – Pune Festival
  • Choreographer Shakuntal – Goa Kala Academy
  • Examiner – ABGMVM

Choreographies :

  • Aseem- Based on Jonathan Livingston Seagull
  • Tridhara- compositions of late Pt. Kumar Gandharva
  • Rhydhun- Fusion of rhythm & dhun
    Shyamrang- Shades of Lord Krishna
  • Satrang- Embroidery of Seven Beats
  • Naadmaya- Intricacies of Sound of Foot work
  • Rang Nartan- Role of colours in our life
  • Jeevan- Wide ranging identities of water
  • Bhanushringer Padavali- by Ravindranath Tagore
  • Beyond Existence
  • Meera Mono Act
  • Yugancha Prawaho Chalila Nashik since origin
  • Ek Zad Je Fakta Nahinch Mhanayache
  • Sargam, Tarana, Thumri, Geet, Bhajan, Doha, Chaitee etc.

Workshops :

Workshop Assistant to

  • Pt. Birju Maharaj – Neheru Centre,Mumbai
  • Shree Chakradhar Kathak Kalyan Kendra Silver Jubilee, Rajnandgaon, Chattisgarh
  • Pt. Talyogi Suresh Talvalkar –  Kathak Kendra Dehli
  • Allaudin Khan Academy, Bhopal, Indor, Nagpur
  • Gandharva Mahavidyalaya, Delhi

Workshop Director at

  • Kalidas Academy, Ujjain,
  • Kamaladevi Sangeet Mahavidyalaya, Raipur
  • Kathak Workshop by Bhilai Steel Plant, Bhilai
  • Shree Chakradhar Sangeet Vidyalaya, Bilaspur
  • .Allaudin Khan Sangeet Vidyalaya, Satna
  • Shrikrishna Sangeet Academy, Dhamtari.

Lecture – Demonstration 

  • CCRT Delhi – Udaipur, Hyderabad, Chandigarh
  • Performing Arts as a Media of Communication
  • Yashwantrao Chavan Open University, Maharashtra

Work

 Special Assignments :

  • Creative Choreographer Afro-Asian Games, Hyderabad.
  • Asstt. Director – Loknritya Bharatbharti, SCZCC, Nagpur
  • Asstt. Choreographer – National Games ’94, Pune
  • Cultural Co-ordinator – Pune Festival
  • Choreographer Shakuntal – Goa Kala Academy
  • Examiner – ABGMVM

 Choreographies :

  • Aseem- Based on Jonathan Livingston Seagull
  • Tridhara- compositions of late Pt. Kumar Gandharva
  • Rhydhun- Fusion of rhythm & dhun
    Shyamrang- Shades of Lord Krishna
  • Satrang- Embroidery of Seven Beats
  • Naadmaya- Intricacies of Sound of Foot work
  • Rang Nartan- Role of colours in our life
  • Jeevan- Wide ranging identities of water
  • Bhanushringer Padavali- by Ravindranath Tagore
  • Beyond Existence
  • Meera Mono Act
  • Yugancha Prawaho Chalila Nashik since origin
  • Ek Zad Je Fakta Nahinch Mhanayache
  • Sargam, Tarana, Thumri, Geet, Bhajan, Doha, Chaitee etc.

 Workshops :

Workshop Assistant to

  •  Pt. Birju Maharaj – Neheru Centre,Mumbai
  • Shree Chakradhar Kathak Kalyan Kendra Silver Jubilee, Rajnandgaon, Chattisgarh
  • Pt. Talyogi Suresh Talvalkar –  Kathak Kendra Dehli
  • Allaudin Khan Academy, Bhopal, Indor, Nagpur
  • Gandharva Mahavidyalaya, Delhi

 

Workshop Director at

  • Kalidas Academy, Ujjain,
  • Kamaladevi Sangeet Mahavidyalaya, Raipur
  • Kathak Workshop by Bhilai Steel Plant, Bhilai
  • Shree Chakradhar Sangeet Vidyalaya, Bilaspur
  • .Allaudin Khan Sangeet Vidyalaya, Satna
  • Shrikrishna Sangeet Academy, Dhamtari.

 

Lecture – Demonstration 

  • CCRT Delhi – Udaipur, Hyderabad, Chandigarh
  • Performing Arts as a Media of Communication
  • Yashwantrao Chavan Open University, Maharashtra