Udbhava: A Transformation -- A Bharatnatyam recital by Ananya Chatterjee.

Udbhava: A Transformation is a #Bharatanatyam #recital that stands testament to a fifteen-year journey of sadhana, deep contemplation, and an unwavering devotion to Bharatanatyam. It illuminates the inner evolution of a #dancer a subtle unfolding where years of practice, learning from her Gurus, well teaching young students of dance has allowed Anannya the space for the self to transform along with the body and mind of the dancer. Practicing a performing artform does not simply craft one's body into technically aware dancer, but transforms the very self, by carefully and gently re-shaping self-belief and self-identity. A long association with Bharatanatyam has not just shaped Anannya as a dancer and performer, but moulded her individual and self perception. Udbhava, therefore, brings forth into the performance not just the dancer, but the individual as well, transformed and being transformed by every correction, teachings and lessons she has received from all her Gurus. Udbhava is ultimately a performance that celebrates emergence of the self through practice of art-a testament to the transformative power of #art, where practice, #artist, and the self merge into singular movement.