Odissi Dance Centre Trust is incorporated
Nrityagram is a
project of the Odissi Dance Centre Trust
Protima Gauri (Gaurima) starts building Nrityagram
Nrityagram is inaugurated by the Prime Minister of India
Odissi Gurukul is completed
Pavithra Reddy joins the Village Outreach programme
Surupa Sen joins as a residential student
Vasantahabba, an all-night Spring Festival is launched
Mohiniattam Gurukul is completed
The Nrityagram Dance Ensemble is formed
Bijayini Satpathy joins the Ensemble
Lynne Fernandez joins as Technical Director
Nrityagram’s first International tour as Protima Bedi and Party
The Nrityagram Dance Ensemble makes its National debut in Delhi
Kathak Gurukul is completed
Surupa’s solo debut
New York debut of the Nrityagram Dance Ensemble
Bijayini’s solo debut
Protima officially hands over Nrityagram to Lynne
Surupa appointed Artistic Director, Nrityagram
Bijayini appointed Director of the Odissi Gurukul
Gaurima dies in a landslide, while on a pilgrimage to Kailash
Mansarovar
Surupa and Bijayini’s first group of students join
Nrityagram
Nrityagram receives a National Dance Project Grant to make Śrī In Search of the Goddess
Full-Time Musicians come to stay and work
Surupa works for the first time with Pt. Raghunath Panigrahi
A very successful collaboration lasting until Panditji’s
passing in 2013
Surupa receives an Asian Cultural Council grant to attend the International Choreographers Residency at the American Dance Festival
Premiere of Śrī: In Search of the Goddess
Bharatnatyam Gurukul is started
Discontinued in 2006
Pavithra’s solo debut
Premiere of Ansh
Nrityagram’s debut season at The Joyce Theater, New York
Nrityagram receives a National Dance Project Grant to make Sacred Space
Premiere of Sacred Space
Surupa receives the Raza Foundation award
Nrityagram’s debut Season at Jacobs Pillow Dance Festival
Bijayini is awarded Sangeet Natak Akademi’s Ustad Bismillah Khan Yuva Puraskar
The Joyce Theater, NY commissions 25 choreographers to create work for its twenty-fifth Anniversary - Surupa commissioned to make Pratimā: Reflection
Premiere of Pratimā: Reflection
Surupa and Bijayini receive the Yagnaraman award for Excellence in Dance from Sri Krishna Gana Sabha, Chennai
Kula - Residence for Artists is completed
Premiere of Śriyaḥ
Surupa and Bijayini receive the Nritya Choodamani from Sri Krishna Gana Sabha, Chennai
Premiere of Saṃhāra
Premiere of Saṃyoga
First NrityaUtsarga, our Annual School Show
Premiere of Songs of Love and Longing
Debut performance of Nrityagram Two
Saṃyoga at Temple of Dendur, MET Museum, New York NY
Nrityagram turns 25!
Surupa is Resident Artist at Baryshnikov Arts Center, New York
Australia debut of the Nrityagram Dance Ensemble
Revival of Saṃhāra
Premiere of Yadunandana
Saṃhāra at the MET Museum, New York
Food Foresting begins at Nrityagram
Pavithra creates the NG101 programme
Surupa is awarded the Sangeet Natak Akademi Award for Odissi dance
Premiere of Āhuti
Classes go online
Nrityagram Live: From our Studio to your Home
Nrityagram is 30!
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