From Sensual Love to Metaphysical Wisdom- the story of Geeta Govinda | Sharon Lowen | TEDxNSIT скачать в хорошем качестве

From Sensual Love to Metaphysical Wisdom- the story of Geeta Govinda | Sharon Lowen | TEDxNSIT

Sharon Lowen is a renowned artist of Odissi hailed by critics and connoisseurs for her perfection of style, grace, and superb abhinaya. Her performances are spiritually rich and of high aesthetic order. She received her training in Odissi since 1975 from none other than Padmabhushan Kelucharan Mohapatra, the undisputed master and architect of the contemporary Odissi repertoire. Sharon has bridged cultures performing extensively throughout India and the U.S.A. as well as Canada, Mexico, Indonesia, Africa and Kuwait, over the past 4 decades. Besides performances throughout India, Sharon has performed and choreographed for theatre, film and television in U.S.A., England, Spain and Africa. She was featured in her real-life role in the best Telugu film of 1988, Swarna Kamalam (Golden Lotus) directed by K. Viswanath. Sharon Lowen is a renowned artist of Odissi. She has bridged cultures performing on every continent as well as for TV and film. Sharon was featured as herself in the award winning Telegu film, Swarna Kamalam directed by K. Viswanath. She carries the Odissi tradition forward with over 25 choreographies and also as a visiting professor, scholar and presenter of seminars, exhibitions and other artists. Her guru,Padmavibhusan Kelucharan Mohapatra stated in 1987,“She is now one of best disciples who I can unhesitatingly recommend to represent the Odissi dance form anywhere in the world. Sharon has mastered the tradition". A Fulbright and American Institute of Indian Studies Smithsonian scholar with an M.A. in Dance from the University of Michigan, Sharon has contributed to improving the appreciation and understanding of Indian dance traditions, both here and abroad, with scholarly articles and hundreds of lecture-demonstrations and concerts at universities, schools, museums and art centres. This talk was given at a TEDx event using the TED conference format but independently organized by a local community. Learn more at https://www.ted.com/tedx