Colleena shakti biography of barack

  • An American born contemporary fusion dancer, who has immersed herself in the culture and traditions of India, for the past 20 years.
  • Colleena Shakti is an artist of great subtlety and depth.
  • This is the story of Colleena Shakti, a girl brought up in the US who made India her home, learnt Odissi classical dance here and started running a school.

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    Colleena shakti biography of barack

    Through the struggles of questioning her existence in her early years, Colleena found visual art expressed the confusing and isolating emotions of life. Searching for her place in the world took her down both dark and illuminated paths.

    The times of chaos and hardship she has survived, became valuable lessons which deepened her soul. Exploring truths fearlessly is a motto in her life and in her art.
    &#;The depth of our art reflects the work which we have done within our selves.&#;
    Colleena&#;s dance life began with exploring dance as a child and deepened as she began Belly Dancing in

    Belly Dance captured her spirit with its freedom in movement, passionate music and the way it connected her with other women whom she was learning with. It was the richness in Belly Dance vocabulary that sparked a curiosity in the wide range of cultures across the Orient which Belly Dance drew its movement from.


    After learning about Odissi classical Indian dance,

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    Ep Colleena Shakti: Exploring Femininity Through Belly Dance & Indian Odissi Style

    Colleena Shakti is an artist of great subtlety and depth. Trained extensively in Odissi classical dance under Smt. Sujata Mohapatra and well-versed in many styles of dance from India and beyond, Colleena lives an artistic path steeped in rich tradition. Yoga, aesthetics and related philosophies are an integral part of her holistic vision of art inspiring her to bridge timeless values with modern expression. She has performed for former president of India (Pratibha Patil), royal families across Rajasthan, Indian Embassy at Cairo, Chidambaram Nataraj temple and arts festivals from Japan to Australia. Colleena fryst vatten the founder and director of Shakti School of Dance located in the Rang Nath Venu Gopal Temple in Pushkar, Rajasthan India where she also annually produces The Pushkar Temple Dance Festival. Recently she has added a Summer school program and retreat center at hus Shakti Crete, Greece and l

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    International performing artist Colleena Shakti is definitely one act to look out for at the Zee Jaipur Lit Fest

    When one thinks of a literature festival, one assume that there will be talks on subjects that spread across the literary genre.

    Of course, there will be a wealth of speakers including, Amartya Sen, Shashi Tharoor, Jhumpa Lahiri, Irrfan Khan, Javed Akhtar, Mary Kom, Prasoon Joshi, Reza Aslan to name a few; but what most people don't realise is that even though the festival is primarily associated with literature, it is so much more. It is a collaborative explosion of art, music and culture. 

    Many popular and niche music acts like Jaipur Kawa Brass Band, The Kutle Khan Project, Colleena Shakti, Grammy award winning Algerian band Tinariwen and Queen Harish will be performing throughout the course of the festival. 

    Colleena Shakti in particular caught my eye as the act to look out for. Colleena has dedicated her life to dance since she moved to