Sujata Chakraborty
Sujata Chakraborty is a creative internationally recognized Bharatnatyam danseuse & cultural entrepreneur currently based in Denver ,Colorado . Her Guru Smt. Usha Muralidharan was a student of late Smt. kamala Johnpillai , one of the prominent & foremost students of Smt. Rukminidevi Arundale in Kalakshetra . Smt. Usha Muralidharan was trained extensively in Nattuvangam & choreography by her legendary uncle late Sri N. Veeramani Iyer of Jaffna . Sujata started her Bharatnatyam career under the guidance of Natyasree Smt. Anupa GuhaThakurta , a senior desciple of Padma Bhushan Guru Smt. saroja Vaidyanathan . She is also fortunate enough to have training under the stalwarts of Bharatnatyam Guru Smt. Saroja Vaidyanathan ,Smt. Leela Samson , Smt. Nithyakalyani Vaidyanathan , Smt Rama Vaidyanathan and Smt Savitha Sastry . Sujata performs extensively in India & abroad.She was one of the eminent dancers in Savitha Shastry's hugely appreciated Dance productions in San Jose & Denver . Sujata is a recognized & empaneled artist of Colorado Fine Arts Association . She also conceived & directed several highly acclaimed Dance productions in Atlanta & Denver metro area over the years.Sujata believes in Universal unity & dance is her sole spiritual & social identity . She wants to spread the awareness towards global peace & unity with the power of her rich Bharatnatyam legacy .