Gallery

Gal 2b
1988
Boris Sankin joins Ananda and Tanusree Shankar’s troupe in rehearsal for the Festival of the USSR in India, December 1988.
Gal 3b
1989
Tanusree Shankar conducts a workshop on the Uday Shankar style at the Martha Graham School of Contemporary Dance, 1988
Gal 2c
1989
Dancers of the Bolshoi Ballet, Moscow, perform Rain, choreographed by Tanusree Shankar and set to music by Ananda Shankar, during the Festival of India in the USSR.
Gal 2d
1989
Dancers of the Bolshoi Ballet perform Sun, a choreography by Tanusree Shankar and set to music by Ananda Shankar, during the Festival of India in the USSR.
Gal 2a
1989
Russian choreographer Shapavalov travelled to India to learn a work by Tanusree and Ananda Shankar alongside members of the troupe. He later taught it to dancers of the Bolshoi Ballet, where it was performed during the Festival of India.
Gal 1a
1996
During an intensive in Kolkata in December 1996, Jacqulyn Buglisi worked closely with students of Ananda and Tanusree Shankar, introducing them to the rigour and expressivity of the Martha Graham technique. She also choreographed Canticle for the group—a work later performed in cities including Kolkata, Delhi and Mumbai.
Gal 1b
1996
Jacqulyn Buglisi, renowned choreographer and former principal of the Martha Graham Dance Company, demonstrates during a class.
Gal 3a
1997
Tanusree Shankar conducts a workshop on the Uday Shankar style of dance at the Martha Graham School of Contemporary Dance, 1997.
Gal 4
1998
Andre Tyson of the Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater in Kolkata, 1998. Tyson conducted a workshop and introduced students to Ailey’s expressive, technique-driven movement vocabulary
Gal 6a
1999
Jaan R. Freeman, New York–based dancer, choreographer and artistic director, brought his powerful vision to Kolkata in August 1999. He taught the troupe Inner City Streets, a striking work that was later performed at Birla Sabhaghar Auditorium.
Gal 6b
1999
Jaan R. Freeman with students of Tanusree and Ananda Shankar in Kolkata. The students learnt Inner City Streets, later performed at Birla Sabhaghar Auditorium.
Gal 8
2001
Students of the Academy with British Bangladeshi choreographer Akram Khan during a workshop in Kolkata, 2001.
Gal 7a
2002
Janet Kaylo, Founder/Director of Laban/Bartenieff and Somatic Studies International, demonstrates the Bartenieff technique to students during a workshop in 2002.
Gal 7b
2002
In 2002, Janet Kaylo, the Founder/Director of Laban/Bartenieff and Somatic Studies International, came down to demonstrate the Bartenieff technique in an insightful workshop.
Gal 5
2003
Dancers perform a choreography by Tanusree Shankar at the Kolkata Karnival in 2003, in collaboration with the British Council.
Gal 9a
2004
Margaret Jenkins, a celebrated US choreographer, teacher and mentor, collaborated with Tanusree Shankar Dance Academy in 2004, bringing together diverse movement traditions for a cross-cultural dance production.
Gal 9b
2004
In 2004, acclaimed American choreographer, teacher and mentor Margaret Jenkins collaborated with the Tanusree Shankar Dance Academy, creating a cross-cultural dance work that brought together diverse movement traditions.
Gal Gail2
A glimpse from a workshop led by Gail Hyacinth Parmel (UK), assisted by Iona, in March 2018. Organised in association with the Tanusree Shankar Dance Company and SAMPAD, Birmingham—with Piali Roy as founder-director—the workshop explored a dynamic blend of Afro Contemporary and the Uday Shankar Technique.
Gal Gail5
A moment from a workshop led by Gail Hyacinth Parmel (UK), in March 2018. The workshop explored a vibrant fusion of Afro Contemporary and the Uday Shankar Technique.
Gal 10a
2020
A movement workshop with Akosua Boakye, founder and director of AkomaAsa Arts, an academy focused on African diaspora dance and cultural education. The workshop was held in 2020, focusing on contemporary movement practices, drawing from African dance vocabularies.
Gal 11
In 2018 and 2022, Tanusree Shankar conducted workshops on the Uday Shankar style at the Trinity Laban Conservatoire of Music and Dance. In 2018, she taught BA3 students Kartikeya; in 2022, Man and Machine — both drawn from Uday Shankar’s landmark film Kalpana. These revivals reintroduced his pioneering modern Indian dance vocabulary to a new generation of performers.