Bhoomika Creative Dance Centre
NGO Details :
Name : Bhoomika Creative Dance Centre
Chief Functionary : Bharat Sharma
Chairman : Ketaki Sood
Secretary : Rashmi Vaidialingam
Treasurer : Ashok Lal
Contact Details :
Telephone : 011-22542716
Mobile No : 9910052716
E-mail : bhoomikadance@gmail.com
Website Url : http://bhoomikadance.blogspot.com
Address : Bhoomika Creative Dance Centre, 53, Bharati Artists Colony Vikas Marg
City : Delhi
State : Delhi
Sector/ Key Issues :
Art & Culture, Children, Dalit Upliftment, Education & Literacy, Environment & Forests, Information & Communication Technology, Women’s Development & Empowerment, Youth Affairs
Operational Area-States :
Delhi, Himachal Pradesh, Uttar Pradesh, Uttarkhand
Operational Area-District :
Kangra
Details of Achievements :
Bhoomika Creative Dance Centre is a premiere national performing arts organization that has been in the forefront of infusing a new spirit in Indian dance since its inception in 1972. Initiated by a group of progressive artists, the centre evolved a dance company known for innovative and experimental choreography that has attracted critical attention in major festivals in India and abroad. Core to success of Bhoomika has been the contributions of renowned choreographer, dancer and its founder-director Narendra Sharma who passed away in January 2008 after brief illness. Bhoomika Creative Dance Centre is founded by renowned choreographer Narendra Sharma in 1972, Bhoomika Creative Dance Centre has been actively working in the field of Modern Indian Dance. In its long journey it has created a niche for itself in the Indian performing arts scene and is recognized for its original and creative ideas in the performances, education and research. Sharma’s artistic lifespan covered a critical period in Indian cultural history from 1930’s onwards. Being taught by legendary dancer Uday Shankar at his Almora Center (1939-42), he began his career in pre-Independence days as part of the nationalist movement. Consolidating his decades of experience in dance education, choreography and institution building, he established Bhoomika as an independent dance company to extend his artistic vision. Today, Bhoomika’s well-established repertory has modern dances, ballets and dance-dramas of Mr. Sharma, along with fresh works of younger choreographers. Over the years performances have been given at major venues in India, Germany, Russia, France, Latvia, Lithuania, Thailand, Japan, Bhutan and Sri Lanka. In addition, under the stewardship of Mr. Sharma, Bhoomika has mounted major events like Opening & Closing Ceremonies of Asian Games, New Delhi (1982) and Closing Ceremony of Festival of India, Moscow (1988). The dance group also has a repertoire of creative dances for children and young audiences under its project Dance Theatre for Children. In addition, senior group members conduct regular workshops for children in schools and hold training programmes for teachers. A School of Choreography trains professional dancers and several Festivals for Young Choreographers have been organized to showcase young artists. A Dance Archive is being set up that will carry memorabilia of the late choreographer as its first collection. This initiative will evolve into an audio-visual and research centre for artists and scholars. On the 84th birth anniversary in September 2008 of the late choreographer, the main studio in East Delhi, from where the group operates, was re-furbished and re-named Narenjayan Studio. A Studio Event series was launched that presented new choreography, dance films, lecture-demonstrations and workshops to extend the appreciation of dance in public domain. Three Narendra Sharma Festivals of Dance have been organized in recent years that have showcased exciting new choreography from all over India.
First Registration Details :
Unique Id of VO/NGO : DL/2009/0021292
Registered With : Registrar of Societies
Type of NGO : Society
Registration No : 5399
City of Registration : Delhi
State of Registration : Delhi
Date of Registration : 23-05-1972