Rohini Bhate was an Indian choreographer and dancer, born in 1924 in Patna, who died in 2008.
Biography
Rohini Bhate (14 November 1924 – 10 October 2008) was among the senior most Kathak dance exponents in India, who developed as a performer, teacher, writer, researcher and critic this Indian classical dance. During her career, she was awarded with several recognitions, such as the Sangeet Natak Akademi Award, and the Kalidas Samman.
Rohini studied Kathak from Jaipur and Lucknow gharanas. She created a large corpus of dance compositions, where she applied an analytical and innovative approach to abhinaya. Due to her knowledge in Hindustani classical music, she often composed the music for her dance creations. According to the critic Sunil Kothari, her choreography for Shakuntala, directed by Vijaya Mehta, is noteworthy. Her choreography of Kālidāsa's Ṛtusaṃhāra and Usba Sukta from Rigveda was also well acclaimed.
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