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ARTISTE'S PROFILE
 
Name  : Chetna Jalan

Postal Address  

House No.& Street  :
16K, Judges Court Road
 
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District  : Kolkata

State  : West Bengal

Pin Code  : 700 027

 

Telephone(s) with STD Code  : 033

Landline  : 2479 6087, (Off) 2247 6087

Mobile  : 9831150024

Fax  : 91 033 2281 3189

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Date of Birth/Age  : August 22, 1947

Education  :
B.A. Hindi (Hons.)
 
Field of expertise  :
Kathak Dance, performer, choreographer
 
Academic/Professional activities  :
Started performing when she was still in teens Chetna has performed at several prestigious dance festivals, music conferences and cultural functions in Mumbai, Kolkata, Delhi, Chandigarh, Vrindavan, Dhanbad. Her performances abroad include in Europe (1993), Japan, USA (1982), Middle East (1979), USA (1969-70).
She was invited for Kuopio Dance Festival, Finland, Hong Kong Academy, Hong Kong, Bharat Cultural Lodge, Bangkok and at International Dance Symposium, Seoul for performing and holding lecture-demonstration.
She has also choreographed numerous Kathak items and taught dance at Ali Akbar College of Music, San Francisco (USA)
She was a jury-member for International Ballet Competition, Moscow (1985 and 1989) and for USA International Ballet Competition, Mississipi (1994)
Chetna’s canvas also includes theatre arts for which she was trained at American Conservatory Theatre, San Francisco. She has acted in plays directed by eminent Indian Directors and by Walfarm Mehrin (Paris), Fritz Bennewitz (Germany) and William Ball (San Francisco)

Name of the institution(s)you    :
    associated with     
Padatik Dance Centre, Kolkata

Vice President
Dance Committee of International Theatre Institute (UNESCO) (First Indian)

 
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Any association with foreign   :
institution(s)    
Dance Committee of International Theatre Institute (UNESCO)
Board Member, ITI Dance Committee (UNESCO)
 
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