Riya Mandal is a performer, choreographer and a movement therapist. She started training as a kathak dancer from Shambhu Maharaj Kathak Academy at the age of 12. After 5 years of unbending classical training, she started exploring jazz and modern techniques in 2008. She has also been formally trained in various forms like Kalaripayattu, Chhau, release technique and floor work. Riya Mandal has choreographed for various theatre productions and has been creating her own work in collaboration with artists from different genres such as film, music and theatre. She has been a part of various dance festivals in India such as the Khajuraho Dance Festival, Narendra Sharma Festival. She has presented her solo in the prestigious Ignite Festival of Contemporary Dance in 2015 and has also been chosen by the Arts Council of Korea as a young South Asian choreographer to perform a solo at the Seoul Art Center. Her degree in psychology sparked her interest in closely examining the mechanics of human behavior, which reflects in her work as an artiste.
Performance: 23.4/15.8 – performed by Riya Mandal, Parinay Mehra, Anisha Tavag and Jahnvi Sreedhar.
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