“..a riveting interplay of power and passion” The Telegraph, Calcutta

Vikram Iyengar trained in Kathak under Smt. Rani Karna. He is a recipient of the Government of India National Scholarship and National Junior Fellowship for Dance and an INLAKS scholar with an MA in Performing Arts from the University of Wales, Aberystwyth (wrong spelling please check). Vikram´s work has spanned choreography for stage and film, dance-theatre, and performance collaborations.

Anubha Fatehpuria is an architect and interior designer by profession with a degree in Architectural Engineering. She is trained in fine and commercial art and has several solo and group exhibitions to her credit. Anubha has been associated with a number of performance groups in Calcutta appearing as an actress. Anubha trained in Bharatnatyam under Smt. Thankamani Kuttya and Smt. Sonal Mansingh, and in Manipuri training under Smt. Priti Patel.

Archana Ramaswamy was trained in Bharatnatyam by late Guru J. Venkatachalapathy. Archana has toured as part of Shobhana´s presentations in India, USA. Malaysia and the UAE. She has also performed with Smt. Swapnasundari and for Chennai Doordarshan. Her film work includes a Tamil feature film directed by Maniratnam9check spelling). Archana will be appearing as Titania and Hippolyta in the forthcoming British Council co-production of A Midsummer Night’s Dream directed by Tim Supple.

Debashree Bhattacharya trained in Kathak with Smt. Rani Karnaa. She holds an MA in Philosophy from Jadavpur University, Calcutta and a Sangeet Prabhakar in Kathak from Prayag Sangit Samiti, Allahabad. While she has assisted Smt. Rani Karnaa in choreography, her major choreographic and performance credits are with Vikram Iyengar and as Co-Artistic Director of Ranan.

Suman Sarawgi has been trained in all four aspects of Manipuri dance at the Anjika Centre for Manipuri Dance and Movement Therapy under the guidance of Smt. Priti Patel, Sri N. Rohini Chandra and P. Henry Meitei. Suman is also a core member of the Calcutta Chapter of the World Dance Alliance and has conducted workshops at the WDA Conference in Malaysia last year.

Nageen Tanvir received classical vocal training from Gurus such as Kumari Sharbori Mukherjee, Smt. Deepali Nag and Smt. Sulochana Brahaspati. She did her B.Mus. (vocal) from M.S. University, Baroda and holds a Masters degree in vocal music from Punjab University, Chandigarh. Nageen has performed in Habib Tanvir’s Naya Theatre productions. She is at present working on a Government of India Fellowship project exploring the traditional music of Chhattisgarh.

Siddhartha Bhattacharyya began his training in Tabla with Sri Biswanath Ganguly, disciple of Ustad Keramat Khan. At present he is under the guidance of Sri Swapan Siva. He holds a 1st class MA in Tabla from Rabindra Bharati University. He has several solo performances to his credit and is an accomplished accompanying artist. Siddhartha has also composed for music albums as well as for dance productions.

Naveen Kishore is the founder and Managing Trustee of the Calcutta-based Seagull Foundation for the Arts. A noted lighting designer, he has worked with several performance companies in Calcutta over the last few decades designing both lights and stage. He is also a well known photographer and publisher of niche and academic work.

Tathagata Singha has worked with several companies and individuals from the worlds of amateur and professional English theatre in Calcutta. As an actor, he has appeared in plays as diverse as Stoppard’s Rosencrantz and Guildenstern are Dead, Anouilh’s Episode in the Life of an Author and Shakespeare’s Othello where he played the lead. He has designed and operated both stage and lights for a variety of productions.