Rang Pravesh, Sitara Thobani, 2005

Photograph of Sitara Thobani performing odissi at the James Cowan Theatre at the Shadbolt Centre for the Arts in Burnaby, British Columbia (B.C.). Individuals had gathered at James Cowan Theatre for an Odissi dance rang pravesh, a solo debut performance by Sitara Thobani. Sitara Thobani first began dancing at the age of 8 under the direction of Lata Pada in the Bharatanatyam tradition. She… more

Photograph of Sitara Thobani performing odissi at the James Cowan Theatre at the Shadbolt Centre for the Arts in Burnaby, British Columbia (B.C.). Individuals had gathered at James Cowan Theatre for an Odissi dance rang pravesh, a solo debut performance by Sitara Thobani. Sitara Thobani first began dancing at the age of 8 under the direction of Lata Pada in the Bharatanatyam tradition. She… more

Photograph of Sitara Thobani performing odissi at the James Cowan Theatre at the Shadbolt Centre for the Arts in Burnaby, British Columbia (B.C.). Individuals had gathered at James Cowan Theatre for an Odissi dance rang pravesh, a solo debut performance by Sitara Thobani. Sitara Thobani first began dancing at the age of 8 under the direction of Lata Pada in the Bharatanatyam tradition. She… more

Photograph of Sitara Thobani performing odissi at the James Cowan Theatre at the Shadbolt Centre for the Arts in Burnaby, British Columbia (B.C.). Individuals had gathered at James Cowan Theatre for an Odissi dance rang pravesh, a solo debut performance by Sitara Thobani. Sitara Thobani first began dancing at the age of 8 under the direction of Lata Pada in the Bharatanatyam tradition. She… more

Photograph of Dr. Ratna Roy and Sitara Thobani onstage at the James Cowan Theatre at the Shadbolt Centre for the Arts in Burnaby, British Columbia (B.C.). Individuals had gathered at James Cowan Theatre for an Odissi dance rang pravesh, a solo debut performance by Sitara Thobani. Ratna Roy, Ph.D., was born in Ranchi, Bihar, India and trained in classical katthak dance from the age of four. Roy… more

Photograph of Dr. Ratna Roy and Sitara Thobani onstage at the James Cowan Theatre at the Shadbolt Centre for the Arts in Burnaby, British Columbia (B.C.). Individuals had gathered at James Cowan Theatre for an Odissi dance rang pravesh, a solo debut performance by Sitara Thobani. Ratna Roy, Ph.D., was born in Ranchi, Bihar, India and trained in classical katthak dance from the age of four. Roy… more

Photograph of Sitara Thobani and Dr. Ratna Roy backstage with unidentified individuals at the James Cowan Theatre at the Shadbolt Centre for the Arts in Burnaby, British Columbia (B.C.). Individuals had gathered at James Cowan Theatre for an Odissi dance rang pravesh, a solo debut performance by Sitara Thobani. Sitara Thobani first began dancing at the age of 8 under the direction of Lata Pada… more

Photograph of Sitara Thobani backstage with a group of unidentified individuals at the James Cowan Theatre at the Shadbolt Centre for the Arts in Burnaby, British Columbia (B.C.). Individuals had gathered at James Cowan Theatre for an Odissi dance rang pravesh, a solo debut performance by Sitara Thobani. Sunera Thobani can be seen among the group of individuals. Sitara Thobani first began… more

Photograph of Sitara Thobani backstage with a group of unidentified individuals at the James Cowan Theatre at the Shadbolt Centre for the Arts in Burnaby, British Columbia (B.C.). Individuals had gathered at James Cowan Theatre for an Odissi dance rang pravesh, a solo debut performance by Sitara Thobani. Sunera Thobani can be seen among the group of individuals. Sitara Thobani first began… more

Photograph of Sunera Thobani, Sitara Thobani and Dr. Ratna Roy at the James Cowan Theatre at the Shadbolt Centre for the Arts in Burnaby, British Columbia (B.C.). Individuals had gathered at James Cowan Theatre for an Odissi dance rang pravesh, a solo debut performance by Sitara Thobani. Sunera Thobani is an activist and scholar. As an activist, Thobani has served as the former President of the… more

Photograph of unidentified individuals at the James Cowan Theatre at the Shadbolt Centre for the Arts in Burnaby, British Columbia (B.C.). Individuals had gathered at James Cowan Theatre for an Odissi dance rang pravesh, a solo debut performance by Sitara Thobani. Odissi is a classical Indian dance style which originates from the eastern state of Odisha, India. It is one of eight classical… more