Molina Singh presents kathak Nrutyavishkar

Born into a family of illustrious performers, it seems destiny's hand was already guiding Molina to become a performer.Her paternal lineage boasts of grandfather Mr. Ghanashyam Singh, who was the most famous instrumentalist of his times( the Manipuri string instrument 'Pena'). Her grand aunt was known for her mastery over the' Basok sakpi' form of folk singing. And father Guru Chandi Singh became a well known exponent of manipuri classical dance. He was a member of the first troupe of performing artists of independent india, to be sent abroad by the government. 

On the maternal side, the famous manipuri dancer smt. Binda sakhi devi is her grandmother, who had the honour of dancing with Sri Uday shanker, during the queen of England's visit to India . Her mother Smt. Serojini devi is also a manipuri dancer.

And so, at the tender age of three , Molina Singh was initiated into the art of dancing. Initially she learned the manipuri folk dance and various other Indian folk dances. Then she started learning kathak under the tutelage of Guru Smt Bina Moitra. After finishing her five year cours, she was awarded distinction by the 'Bangiya Sangeet Parishad'.

By now she had given several public performances in Jharkhand, Bihar, West bengal and Delhi. With such strong foundation she then applied to the prestigious National Institute of Kathak in New Delhi. She was not only readily accepted but also awarded the student scholarship. There she completed her diploma honors under  the leading kathak exponent of Jaipur gharana,Smt. Urmila Nagar and Pt. Birju Maharaj.She also did a six month refresher course in kathak under Pt. Ram Mohan Mishra, son of  late Pt. Shambhu Maharaj at Sriram Bhartiya Kala Kendra , New Delhi.

It was at this time that she came in touch with Mr. Ebrahim Alkazi, who had just started his academy for advanced training in acting, called The Living Theater Academy. There too she was awarded a scholarship and emerged as an accomplished actress after the four year course. She was then awarded scholarship for two years in the field of theater by Ministry of Human Resourses & Developement Government of india, Department of culture.

Currently Molina is learning another classical dance form,odissi under the odissi exponent smt. Daksha Mashruwala, desciple of Padmabhusan Shri Kelucharan Mohapatra.

Molina singh has also conceived and  directed her first Ballet 'STREE rupa/aparupa',showcasing women from history and mythology through Navrasa. 'Stree' was given a standing ovation on the premier show by the audience. It was invited to be performed at Haridas Sammelan and The Horizon series by Indian concil for cultural relations.

 

Molina Singh is also the first performing artiste whom ICCR ( Indian Council for Cultural Relation) invited to perform under outstanding non impaneled artist category. she  performed  first for the Horizon series followed by a special invitation by the Director General ICCR  to do a improvised fusion  with Thumri and Latin spanish music. The occasion was graced by wife of Vice president of India , Mrs. Salma Ansari .

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