Sangita Phukon

Bharatnatyam dancer, Sattriya dancer, Folk dancer

Biography

Sangita has enthralled the audience with compelling & arresting stage presence with her distinguished style, a rare combination of intensity & spontaneity. She has also been trained in art of Bharatnatyam under Guru Pronamika Das.

A scholarship holder in Sattriya, under her guru’s guidance in a project of Sangeet Natak Akademi 'Sattriya Dance & Music'. She is an empanelled solo Artist of the I.C.C.R.

She is also the dance teacher in the reputed Sarla Birla Gyan Joyti School since 2007. Sangita is also the founder of a rapidly growing Sattriya & Bharatnatyam Dance Institute named 'Ghunguru Dance Academy' in the heart of Guwahati City.

With an aim to do something for the young talents, she started a National Dance & Music Festival named 'Brahmaputra Mahotsav' from 2011.

Sangita Arts Graduate from Gauhati University has also done her B.Mus in Sattriya & Bharatnatyam. Presently she is inheriting her advance classes on the knowledge of Abhinaya from Guru Anita Sharma. Learned Deodhani Dance under Lalit Ch. Nath Oja (Sangeet Natak Akademi Awarded) & Guru Gunakar Dev Goswami.

Besides all these she also loves to perform the various Folk Dances of Assam i.e. Bihu, Jhumur, Boro, Karbi, Mishing etc.

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Sangita Phukon

Sangita Phukon - Sattriya Dancer

Sangita Pukon folk dancer

Sangita Pukon performing in program

Sangita Pukon showing bhavang

Sangita Pukon striya dancer

Satriya dancer

Sattriya at Rabindra Bhawan - Photo Courtesy Anjan

Career

A scholarship holder in Sattriya, under her guru’s guidance in a project of Sangeet Natak Akademi 'Sattriya Dance & Music'

She is an empanelled solo Artist of the I.C.C.R.

Sangita is also the dance teacher in the reputed Sarla Birla Gyan Joyti School since 2007. Sangita is also the founder of a rapidly growing Sattriya & Bharatnatyam Dance Institute named 'Ghunguru Dance Academy' in the heart of Guwahati City.

With an aim to do something for the young talents, she started a National Dance & Music Festival named 'Brahmaputra Mahotsav' from 2011.

Program Experience at Dibrugarh Doordarshan Kendra, Assam.

Sangita has cut a place for herself in the field of choreography & choreographed dance drama of

• Suraj Ahar Batedi

• Gosokot Bhangijao Jotor

• Naba Prabhator Apekstyat

• Nahar Phoolar Batara

Asstt. Dance Director of Musical feature of

• Aghumi Bai

• Komala Konwari

Performance:-

1. Performed in Traditional Theatre Festival at Nagpur, 2003.

2. Performed in Kalagram Utsav at Chandigarh, 2003.

3. Performed in Paramparik Nritya Mahotsav at Chandigarh, 2003.

4. Performed in Loka Kala Utsav at Nagpur, 2003.

5. Performed in Nandikar Theatre Festival at Kolkata, 2004.

6. Performed in Bharat Rang Mahotsav (National School of Drama at Delhi, 2005.

7. Performed at India Habitat Centre, Delhi, 2005.

8. Performed in Rang Parampara at Rabindra Mandir, Mumbai, 2005.

9. Performed at India International Centre (IIC) organized by Sangeet Natak Akademi, Delhi, 2006.

10. Performed in the Nritya-Prava 2007 and Nritya-Prava 2009 with group, which was organized by Sangeet Natak Academi.

11. Performed at Rabindra Bhawan in the 75th Birth Day Celebration of Nrityacharya Jatin Goswami, Guwahati, 2008.

12. Performed in Guru Kelucharan Mohapatra Award Festival at Rabindra Mandir, Bhubaneswar, 2008.

13. Performed at Vaishakhi Nritotsav at Vishakhatapatnam (Vizag) on 2009.

14. Performed at 25th Konarak Dance and Music Festival at Konark, Orissa 2010.

15. Performed at 5th National Devdasi Dance Festival, Bhubaneswar 2010.

16. Performed at International Trade Fair (Pragati Angan) at New Delhi in 2010.

17. Performed in Octave Festival at Aurangabad in 2010.

18. Performed at Sattriya Dance Festival organized by Sangeet Natak Akademi at Bongaigaon, Assam in 2010.

19. Performed and received ‘NARITYA-MANI’ National Award in the International Dance & Music Festival Cuttack Mahotsav in 2011.

20. Performed at Taj Mohotsav Organized by Taj Mahotsav Saniti, Agra in 2012.

21. Performed at Uday Sankar Dance Festival 2013, organized by West Bengal State Music Akademi, Department of Information & Cultural Affairs, Government of West Bengal .

22. Performed at Jhulan Utsav Organized by Konarak Natya Mandap, Konarak, Odisha, in 2014.

Programs

Sangita Phukon presents folk dances like Bihu, Jhumur, Boro, Karbi, Mishing

A scholarship holder in Sattriya, under her guru’s guidance in a project of Sangeet Natak Akademi 'Sattriya Dance & Music' She is an empanelled solo Artist of the I.C.C.R. She is also the dance teacher in the reputed Sarla Birla Gyan Joyti School since 2007. Sangita is also the founder of a rapidly growing Sattriya & Bharatnatyam Dance Institute named 'Ghunguru Dance Academy' in the heart of Guwahati City. With a aim to do something for the young talents, she started a National Dance & Music Festival named 'Brahmaputra Mahotsav' from 2011. She has performed at Dibrugarh Doordarshan Kendra, Assam. Sangita has cut a place for herself in the field of choreography & choreographed dance drama.

Sangita Phukon presents Sattriya solo dance recital

One of the leading young soloists of the country Sangita is an accomplished & versatile Sattriya artist from Guwahati, Assam. She has devoted herself to dancing from a very young age. Under the guidance of Padmashree Nrityacharya Jatin Goswami she has completed her course in Sattriya Dance. Sangita has enthralled the audience with compelling & arresting stage presence with her distinguished style, a rare combination of intensity & spontaneity.

Awards & Achievements

Sangita is a scholarship holder in Sattriya, under her guru’s guidance in a project of Sangeet Natak Akademi 'Sattriya Dance & Music'

Sangita is an empanelled solo Artist of the I.C.C.R.