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Grants & Awards

2024
  • Named one of the 10 arts leaders of color selected for the inaugural HueArts NYS Leadership Cohort (HALC)
  • Recipient of Program of the Year award at the Celebration of the Arts (COTA) 2024, by Tri-County Arts.
2023 -
  • Recipient of NYSCA Support for Artists in Folk and Traditional Arts for "The Bayadere". Fiscal sponsorship provided by ASI WNY.
  • Chosen as one of 5 new members to join NYS DanceForce, representing Western NY/Chautauqua County
  • Sukanya recognized as YWCA Jamestown 2023 Women of Achievement for the Power the Future Award.
2022 -
  • Selected as one of 4 WNY artists for TimeSlips Tele-Stories project, funded by Ralph C. Wilson Foundation
  • Selected as one of 13 NY based choreographers for New York State Choreographer's Initiative, funded by NYS DanceForce
2021 -
  • Chosen as a Resident Artist in the Curriculum in Motion at Jacob's Pillow Dance Festival
2018 -
  • Recipient of the United Arts Appeal grant

Performances

2024 -
  • Guest Presenter & Guest Instructor, American College Dance Association NE (ACDA), Rochester, NY
  • SBD Dance Showcase 2024, Darrah Hall, Jamestown NY
  • Guest Performances, World Refugee Day Celebration, hosted by New Neighbors Coalition, Jamestown NY.
2023 -​
  • "The Bayadere: The Past, Present, and Future", Scharmann Theater, Go-Global! Fair, Jamestown NY2023
  • "The Bayadere: The Past, Present, and Future", Cappa Theater, Jamestown NY
  • Bharatanatyam Thillana, Albright Knox Gallery, Buffalo NY
  • Guest performer, Shea's 716, Buffalo NY
2022 -
  • Kathak Tarana, Creative Morning's, Buffalo NY 
  • Bharatanatyam, 14th Annual International Law Roundtable Welcome, Robert H. Jackson Center, Jamestown NY
  • Tillana, Under One Sky Dance Festival, New York City
  • Brindavani, Spring Gala with CRYB, Chautauqua Insitution
2021 -
  • Tarana (Kathak-performer), Spring Gala with CRYB, Chautauqua Institution, NY
  • Taino Calling Song, Indo-Rican Multicultural Dance Project (performer), NYC Dept. of Education
  • Tarana (Kathak-performer), Dance Rouge with CRYB, Reg Lenna Center for the Arts, Jamestown NY
2019 -
  • Mahabharata, Navatman (performer), Symphony Space, NYC
  • Taino Calling Song, Indo-Rican Multicultural Dance Project (performer), Hudson Center / Dixon Place / Swedish House in NYC
2018 -
  • Nisi Dominus (choreographer), Dance Noir with CRYB, Jamestown NY. Supported by the United Arts Appeal
  • Brindavini (Bharatanatyam-performer), Dance Noir with CRYB, Jamestown NY
2017 -
  • Women of Words (performer/chereographer), Diebold Performing Arts Center, Edinboro PA
2015 -
  • A Cultural Rendezvous with Sukanya Burman, Gyan Manch, Kolkata India

Workshops & Community Engagement

2024 -
  • Guest Instructor, American College Dance Association NE (ACDA), Rochester, NY
  • Introductory Kathak Series, Harlem Road Community Center, Amherst, NY
  • Composition Master Class, e.da.co Eclectic Dance Company, Fredonia, NY
  • 6-Week Creative Movement Series, Boys & Girls Club of Jamestown, Jamestown, NY
  • Modern Dance Guest Instructor, Intensive-week, Studio Dance Conservatory, Jamestown, NY
2023 -​
  • Modern Dance, Guest Instructor, Intensive-week, Studio Dance Conservatory, Jamestown, NY
  • Modern Dance, Guest Instructor, Semester, Chautauqua Regional Youth Ballet, Jamestown, NY

Dance Education

2013-2014 - Independent Training Program, Martha Graham School of Contemporary Dancy
2011-2013 - Diploma in Contemporary Dance and Movement Arts, Rhythmosaic Dance Company, Kolkata India
2011-2013 - Kathak, Rhythmosaic Dance Company, Kolkata India
1999-2005 - Advanced Diploma from Kalamandalam in Bharatanatyam, Kolkata India
1992-1999 - Diploma in Bharatanatyam from Meera Chandam, Kolkata India

Professional Association & Support

United Arts Appeal
New York State Council on the Arts
TimeSlips
NYS DanceForce
Jacob's Pillow
Arts Services Inc of WNY
HueArts NYS
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