Rohini Bhate was among the senior most Kathak dance exponents in India, who developed as a performer, teacher, writer, researcher and critic this Indian classical dance.
15 Facts About Rohini Bhate
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Rohini Bhate created a large corpus of dance compositions, where she applied an analytical and innovative approach to abhinaya.
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Rohini Bhate was initially trained in Bharatanatyam under Guru Parvati Kumar.
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Rohini Bhate obtained her degree in arts of the Fergusson College in 1946.
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Rohini Bhate learnt Hindustani music from the musicians Keshavrao Bhole and Vasantrao Deshpande, and obtained a doctorate in Kathak.
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Rohini Bhate founded the Nrityabharati Kathak Dance Academy at Pune in 1947.
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Rohini Bhate popularized kathak dance among the middle-class families of Maharashtra.
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Rohini Bhate served on the committee of Khairagarh University and guided the preparation of syllabi for Kathak courses at Lalit Kala Kendra, University of Pune, where she served as Visiting Lecturer and Guru.
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Rohini Bhate served as an examiner for students in the Delhi Kathak Kendra, although she never adopted its curriculum.
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Rohini Bhate authored several books in Marathi, including her autobiography, Majhi Nrityasadhana, a translation of the autobiography of Isadora Duncan, Mi Isadora, and an edited version of the Sanskrit manual of music and dance, Abhinaya Darpana, called Kathak Darpana Deepika.
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Rohini Bhate based several of her choreographies and creative projects in this ancient book.
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Rohini Bhate made a comparative study of abhinaya in Kathak and Bharatanatyam with Kalanidhi Narayanan.
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Rohini Bhate was a close friend of Reba Vidyarthi, another important Kathak exponent.
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Rohini Bhate died on 10 October 2008 at the age of 83, in Pune, Maharashtra, India.
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Rohini Bhate performed extensively for five decades, and trained a large number of disciples who became important exponents of Kathak, such as Shama Bhate, Neelima Adhye, Prabha Marathe, and Prerana Deshpande, among several others, who continued to perform posthumously events in her honor.