Spain Workshop – Photograph 1
| Series name | Education Work |
| Description | This is a photograph of Priya Pawar teaching a dance class at her school in Spain. She opened the ‘Pushpalata Asociacion para la Difusion del Arte de India’ in 1998 which is run by one of Pawar’s students. Pawar travels to Spain each summer to host dance workshops. |
| Date of Creation / Publication | 2002 |
| Creator | Unknown |
| Associated Person/ Organisation | Pawar, Priya; Pushpalata Asociacion para Difusion del Arte de India |
| Location | Madrid |
| Collection and Reference Number | Pushpalata Dance Company (GB 2661 PD) |
| Catalogue Number | PD/EDW/1 |
| Copyright | |
| Access to originals | The originals belong to Priya Pawar. |
| Series notes | Priya Pawar is an established Kathak and Odissi dancer and teacher, and holds regular classes in West London. In addition to teaching in England, Pawar opened the Pushpalata Academy of Dance and Music in Faridabad, India. Teachers trained in Kathak, Hindustani music vocals and tabla offer classes for students who are interested in pursuing both music and dance. In 1998 Pawar also opened the dance school Pushpalata Asociacion para la Difusion del Arte de India in Madrid, Spain, where she travels each summer to host workshops. In addition to schools in India and Spain, Priya has been offering workshops and performances regularly in Norway since 1983Pawar has also worked closely with community groups and conducts workshops and lecture demonstrations for institutions such as Aberystwyth University in Wales and the Asha Day Care Centre in London. The digitised items include photographs taken during her workshops and classes. |
| Collection notes | The digitised materials from the Pushpalata Dance Company consist of documentation such as flyers and photographs of Priya Pawar’s performances such as ‘Chitrangada’, ‘Chandalika, The Outcaste’, Kathak-Odissi performances and various others. In addition, photographs and leaflets relating to her previous dance company, Triveni, her community, outreach and education work and biographical information are also included. |
