USA Tour - Photograph 1

USA Tour – Photograph 1

Series name	Triveni Dance Company
Description	In 1989, Priya Pawar performed with the Flamenco dancer Juani Garcia on a tour of the United States. Priya Pawar (left) and Juani Guarcia (right) demonstrate the similarities between the two dance forms, Kathak and Flamenco.
Date of Creation / Publication	1993
Creator	Unknown
Associated Person/ Organisation	Pawar, Priya; Garcia, Juani
Location	USA
Collection and Reference Number	Pushpalata Dance Company (GB 2661 PD)
Catalogue Number	PD/TR/2
Copyright
Access to originals	The originals belong to Priya Pawar.
Series notes	Priya Pawar was co-founder of the dance company Triveni, with former husband and Kathak dancer, Pratap Pawar. Triveni was set up in 1980 and Priya Pawar toured and performed widely with the company in Asia, Europe, the UK and the USA until 1993. Triveni’s artistic repertoire ranged from traditional performances which highlighted both Kathak and Odissi to more elaborate projects which combined Indian classical dance and non-western dance forms, such as Kathak-Flamenco and Afro-Caribbean dance. Some of Triveni’s performances include, Where East Meets West for the Center for Arts and Culture of East and West in New Jersey in1993, Kathak Meets Flamenco featuring Pratap and Priya Pawar, Juani Garcia and Asavari Pawar at the Symphony Space in New York City in 1993 and Waves of Rhythm, a programme which combined the dance style Kathak with percussion from the Caribbean, Turkey and India. The digitised materials include photographs, flyers and programmes.
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.