Aroha Fine Arts
ANJALIPATIL.
Born to the new generation of dancers and choreographers, Anjali Patil is the Founder and Artistic Director of Aroha Fine Arts in Ottawa, Canada.
With two decades of training in both the physical form and cultural nuances of the Indian classical dance form Kathak, Anjali Patil's work explores the versatility and powerful idiom of Kathak, infusing it with contemporary experience and creative resources.
Ms. Patil's vision, enchanting stage presence, grace and musicality, combined with her extraordinary ability to enthrall audiences has earned acclamation for her intense, sensitive and elegant Kathak dance presentations. Ms. Patil is the first artistic director to bring classical Indian dance to the Canadian Museum of Civilization as part of its regular programming season. It started with Kathak – Context & Continuity in May 2005, followed by the riveting production Dancing in the Moghul Courts in March 2007.
Ms. Patil has performed at dance festivals and conferences across Canada, India and the United States, including the prestigious Canada Dance Festival, Sangeet Natak Akademi Kathak Festival and Khajuraho Festival in India. Trained under renowned gurus Padmashri Kumudini Lakhia and Pandita Rohini Bhate in India, Ms. Patil has received various awards including the Chalmers Performing Arts Award and the Shastri Indo-Canadian Institute's Senior Arts Fellowship.
Anjali Patil has been featured in the publication “Canada & South Asia: Partners for the New Century” 2001, alongside notable filmmaker Deepa Mehta and renowned writer Michael Ondaatje.
In 2004 and 2005, Anjali Patil was highlighted in “Nartanam”, India's leading dance magazine. She is regularly featured on television and radio stations and is actively keeping the Classical Indian dance scene thriving in Ottawa.
