Abhivyakti
Three-act responsive performance by Rohini Banerjee
Date: Saturday, 09 May, 2026
Venue: Ground Floor Gallery 2, 3, Emami Art
Time: 6 – 7 PM
The performance is conceptualised around the selected artworks in the group exhibition, Nothing Twice and the elements of classical Indian aesthetics. It navigates through the broader themes of the exhibition, womanhood, identity and gender. Stylistically rooted in the movement language of Odissi, the performance explores the emotional and affective landscape of desire, resilience and memory.
Rohini Banerjee is an emerging young Odissi soloist from Kolkata. She is a senior disciple of Guru Sharmila Biswas, who has trained and groomed her from the age of twelve. Rohini tours extensively in India and abroad as a part of her Guru's repertoire. She has recently started her journey as a soloist, performing on a few well-known platforms, and has received appreciation from the audience and press. She is a recipient of the Young Artistes Scholarship by the Ministry of Culture and has recently been empanelled as one of the artists for WD projects of SPICMACY. Rohini was awarded the Doverlane Award and the Sanjukta Panigrahi Memorial Award twice in 2008 and 2009, respectively. She is also a graded artist of Doordarshan.
She has been guided by Surupa Sen on Nrityagram Ensemble’s collaborative production, Ahuti (2022-mid2024), with the Sri Lanka-based Chitrasena Dance Company. She has performed at the prestigious Joyce Theatre in New York, Fall for Dance at the New York City Centre, and in 22 cities across the United States. She has also performed in Canada, Vietnam and the Maldives.
Some of her prominent solo performances include the Raindrops festival (Mumbai), the Udayraga festival, Navapallava, and the Odissi International Festival. She has choreographed a solo thematic piece, Kaikeyi, under the cross-mentorship programme offered by Warrier Foundation.
Recently, she premiered her solo production, Anuraga, an exploration of love, at BLR Hubba, Bengaluru, in 2026.
