U n’ I with Rashmi Shetty- Season 2- Dr. Arti Datta

U n’ I with Rashmi Shetty

It’s 131 Episodes of the human library audio podcast “U n’ I with Rashmi Shetty”& I feel completely grateful. All the storytellers willingly shared their story & today are good friends. One thing we all have in common is we are all connected to the “#voiceinme” Today is the 25th episode in Season 2.

These are the video extracts of the 131 episodes:

https://coachrashmishetty.com/podcast/

https://coachrashmishetty.com/podcast-2022/

https://coachrashmishetty.com/podcast-2023/

Our guest today is Dr. Arti Datta the founding Artistic Director of Mudra Dance Studio, Muttontown, NY, and the President of The Mudra Foundation: Art for a Cause. Dr. Arti Datta is the founding Artistic Director of Mudra Dance Studio, Muttontown, NY, and the President of The Mudra Foundation: Art for a Cause. Dr. Arti Datta was initiated into Bharatanatyam early in her childhood in India. An alumnus of Kalasadan, one of the premier cultural institutes in Mumbai, India, was the disciple of the late Guru Shri Mani who trained her in the rigorous Vazhuvoor tradition. Dr. Datta continued her education in dance at the Bhartiya Vidya Bhavan, London, UK. She has performed extensively in India, the U.K., and the United States.

Dr. Arti Datta is a clinical scientist by profession and has conducted her post-doctoral cancer research at the Hammersmith Hospital in London, U.K., and at the NYU Langone Medical Center in New York.

Dr. Arti Datta has successfully choreographed and directed several multi-media productions including Shiv-O-Hum, Leela – The Play of Krishna, Yatra – A Journey of Indian Dance, part of the Joseph G Astman International Concert series at the Hofstra

University, NY,

Devi: An Ode to Mother Goddess,

Arpan – An Offering, a benefit for the victims of the Japan tsunami disaster,

WATER: The Flow of the Divine, a fundraiser for the Sankara Eye Foundation,

and AANGIKAM - a tribute to the victims of the Nepal earthquake.

NAVARASA: The Essence of the Nine Emotions as a benefit for the Guide Dog Foundation,

JEEVAN TARANG: The Rhythms of Life benefitting CRY America,

MARGAM: The Path for Hewlett House, and most recently

PREKSHA: A Meditation in Dance supporting Long Island Crisis Center was staged in May this year.

On the 10th Anniversary of the dance school, as a way of integrating her passion for dance with a desire to give back, she founded the nonprofit The Mudra Foundation: Art for a Cause. (www.TheMudraFoundation.org)

Dr. Datta was recognized by the India Association of Long Island (IALI) as one of the most influential people in the Indian American Community in NY and has been felicitated on numerous occasions for her contribution to the arts in the US.

Dr. Arti Datta serves on the board of the Long Island Arts Alliance and volunteers her time at New York Cares. She continues to teach dance at the Mudra Dance Studio, Muttontown.

Listen in as Dr. Arti shares her journey from the logical world of Science to the creative world of Dance.

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