Véronique Azan

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Véronique Azan
Neuilly-Sur-Seine, Paris
, France
NationalityFrench
Known forPerforming art

Véronique Azan was a French Kathak dancer known for beauty and grace. During her active years of dance, she traveled the world performing in various dance festivals.

Early life and background

Azan was born in France. She first arrived in India when she was 7 years old. After attending a concert of Ravi Shankar, her parents decided to move to India to learn how to play sitar and tabla. Her father played tabla under Kishan Maharaj and her mother's sitar guru was Amanth Mishra in Varanasi and Narendra Baraju in Nepal. They settled in

ghungroos
. She was initiated in
Pandit Birju Maharaj.[1][2][3] She died in Bali
on 2 August 2017.

Career

Azan gave recitals in national and international events including the Khajuraho Dance Festival and the Festivals of India in France (1985), USSR (1987), and Japan (1988).

She was featured in several dance-dramas choreographed by Birju Maharaj and traveled with his troupe in India and Europe. In 1995 she was invited to perform in the

Avignon Festival in France.[4][5][6][7]
She gave many performances in Mexico where she spent 10 years of her life.[8][9][10][11][12][13]

References

  1. ^ "Indiansarts.com". www.indiansarts.com. Retrieved 9 March 2018.
  2. ^ "DANSE. Installée en Inde depuis l'âge de 9 ans, Véronique ( H)azan a appris l'art du kathak auprès d'un gourou, à New Delhi. Aujourd'hui, celle qui se sent malgré tout française se produit en solo à Avignon. Hazan, le kathak par hasard et par passion". Retrieved 9 March 2018.
  3. ^ Siebenkaes, Marie-Luise. "Lucknow Kathak Dance, Classical Indian Dance". www.tarang-classical-indian-music.com. Retrieved 9 March 2018.
  4. ISBN 9788170173748
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  6. ^ "A Choreographic Coup by N K MUDGAL - www.artindia.net - Indian classical performing arts".
  7. ^ "Abhay Shankar Mishra". www.abhayshankar.com. Archived from the original on 3 July 2008.
  8. ^ "Xóchitl González Quintanilla: CRITICA". Retrieved 9 March 2018.
  9. ^ "Interpretará Veronique Azan danza tradicional de la India, en la Nao - la Jornada Guerrero". Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 30 July 2013.
  10. ^ "Confían que presencia de la India en Acapulco fortalezca intercambio - la Jornada Guerrero". Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 30 July 2013.
  11. ^ "Colmado, el fuerte en la clausura de la Nao - la Jornada Guerrero". Archived from the original on 3 March 2016. Retrieved 30 July 2013.
  12. ^ "UniVerso: El Periódico de los Universitarios - No. 117". www.uv.mx. Retrieved 9 March 2018.
  13. ^ "24an1esp". www.jornada.unam.mx. Retrieved 9 March 2018.

External links

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