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Nova Bhattacharya is an award-winning dancer, choreographer, and cultural leader based in Toronto, Canada. Born in Halifax in 1968 and raised in Toronto, she began her Bharatanatyam training at the age of seven with Dr. Menaka Thakkar, an internationally renowned dancer, choreographer, and teacher. She further specialized in the Indian dance technique…
Journey Timeline
1968
Born in Halifax, Canada
1975
Began Bharatanatyam training — Started training at age seven.
1997
Began choreographing
1997
Received Manasumanjali Award for Dance
2008
Founded Nova Dance
2012
Received Victor Martyn Lynch-Staunton Award — For outstanding artistic achievement in dance.
2016
Received Summerworks Outstanding Direction Award — For the duet Broken Lines.
2018
Received Pink Attitude Game Changer Award
2019
Received Dancing Damsels Inc. Women Achiever Award
2021
Received Eldred Family Dance Award
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Awards & Honors
- 2021 · Eldred Family Dance Award
- 2019 · Women Achiever Award — Dancing Damsels Inc.
- 2018 · Pink Attitude Game Changer Award — Pink Attitude
- 2016 · Summerworks Outstanding Direction Award for Broken Lines — SummerWorks
- 2012 · Victor Martyn Lynch-Staunton Award for outstanding artistic achievement in dance
- 1997 · Manasumanjali Award for Dance
Media Coverage
- The Story of Svāhā!: A Q&A With Nova Bhattacharya
The Dance Current
- Nova Dance animates shared sites
susan walker's artsblog
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