Madhura Sane
Dancer, Actor, Choreographer
Director, Nritya Natya Academy (A Kathak Dance and Drama Academy)
nrityakendra@gmail.com
DANCE PERFORMANCES *
Rhidam Show Series, IL — Choreographer, Performer
2017, 2018, Trailer
Kathak Classical Concerts, MI, FL, IL, NV, WI, IN, MO, GA, TX, NY, MN,
Canada, India, UK, Dubai— Kathak Exponent
2001 onwards
Kathak pure classical shows with or without live music maintaining the traditional
repertoire and sequencing.
Anarkali, IL— Director, Performer, Production Manager
2019
The revival of classic drama Mughal-e-Azam in a broadway-style with scenes,
visuals, live music, and dances. Total of 25 participants. Trailer
Inaugural dignitary function, Delhi, India— Kathak Performer
2017
Kathak Classical and Semiclassical performance in front of Honorable Prime
minister Modi, Shri Shri Ravi Shankar, and other dignitaries.
Show for Bahai Faith, NV, IL— Choreographer, Performer
2018
Showcasing Unity of religion and faith with several different styles of dances
pertaining to different religions, performed solo for 45 min.
Show for National Integration, IL— Choreographer, Performer
2017, 2018
Showcasing Unity of Nationality and promoting humanity and peace within nations
and castes.
Tribute to Soldiers, IL, FL— Choreographer, Production Manager, Performer
2017, 2018
Showcasing the love and bravery of Soldiers fighting for their motherland with
visuals and dances.
Eternal Prayers, IL— Choreographer, Performer
2017, 2018
Showcasing the History of Religions, Sanatan Dharma with History of Indian
USEFUL LINKS
www.madhuraonline.com
fb.com/nrityanatakkendra
madhuraonline.com/nna
fb.com/actordancermadhura
All About Madhura
Radio Interview
Naperville channel Interview
Classical Music and Dance. Performed 12 different dances with different costumes
in a span of 1.5 hours.
*Only a few shows are listed, Several ongoing shows keep happening. Classical
Performance , Music Videos , Performance with Swapnil Bandodkar 1, 2
ACTING PERFORMANCES
Films and Screen — Actor
5 sketches (short film, won many awards an recognitions, with Sandeep Kulkarni),
Bucket List (with Madhuri Dixit, Vandana Gupte, Sumeet Raghavan, Trailer ), Saaz
(with Shabana Azmi, Aruna Irani, and Zakir Hussain), Desi in Pardes (currently in
post, Hyderabad film, starring Gulludada), Sankarp (current in post, Marathi film,
with Sandeep Kulkarni, Arun Nalawade), Priti (currently in post, Punjabi film,
playback by Alka Yagnik), several music video s, several serials.
Theater — Actor
Marathi: Ashwamedh (current production, political corporate drama, playing the
lead character), Kuni Tari Ahe Tithe (Suspense thriller, played the lead character,
stage time 2 hours), Padlyaver Premat (musical on BMM stage), Jhop, Gadhvacha
Lagna, Baba Haravle Ahet, Several Children Plays and musicals.
Hindi: Several plays at Prithvi Theaters, India, Some local US productions like
shatraj ke khiladi, supari dot com, matadeen chand per, phansi, etc
English: Currently in production (local), Several plays at Prithvi theater, India
Urdu: Aaj ki Umraojaan (Chicago production, played the lead character)
EDUCATION
Gandharva (ABGMV) and Prayag (PSS), India Bachelors in
Kathak Indian Classical Dance
1984 – 1996
Currently pursuing masters, attend several advanced level workshops in various
expertise of Kathak, pursuing an online course in Kathak. Trained in several folk
dances like Lavani, Ghumaar, Raas, Dandiya, Bihari, Bhangra
Aavishkaar Dramatics, India
1983 – 1990
Extensive training in Children’s theater, Adult theater, and musicals in various
languages under the guidance of Sulabha Deshpande and Arvind Deshpande. Later
received training from Sanjana Kapoor at Prithvi Theaters, India
AWARDS
Women of Excellence Award
(an all-rounder award)
Women in Architecture,
Chicago Award
Visharad and Prabhakar in
Kathak Classical Dance
Structural Designer for Green
Building
Gold Medal by University of
Mumbai
Several Dance and music
competitions
LANGUAGES
English, Hindi, Marathi, Urdu
and Sanskrit
University of Illinois, Urbana Champaign, IL Masters in
Civil Eng., Structural Engineering and Architecture
2000 – 2003
Voluntarily retired as a Senior Structural Engineer to pursue a passion in Dance and
Acting. Structural Green Building Award, Structural Thesis Award, Chicago Women
in Architecture Award, Notable Structural Design for McCormick Convention center
Sir J J College of Architecture, India Bachelors in
Architecture
1995 – 2000
University of Mumbai Gold Medalist, received the Gold Medal from Honorable
Indian Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee