Astad Deboo

Astad Deboo
Deboo in 2009
Born(1947-07-13)13 July 1947
Navsari, Gujarat, British India
Died10 December 2020(2020-12-10) (aged 73)
Mumbai, India
NationalityIndian
Career
DancesContemporary dance – fusion of Kathak and Kathakali

Astad Deboo (13 July 1947 – 10 December 2020) was an Indian contemporary dancer and choreographer. He was considered a pioneer of modern dance in India.[1] Through his career he collaborated with artists including Pina Bausch, Alison Becker Chase and Pink Floyd, and performed across the world.[2][3][4]

He was awarded the Sangeet Natak Akademi Award in 1996 and Padma Shri in 2007, awarded by the Government of India.[5]

  1. ^ Pioneer of modern dance[usurped], The Hindu, 31 December 2002.
  2. ^ Blending the Modern with the Traditional Archived 18 April 2009 at the Wayback Machine SPAN magazine.
  3. ^ Cite error: The named reference toi was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  4. ^ Astad Deboo to Oslo Archived 5 October 2008 at the Wayback Machine Embassy of Norway, India.
  5. ^ Astad Deboo, 60 Rediff.com, 13 July 2007.