Restoration of Innocence 22nd December with Tanmoy Bose and Blossomy

• On December 22nd, Sanved dancers will collaborate with the famous musicians Tanmoy Bose and Blossomy in staging a performance entitled, Restoration of Innocence at the Rajarhat City Center in Kolkata. The show will serve as the culmination of a workshop bringing training in dance and music to the survivors of trafficking and gender based violence.

Violence Against Women Fortnight

• From November 25 through December 10, Kolkata Sanved helped to promote the Fortnight to End Violence Against Women by staging awareness raising performances across Kolkata. In collaboration with Parichiti, a women’s rights organization, our dancers brought awareness to women’s issues to the general public on railway platforms and in local communities. See a few photos from the events on our facebook page.

Performance in collaboration with Sanchari Kalakendra on 26th November

• On November 26, Kolkata Sanved staged a performance in collaboration with Sanchari Kalakendra, an organization propagating the culture and legacy of Rabindranath Tagore, to celebrate the visionary’s dedication to the arts and to humanity. See backstage photos from the event on facebook.

Childrens day 14th November

• In celebration of Children’s Day on November 14th, Kolkata Sanved staged a grand performance at Max Meuller Bhavan in Kolkata. Hundreds of children who are engaged in our dance movement therapy programs at partner organizations in Kolkata showcased their skills on stage in celebration of children’s rights.

On 27th May 2011 6.30 p.m. Kolkata Sanved and American Center presents :

"ANTORE ANANDONIKETAN"....The Inner Light

• The presentation talks about understanding Tagore in our everyday lives...... Understanding which illuminates our consciousness..... Glorifies our self and its revelation...... This inner light guides our thoughts and actions...... Please mark the date on your calender and to join us in this celebration at American Center.

UPCOMING EVENTS: 24th March 2011 London

• Kolkata Sanved invited by Worlds Leading Dance Company Sadler�s Wellsto speak at their Seminar Changing Young Lives through Dance on 24th March 2011 London. The other two speakers are David Alan Harris � Global Wellbeing, USA, Hannah Stevens Epic Arts Cambodia. For more information visit their website: www.londondance.com/youth www.sadlerswell...

AWARD: 11th March 2011 New York USA

• Kolkata Sanved's Founder Director Sohini Chakraborty received the prestigious �THE DVF Award� 2011. The Awarding ceremony took place at United Nations, New York on 11th March 2011 at the Women in the World Summit.

• The DVF Awards was created by Diane von Furstenberg and the Diller-von Furstenberg Family Foundation to recognize and support women who are using their resources, commitment and visibility to transform the lives of other women. These are women who have had the courage to fight, the power to survive and the leadership to inspire.

Upcoming Event: Childrens Day Celebration

• 13th November 2010 at Max Muller Bhavan Kolkata 3p.m.-6p.m.-Kolkata Sanved celebrate the children's day. 120 children will participate at the occasion with their own creation Programme will be graced by Tanuree Shankar. Please join us.

Beyond Sport Event Chicago 2010

• Kolkata Sanved core programme " SAVING LIVES THROUGH DANCE" showcased at the Beyond Sport 2010 event at Chicago 27th-30th October 2010.
  
  According to Beyond Sport "Saving Lives Through Dance have created a curriculum that is of such quality that it can and has been be shared with by partners around the world. "

GAATW IS Conference at Bangkok:

• Kolkata Sanved invited to lead a workshop and perform at GAATW-IS (Global Alliance Against Traffic in Women International Secretariat) International Conference 6-7th July 2010 at Bangkok, Thailand.

MANTHAN- Organised by Sanjog and Groupe Developpment

• Kolkata Sanved invited to conduct an interactive performance to a 3 day national strategic planning meet named Manthan organized by Sanjog and Groupe Developpment held in Kolkata on 17th June 2010.

• Kolkata Sanved has performed during numerous occasions to promote its message to masses.

Kolkata Sanved 5th Foundation Day

• On 29th April 2010 Kolkata Sanved in collaboration with Weavers Studio will host its Fifth Foundation Day at Birla Academy at 6.30 P.M. Programme will be graced by the presence of Dr. Mallika Sarabhai. Please join us in this journey.

Kubera-Edelweiss Social Innovation Honours 2009

• Kolkata Sanved is the First Runner up for Kubera-Edelweiss Social Innovation Honours 2009 for Employability Category.

Beyond Sport Award 2009

• Kolkata Sanved has won a spot on the Prestigious SHORTLIST for the BEYOND SPORT AWARD 2009 in the best project for health category and invited to LONDON for their event "The Beyond Sport Global Summit and Awards on July 7-9 2009" ( www.beyondsport.org).

Global Consultation on Combating Human Trafficking at India Habitat Center in New Delhi, 7th-8th March 2009

• We have been invited to perform at Global Consultation on Combating Human Trafficking at India Habitat Center in New Delhi, on 7th and 8th March 2009. Performance Theme: Empowering Women to Combat Human Trafficking: meeting challenges and creating change. Organized by Council for World Mission.

Movement Therapy Course

• Dance / Movement Therapy: Theory & Practice - 90 Hours Curriculum Instructor: Bonnie Bernstein, M.Ed, MFT, ADTR

Language(s) of Theater, 28th - 30th January 2009

• Invited to speak on their 5th Annual International Conference on "Language(s) of Theater" held from 28th - 30th January 2009. Organized by Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi and Indian Society for Theatre Research. Theme was: Power of Body Language through Dance and Movement

April 29, 2008: Dance in Outreach

• Kolkata Sanved and World Dance Alliance (West Bengal) in collaboration with Eastern Zonal Culturul Center (EZCC) celebrated the power of dance with ?Dance in Outreach? focusing on the possible roles of dance as advocacy and how it can and does make a difference to so many lives, especially bringing change in the lives of special children, victim of violence, mentally challenge and children from the disadvantaged strata of society. The programme was inaugurated by Amala Shankar.
  
  Over 101 children and young adults from diverse backgrounds participated in the performance, helping to spread the powerful message of dance. The celebration included works by Kolkata Sanved?s own Dance Movement Therapy (DMT) trainers with children from their regular DMT classes at All Bengal Women?s Union , APNE AAP Women Worldwide , Nirman and Newlight. A short documentary on one of the DMT trainer?s work with mental health patients at Lumbini Park Mental Hospital was also presented.

Regional Workshop on Dance Movement Therapy - March 2008

• Kolkata Sanved organized a 5-day residential Regional Workshop on Dance Movement Therapy (DMT) from 07.03.08 to 11.03.08 at the CINI ASHA Children's Park in Monobitan on the periphery of Kolkata. Participants Table

• Sri Gopal Krishna Gandhi, the Governor of West Bengal formally launched Kolkata Sanved?s Programme "Saving Lives Through Dance" on March 30, 2007. Through this event, we reached out to the public regarding the Process of Dance Movement Therapy along with the development of the Core Trainers. The trainers played a major role in the whole programme and participated in meetings and networking for the event.

UNIFEM & UNDP Regional High Level Consultation-2006

• Sohini Chakraborty was invited on behalf of Kolkata Sanved to speak on using Dance Movement as mental health in human rights perspectives at the Regional High Level consultation at Kathmandu, Nepal (22-24th May 2006), organised by UNIFEM & UNDP.

• Invited to the London House of Commons and Wales for dance performance, advocacy, and workshop in 2004. Organised by Commonwealth Youth Exchange Council, Christian-Aid, Urdd Gobaith Cymru and Sanlaap.

AMERICAN DANCE THERAPY CONFERENCE-2004, 2005, 2006

• Represented India for the first time with an invitation from the American Dance Therapy Association to attend the International Dance Therapy Conference held 7-10th October, 2004 in New Orleans and 10-15th October in Washington DC. This programme was supported by the US State Department of Trafficking in Persons.
• 16th ? 5th Nov. 2005, Nashville and Washington DC , Speaker of the International Panel of Dance Therapy conference. programme supported by Alyse Nelson Bloom, Vital Voices and Georgetown University.

BANGLADESH YOUTH EXCHANGE PROGRAMME DURING VIOLENCE FORTNIGHT-2004

• 2004 International Campaign to stop violence against women and girls for Kolkata-Bangladesh exchange programme.

WORLD DANCE ALLIANCE EVENTS

• World Dance Alliance - West Bengal in association with Oxford Bookstore presented ?Dance Today - Tradition and Transition, 29th May 2005
• World Dance Day, 2006 - 29th April at Rabindra Sadan organised by World Dance Alliance, West Bengal Dance Group Federation, EZCC and Rajya Sangeet Natak Academy
• Seventh National Conference of Women's Movement 2006 - Inaugural performance 9th September, Kolkata-Saltlake Stadium

Other Performances

• Performance at Rabindra Sadan on May 9, 2008 for Amrita.
• Performance at Rabindra Okakura Bhavan, Saltlake June 8, 2008 for Sribhumi Jighisa
• Beti Bachao Andolan - Anti-trafficking Seminar - March 27 2008
• West Bengal State Aids Control Society (WBSACS) ? March 28 2008
• Performance at Subhasgram organized by Antarango on May 15, 2008
• Health Vision ? December 1, 2007
• Parichiti - November 28, 2007
• Max Mueller Bhavan - November 16, 2007
• Banchbo ? October 1, 2007
• SEOMP ? September 14, 2007
• Sambhabana ? June 7, 2007

CONFERENCE AND SEMINARS - 2009

• "Breakthrough": 31st October-3rd November 2009, Villa la Pietra, Florence, Italy. This was a part of Overcoming the Obstacles to Equality, Development and Peace, hosted by Vital Voices Global Partnership. The conference marked a Global Working Session to commemorate the 15-year anniversary of the UN Fourth World Conference on Women.
• Discussion on trafficking and commercial sexual exploitation of minors, organized by Health Vision: 18th November 2009, Kolkata, India.
• "The Grassroots Girls Initiative: Knowledge Exchange Meeting": 18th-20th November 2009, New Delhi, India. This was organized by GFC.
• Conference organized by World Dance Alliance: 28th November-2nd December 2009, New Delhi, India.
• "Courage to Lead": 8th-10th December 2009, Geneva, Switzerland. This was a part of the Global Summit on Women and Human Rights.

Conference Invitations - 2008

• May 2-5 2008
  Women as leaders of Change: Global Leadership Meeting in White Oak, Florida, USA: Sohini Chakraborty was selected from India to attend this conference organized by the Global Leadership project, Vital Voices
• October 9 2007 at Vigyan Bhavan, New Delhi
  Sohini Chakraborty was invited on behalf of Kolkata Sanved to speak at UNGIFT Conference on the Role of Dance and Movement Therapy in Anti Trafficking organized by UNODC.
• October 27 - 30 2007
  Sohini Chakraborty, on behalf of Kolkata Sanved, was invited to represent South Asia at the International Dance Therapy Conference organized by the American Dance Therapy Association in Brooklyn, New York. Paper presented-Using Dance/Movement with children in South Asia.
• June 7 -10 2007
  Singapore Joint Representation: In search of a Path: India?s Dance in Therapy for Survivors of Trafficking. The paper was jointly presented with Dr. Urmimala Sarkar with the invitation of World Dance Alliance-Asia Pacific.
• March 24 2008 at Anita Banerjee Memorial Hall, Jadavpur University, Kolkata
  Sohini Chakraborty on behalf of Kolkata Sanved was invited to attend a joint workshop on ?Domestic Workers in Kolkata? conducted by the School of Women?s Studies, Jadavpur University and Parichiti.
• March 24 2008 at Rotary Sadan, Kolkata
  Sohini Chakraborty on behalf of Kolkata Sanved was invited by the Association for Women with Disability, Kolkata and Healthlink Worldwide, London to attend the Release of the Baseline Survey Report and Inauguration of the Regional Leadership Training Programme of Women with Disabilities.

Roundtable Discussions

• Technical differences between Dance and Dance Movement Therapy-Definition and impact
• Acceptance of Dance and Movement Therapy in rural set-up
• Organizational Challenges
• DMT as a career option/alternative livelihood