Revanta Sarabhai

Revanta Sarabhai (born 2 September 1984) is an Indian film and theatre actor, dancer, and choreographer from Ahmedabad, Gujarat, India. He is known for being one of the few male Bharatanatyam soloists of his generation.

Revanta Sarabhai
રેવંત સારાભાઇ
Full size portrait image of Revanta Sarabhai
Born
Revanta Sarabhai-Shah

(1984-09-02) 2 September 1984
Ahmedabad, Gujarat, India
NationalityIndian
EducationPerforming Arts, Film, Design
Alma materThe University of the Arts
University of Roehampton
OccupationDancer, actor, choreographer
Years active1999–present
OrganizationDarpana Academy of Performing Arts
StyleBharata Natyam, Contemporary Dance
Spouse(s)Priyanka Raja
Parent(s)Mallika Sarabhai (mother)
Bipin Shah (father)
RelativesVikram Sarabhai
Mrinalini Sarabhai
Familysee Sarabhai family
Websitewww.revantasarabhai.com

Early life

He is the son of dancer turned activist Mallika Sarabhai and publisher Bipin Shah; and grandson of the Indian physicist Vikram Sarabhai and dancer Mrinalini Sarabhai.

Sarabhai got his basic dance training from his grandmother Mrinalini Sarabhai and had his solo classical dance début at age eight.[1] He started touring with the Darpana Performing Group in his early teens, starting in 1999 and also got training in a variety of folk, contemporary and martial arts forms from India and abroad.

Education and career

Sarabhai has a bachelors in fine arts from The University of the Arts, Philadelphia, and a masters in Performance & Creative Research from the University of Roehampton, London and worked as an independent dancer and choreographer in Europe before moving to India in 2014. He currently heads the arts education and training activities at the Darpana Academy of Performing Arts in Ahmedabad,[2] and continues to be an internationally touring performer and choreographer.

Sarabhai has collaborated with several international dancers and choreographers and has been an associate choreographer at Korzo, Den Haag since 2012.[3]

In 2017, Sarabhai made his feature film debut with the Gujarati film Dhantya Open, co-starring Kiran Kumar, Naresh Kanodia, and Manav Gohil. He has since acted in two other Gujarati feature films, including O! Taareee (2017) and Mijaaj (2018).[4] In 2018, Sarabhai made his television debut as a host on the Gujarati dance reality show Naach Maari Saathe on Colors Gujarati channel.[5]

Filmography
YearFilmRoleNotes
2010DawnVarunShort Film
2017Dhantya OpenSurajGujarati feature Film
2017O! TaareeeManthanGujarati feature Film
2018MijaajYogeshGujarati feature Film
2018 Paaghadi Gujarati feature film

Television Series
YearTV SeriesChannelRoleNotes
2018Naach Maari SaatheColors GujaratiHostDance reality show

References
  1. Priya, Shashi (21 October 2008). "Manning moves". The Indian Express.
  2. Shah-Desa, Kinjal (23 July 2014). "Arts More Accessible to All Demographics". DNA.
  3. "Revanta Sarabhai". Korzo.
  4. "Revanta Sarabhai". IMDB.
  5. Jhambekar, Shruit (7 June 2018). "Revanta Sarabhai and Vyoma Nandi to make their telly debut". Times Of India.
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