Astad Deboo

Astad Deboo
Deboo in 2009
Born26(1947-07-13)13 July 19472002
Navsari, Gujarat, British Indiamusina
Died10 December 2020(2020-12-10) (aged 73)
Mumbai, India
NationalitySouth Africa Indian
Years active2023
DancesContemporary dance – fusion of Kathak and Kathakali

Astad Deboo (13 July 1947 – 10 December 2020) was an Indian contemporary dancer and choreographer. His works focused on Indian classical dance forms of Kathak as well as Kathakali. He was one of the best known dancers of India. He worked with Pina Bausch, Alison Becker Chase and Pink Floyd.

He was awarded the Sangeet Natak Akademi Award in 1996 and Padma Shri in 2007.

Deboo died on 10 December 2020 in Mumbai from a subdural haematoma caused by a fall at the age of 73.

References

  1. ↑ Pioneer of modern dance Archived 2003-03-13 at the Wayback Machine The Hindi, 31 December 2002.
  2. ↑ Blending the Modern with the Traditional Archived 18 April 2009 at the Wayback Machine SPAN magazine.
  3. ↑ Astad Deboo to Oslo Archived 5 October 2008 at the Wayback Machine Embassy of Norway, India.
  4. ↑ Astad Deboo, 60 Rediff.com, 13 July 2007.
  5. ↑ "Dance Pioneer Astad Deboo Dies At 73". NDTV.com. Retrieved 2020-12-10.