This group of dancers explore new dance movements developed from Indian classical roots, along with Indian martial arts movements and principles of yoga, to form a genre which is contemporary in outlook - dealing with issues relevant in today’s world. They parallelly practice and work on their classical roots.

Their work extends to all forms of performing arts, working with new ideas, collaborating with artists from all fields, and providing a platform for upcoming artists with new expressions. The company members also interact independently with other dancers and artists on collaborative projects.

Apart from performing and holding dance workshops, Srishti aims at extending its teaching capabilities to under-privileged children in the future.

Raka Maitra

Initiated into dance at the Children’s' Little theatre, Kolkata and graduated with a diploma in performing arts, Raka Maitra has specialized in Odissi under the guidance of Smt. Madhavi Mudgal and other nationally acclaimed Gurus. She is also a Seraikella Chhau dancer, trained under Shashadhar Acharya and has learned Modern Dance from the LaSalle-SIA College of performing arts, Singapore.

She has been performing professionally at international dance festivals and is currently exploring the different dimensions of Indian contemporary dance and collaborating with dancers from other disciplines.