Sudesh Adhana

Sudesh Adhana is a choreographer of Indian descent based in Oslo, Norway since 2006. Educated at KHIO (National College of Arts), Oslo with a Bachelor in Contemporary Dance. Previously he has studied Mayurbhanj Chhau & Kathakali Dance at Shri Ram Bharatiya Kala Kendra, and the International Kathakali Center, both in New Delhi, India.

In 2007, Adhana established the company Xproarts, to shed light on matters and subjects that are conventionally labelled as “unimportant”; hence are often ignored. A lot of the current struggles we face as a society are byproducts of our ideologies and practices from the past. We feel responsible to give voice to such matters by bringing them to the art table, through an amalgamation of performances that involve a cohesion of both body and mind.

He has marked himself both in film and on stage and have received several awards for his works, amongst others a National Film Award (IN) for best choreography for the song Bismil (Haider 2014). Adhana has also received the National Arts Grant (NO), and has been Ambassador for Dance Days, 2016 Norway. In 2018 Ustaad Bismilah Khan Youth Award from Sangeet Natak Academy, Department of Culture, India. And Rolf-gmalin prize 2021 form FFUK (fund for performing artist) Norway.

Website Xproarts