Shubhada Varadkar
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Productions

Twelve original works, written and choreographed over three decades — solo, ensemble and intercultural. Each begins with a text: the Mahabharata, Kalidasa, Tagore, Shankaracharya, Lorca.

Shubhada Varadkar in performance, wide stage shot.
Shubhada Varadkar in a red Odissi costume, one arm lifted overhead.

2025 · Solo

Mrityunjay

A psychological portrait of Karna's lifelong struggle for identity and acceptance, drawn from the Mahabharata.

Shubhada Varadkar in a red blouse and cream Odissi skirt, hand at her waist.

2024 · Intercultural / group

Trail of Roses

An Odissi meditation on Schiller's Ode to Joy, staged with German artists as part of Stuttgart Meets Mumbai.

Shubhada Varadkar in a red Odissi costume, arms extended to the side.

Group / multimedia

Journey to Divinity

The soul's journey to self-realisation, drawn from Swami Vivekananda's philosophy of Karma, Jnana and Bhakti.

Shubhada Varadkar in a red Odissi costume, hands raised beside her face.

2015 · Solo / theatrical

Kanupriya

Radha's interior monologue on her love for Krishna, drawn from Dr. Dharamvir Bharati's poem, blending dance with the rarely-used Vachik Abhinaya.

Shubhada Varadkar with both arms raised overhead in an Odissi pose.

Theatre / dance

Chitrangadha

A cross-cultural adaptation of Tagore's play Chitra, blending Odissi with Marathi theatre and music.

Shubhada Varadkar in a red Odissi costume, arms extended and gaze lifted.

Solo / devotional

Madhuram

Krishna's many dimensions as portrayed by the saint-poets Adi Shankaracharya, Jayadeva, Sant Dnyaneshwar, Mirabai and Surdas.

Shubhada Varadkar in Odissi headdress and silver jewellery, close portrait.

Solo / autobiographical

Mayurpankh

An autobiographical dance work on her own journey as a cancer survivor — courage, resilience and hope.

Shubhada Varadkar in a red Odissi costume, arm raised in a dance posture.

Solo / devotional

Amrutghanu

A devotional work on Sant Dnyaneshwar's surrender to Lord Pandurang (Vithoba), rooted in the Bhakti tradition.

Shubhada Varadkar in white and red Odissi costume, hands at her headdress.

Group / multi-style

Ritusamharam

The six Indian seasons of Kalidasa's Ritusamharam, danced as a collaboration across Odissi, Kathak and Bharatanatyam.

Shubhada Varadkar in a red Odissi costume, one leg lifted mid-movement.

2022 · Solo / tribute

Ram Ratan Dhan

A tribute to Bharat Ratna Lata Mangeshkar — her devotional, patriotic and cinematic songs rendered in classical dance vocabulary.

Shubhada Varadkar in a red Odissi costume, one arm curved above her head.

Solo / philosophical

Abhedam — The Inseparable

Adi Shankaracharya's Advaita Vedanta, danced as a journey from the illusion of separation to the realisation of absolute unity.

Shubhada Varadkar in an orange and red Odissi costume, gaze turned aside.

Intercultural / group

Flamenco–Odissi: Rasayatra

An Odissi–Flamenco dialogue on the universality of emotion, drawing on Mahasweta Devi, Kusumagraj and Federico García Lorca.

Commissioning

These works tour as full-length evenings or as excerpts within a shared programme, and several exist in both solo and ensemble form. For availability, technical requirements and fees, write to us.

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