Editing Roger Sinha (section)

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Born in London in England of an Armenian mother and an Indian father, Roger Sinha was immersed in English culture from an early age. He said to be closer to "Fish'n chips than khari". When Roger was 8 years old, his family moved to Saskatoon, Saskatchewan. This newfound culture collided with the two others and started his quest for identity.

In 1984, Sinha decided to devote his life to dancing. In 1990, as part of his choreographic research, Roger discovers Bharata Natyam a classical dance form from southern India. The integration of this technique in his dance vocabulary allowed him to reclaim his heritage and to express his pride in being Indian. He moved to Montreal in 1989 and danced for choreographers such as Jean-Pierre Perreault and Sylvain Émard Danse. His first solo Burning Skin, was an international success and launched his choreographic career. His inspiration stems from a deep felt and intense need to reclaim his Indian heritage and to use this tradition to shape a modern expression of his reality. His work uses the universality of the body to explore cultural harmony and dissonance, and tensions created by the collision of East and West. Beautifully expressive mudras and the rhythmically complex footwork of Indian dance combine with the full body movements of modern, ballet and the martial arts. All of Roger's history and experiences both innate and acquired intermingle and punctuate his creative signature. Martial arts, ballet, contemporary dance and later on Bharata Natyam, participate in his distinctive choreography.


Besides creating for [http://asiancanadianwiki.org/wiki/User:Sinhadanse Sinha Danse] he co-choreographed, with Sandra Laronde, Tono. This work by Red Sky has been presented in both the summer olympics in Beijing the winter olympics in Vancouver and was invited to perform at the Canadian Pavillion in Shanghai in May 2010. Besides being a Choreographer he is also a filmmaker and his dance video Hater ‘n Baiters won the popular vote for the Radio Canada International Roots competition in April 2010.