ABOUT
Pooja hirwade is a Bharatanatyam and Kuchipudi practitioner, performing artist, choreographer and educator. The disciple of Guru Smt. Ratnam Janardhanan, she started dancing at the tender age of four and completed her Arangetram in 2015. Holding a Bachelor of Engineering degree in Electronics and Telecommunications and Masters of Fine Arts with specialization in Bharatnatyam, Pooja has to her credit numerous awards at state and national level in the field of art and culture especially Bharatanatyam.
She has been a recipient of scholarship from the Ministry of Culture, Govt. of India under the ‘Scholarship to Young Artists Scheme’ as well as CCRT Junior Scholarship. Pooja has travelled extensively all over India as a soloist and with her teacher’s troupe and performed in prestigious dance festivals.
SOCIAL ACTIVITIES
Imagine if each one of us paid it forward, just gave of our time and money to those really in need. Our hearts would be full and infinite love would abound.
One such series is Antaragni - Dance for a Cause which highlights a particular social cause every year and budding artists are given a platform to showcase their talent in classical and folk dance forms.
Pooja curated and organises some of the most memorable dance programmes and charity dance events in Nagpur in collaboration with Sankalp- Nayi Soch Nayi Umeed (NGO based in Nagpur).
Organized an international level HIDDEN IDOL CONTEST (classical dance competition) as a lead coordinator at Nagpur in 2016 to provide aspiring artists a global platform.
TESTIMONIALS
Pooja Anil Hirwade, a danseuse from Nagpur, chose a Daru Varnam to fit in the time allotted to her to present Bharatanatyam. The Sanskrit-based, Kamaj raga-Adi tala composition of Sri Muthaiah Bhagavatar was very well structured along with the required jathis that connected the different stanzas. The energy that was seen at the beginning was maintained until the concluding step and that made her technical dance part very crisp and geometrical and at the same time her translation of sahithya with appropriate gestures and movements made the whole presentation wonderful.
Pooja Hirwada from Nagpur was impressive in dramatic quality, revealing the virile and benevolent aspect of the goddess in "Devi" in the Bharatanatyam style. With clarity of movements and a passion for dancing, Pooja can aspire to become a fine performer.
