Paratopias by Pratibha Arts

Born in Pune, India but raised in St. John’s, NL, Bageshree Vaze is an Indo-Canadian dance artist, musician, and writer. Bageshree initially trained in Bharatha Natyam at the St. John’s Hindu Temple, and studied vocal music with her father, Damodar Vaze. She later trained in India on scholarships with some of the foremost masters of Indian classical dance and music – Bageshree studied Kathak dance with Jai Kishan Maharaj in New Delhi, and studied vocal music with the renowned Veena Sahasrabuddhe. As a vocalist and composer, Bageshree has 6 CDs to her credit, including Tarana, an album of music for Indian dance, which was released in India by Times Music under the name Khanak. In 2004, Bageshree was named an MTV India ‘rising star’ and in 2010, she was awarded the K.M. Hunter Award in Dance. Bageshree has a Bachelor’s degree in Journalism from Carleton University and a Master’s in Dance from York University. In 2022, Bageshree was named Dance Collection Danse’s inaugural Artist Researcher-in-Residence. Bageshree is the 2022 co-recipient of the Dora Mavor Moore Award for Outstanding Original Sound Composition in the Dance Division. Paratopias runs October 2nd to 3rd 2026.