Biography

Loredana Ungureanu discovers Indian culture at the age of 15, in Romania, through Indian music, movies, yoga classes and novels by Mircea Eliade, a Romanian writer who lived in India and in France (his novel " The  Bengali Night" tells his love for an Indian girl, Maitreyi).

In 2004 she performs her first Indian solo dance during the theater show Baal, adaptation of a B. Brecht's play, staged by Benoit Vitse, at the Athenaeum of Iasi, Romania.

          The same year, she creates the Indian dance group Shakti, with Romanian and Indian students, with whom she gives the first artistic representation during the Ateneuropa festival, at the Athenaeum of Ia?i, Romania.

          For the International Dance Festival at Iasi, Loredana conceives a show composed of Indian dances introduced by texts inspired by the Mahabharata epic poem, recited by the actor Andrei Onofrei.

          The choreographer of the Shakti group collaborates at the Athenaeum of Ia?i with other talented artists: the breakdance group Voodoo People (The Love Festival 2005), the contemporary dance choreographer Alice ?fai?er (the International Dance Festival of 2005), the Indian classical music group Sangeet Lahari (Taal, Indian rhythms, 2006 ).

From 2004 to 2008, Loredana participates with her group Shakti in numerous events on the stage of the Athenaeum de Iasi, the Student's House of Culture of Iasi, the Copou House of Culture of Iasi or on open air stages, for local and international events (Global Village, the Festival of Iasi).

           In 2008, the choreographer recreates at Bucharest the Shakti group, which joins the cultural social association InterAct, organizer of the first edition of the Namaste India Festival in Bucharest, in 2010. After her participation at this festival, the portrait of Loredana, dressed in Indian dancer, is displayed as a poster of the exhibition signed by Dorina Padineanu (Central University Library of Bucharest).

 Loredana collaborates in Bucharest with the group ProviDanse (Celebrate India 2010), the singer Ali Zaidi (Body Mind Spirit Festival 2010).

She gives Indian dance classes at the University of Bucharest and at the Student Cultural Center and studies the hindi language with the teacher Usha Sood, at the University of Bucharest.

 In 2012, she discovers India through a trip to New Delhi, Agra, Jaipur, Varanasi, Khajuraho, Kanpur.

Loredana studies the classical dance Bharatanatyam with the Indian teacher Reena Singh, in 2012, and  follows a dance workshop with the Indian kathak dance teacher Sharmila Sharma, in 2013.

 In 2014, she obtains the certificat of dance instructor, issued by the Ministry of Education of Romania.

           In Bucharest, the choreographer of the Shakti group participates in many events organized by the Indian Embassy, in many festivals (the Namaste India Festival, Tea and coffee festival, AsiaFest, the Oriental Dance Festival), cultural events (the release of the movie Life of Pi), dance competitions (Polidansfest), TV shows (Shakti arrives in the quarterfinals of the TV contest "Romania Dances" 2014), advertising projects (Palmolive Orient Rituel).

           In 2014, the choreographer gives Bollywood dance classes at the Dance School Sophie Berra, in Caen, France. She takes part at the Sophie Berra's Dance Gala "The sleeping beauty tale" at the Zenith of Caen and she also takes part in The Indian Dance Gala, at the MJC Chemin Vert of Caen.

           She became a member of the association Aditra, which promotes the Indian culture and especially the Indian classical dance Bharata Natyam, taught by Éloïse Salomé, Bharata Natyam dancer and teacher.

In 2015, Loredana settles in Nantes and gives Indian dance classes at Nantes Talensac Blanche Burlin Dancing School.

In 2016 she dances during an evening dedicated to the World Dances, at the Mines School  Nantes and at the cinema Katorza, before the projection of the indian tamil movie 'Case No. 18/9'. She collaborated with the Devananda association for the 26th June dance show at the Dervallières community cultural centre. She also founds the Indian dance and culture Shakti association on 15th of June 2016.

           Loredana creates choreographies inspired by classical Indian dance, folk dance and Bollywood dance.

 

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