Sohini Ray

Sohini Ray (born 25 August 1966) is a classical Manipuri dancer dance-researcher and anthropologist and faculty fellow in University of California, Humanities Research Institute, University of California, Irvine. She has taught in University of California, Irvine, University of California, Santa Barbara and Santa Monica College and has many publications.

Dance career Sohini Ray is the founder and artistic director of Manipuri Dance Visions – Institute of Manipuri Dance in southern California. She has performed, choreographed and directed many productions in classical Manipuri dance namely Harao-kummei: joyful celebrations in Manipuri dance, Krishna-Ningshingba and has performed and toured Europe and North America and India,

Academic awards and achievements Jubilee prize, University of Calcutta, India, 1988

Dance awards and achievements National scholarship from government of India from 1982-1986, Nomination, Lestor Horton Award, 2007 Winner, Lestor Horton Award, 2008 Nomination, Lestor Horton award, 2010.