Entertainment icon, Shiamak Davar embarked upon a journey two decades ago with a vision to change people’s perception of dance, creating benchmark and setting standards for performing arts. Choreographer, singer, artistic director, performer, philanthropist and teacher par excellence, Shiamak has led the world in embracing a dance movement that is beyond the ordinary, enthralling people in what can aptly be called the Shiamak Movement. Shiamak is on a mission to educate the world with the joy of dancing, a mission to entertain audiences with his creative brilliance, a mission to empower people with his belief that if you have the will, you’ll always triumph.
Shiamak took upon himself the onus of spearheading and spreading dance education to the masses. He formalized Shiamak Davar’s International (SDI) with the motto "Have Feet. Will Dance" and his dance form spoke a new language, one that was not only a great physical experience but also a spiritually uplifting one.
Shiamak’s art of powerful storytelling through the medium of song and dance has enabled him to create masterpieces that that stimulate the body, mind and spirit and make music visible through inventive dance movement, rich costumes and majestic set design.
Shiamak strongly believes in the healing power of dance and uses this art form, effectively and extensively, to impact people’s lives positively. Through dance, Shiamak’s not for profit organisation Victory Arts Foundation (VAF) empowers children who are lesser privileged, vulnerable to HIV/AIDS or with special needs. VAF enriches their lives and instills in them a strong sense of self-belief and confidence. Shiamak has taken several mammoth steps to ensure a seamless integration of these special children into society, and in the process left a lasting impact on the lives of those to whom it matters the most.
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