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Kalaimamani Shri Guru Madurai R. Muralidaran is an acclaimed dance Guru (teacher), composer, dancer, choreographer, lyricist, playwright and director best known for his large body of modern compositions for Bharatanatyam dancers and his many elaborate dance musical productions. His works explore the complexities of Bharathanatyam theory and ...
Rani Karnaa was an Indian classical dancer, known for her proficiency in the Indian dance form of Kathak, and regarded by many as one of the greatest exponents of the art form. [1] [2] She was honoured by the Government of India, in 2014, by bestowing on her the Padma Shri, the fourth highest civilian award, for her services to the field of ...
Began Dance Training at the Age of 7, at CLT, Kolkata, where children were given a very inclusive training, created and conducted by some of the senior Gurus of Artistes of india like Balakrishna Menon, Guru Bipin Singh, Kalavati Devi etc. Understanding light-designing, audio- recording, Costume-making, Stage-Craft, Training in Art & Craft, Music, Theatre, Skating, along with Dance Training,
Born on November 13, 1980, Aniruddha Knight spent his growing years both in India and the United States of America. [5] His father is an American, Douglas Knight, who married into the family when he studied classical drumming on a South Indian mridangam at Wesleyan University, where Aniruddha's late grandmother T. Balasaraswati and her two musician brothers had taught since 1962. [5]
Madhavi Mudgal is an Indian classical dancer known for her Odissi dance style. She has won several awards, including the Sanskriti Award, 1984, President of India's award of Padma Shri, 1990, [1] the Orissa State Sangeet Natak Akademi Award, 1996, Grande Medaille de la Ville by Govt. of France, 1997, Central Sangeet Natak Akademi Award, 2000, Delhi State Parishad Samman, 2002 and the title of ...
Bhavana Reddy was born and raised in New Delhi, India. [1] Her family is in the Limca Book of Records for being the world's first and only family dedicated to Kuchipudi. [ 3 ] Bhavana is the younger daughter of Padmabhushans Drs. Raja Radha Reddy and Kaushalya Reddy, and the younger sister of Yamini Reddy.
Gopal Prasad Dubey is an Indian classical dancer, known for his expertise in the Indian classical dance form of Chhau. [1] [2] [3] He is considered by many as the leading exponent of the Seraikella variant of the art form. [4] Dubey was honored by the Government of India, in 2012, with the fourth highest Indian civilian award of Padma Shri. [5]
Indian classical dance, or Shastriya Nritya, is an umbrella term for different regionally-specific Indian classical dance traditions, rooted in predominantly Hindu musical theatre performance, [1] [2] [3] the theory and practice of which can be traced to the Sanskrit text Natya Shastra.