Place: Bangalore
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Email : sunanda.kolluri@gmail.com
Phone : 91 99002 11168
1195, Brig Gokhale Road, BEML Layout,
3rd Stage, Rajarajeshwari nagar,
Bangaloe 560 098
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Dance is the hidden language of the soul ! -Martha Graham
I truly believe in this wonderful Quote by Martha
Graham. Dance is beyond physical exercise or a hobby. Dance is a culmination of
body, mind and soul. One can express different emotions of happiness, love,
peace, surprise, laughter, etc through dance. Dance gives me an opportunity to
connect with likeminded people, preserve and promote the traditional dance
forms for the generations to come.
Gurur Brahmaa
Gurur Vishnu Gurur devo Maheswarah|
Gurur Saakshaath
parabrahma Tasmai sri gurave namah||
Guru has been a very important aspect in my life, who
has moulded me into what I am today and has guided me in the path towards
perfection.
At the age of 6, I was introduced to Kuchipudi dance
by my grandfather Shri Pasumarthy Krishnamurthy, who carefully watched and
perfected every step of mine. This very foundation has stood strong and gave me
a platform to explore and experience the dance form to its fullest degree.
During the course of my learning, several Gurus were
involved in teaching me different aspects of Dance and their importance.
Guru Dr. Pasumarthy Vithal & Bharathi – Guru Vithal taught me
the fundamentals of dance and under his guidance, I gave my first stage
performance Arangetram which was the first fruit of Guru Shishya Parampara.
Guru Dr. Uma Rama Rao – Guru Uma Rama
Rao taught me the professionalism it takes to blossom into a perfect performer
to a vivid audience. I learnt and
improvised Abhinayam under the guidance of Guru Uma Rama Rao which plays a
pivotal role in any performance. I had the opportunity to be part of Lasya
Priya productions and got exposure to perform at various stages and very much cherish
my association with Uma Aunty who showered her love and affection apart from
being my Guru.
Guru Sudha Sridhar – Guru Sudha Sridhar of
Nartana Academy of Performing Arts, Bangalore taught me different traditional
& Vempati Chinna Satyam’s compositions and integration of Kuchipudi with
other traditional dance forms through thematic presentations. She has motivated
and guided me to acquire academically qualified and has continues to provide several
opportunities to prove myself as a professional dancer at various prestigious
platforms. She is guiding and mentoring me in various aspects and skills
related to nuances of the dance form and pursuing the art form as an
academician, professional, teacher.
With the mentoring on all aspects related to Kuchipudi
dance form from my Gurus, unstinted support of my family, blessings of Lord
Nataraja and Siddhendra Yogi
I had the opportunity of performing at various
prestigious platforms some of which include:
· Arangetram: Ravindra Bharathi, Hyderabad
· Ananya
Dance Festival organised by Delhi Tourism, Purana Quila, New Delhi
· Music
College at Vijayawada
· Siddhendra
Yogi Dance Festival, Kuchipudi
· World
Telugu Conference, Tirupati
· Rajarajeshwari
temple, Nellore
· Naada
Neerajanam in Tirumala
· Koti
Deepotsavam event conducted by Bhakti TV, Hyderabad
· Mysore
Dussehra Festival, Mysore
· Shilparamam
Craftsmela, Hyderabad promoted by Andhra Pradesh Tourism
· Cuttack
International Dance and Music Festival 2015
· Rani
Abakka Dance Festival, Mangalore
· Damar
Dance festival 2015, Bangalore
· Kuchipudi
Natya Kalavaibhavam, Nellore
· Shrishti
Vishwa Nrithya Utsav 2015, Bangalore
· Nataraja
Utsav, Bangalore
· Kuchipudi
workshop held by Kannada Culture Board at IGNCA, Bangalore.
· Bala
Tripurasundari Kuchipudi Nruthyotsava
· Nella
Nella Vennella, Guntur
· Ghati
Subrahmanya Temple Brahmotsava, Doddaballapur
· Kalpashree
Srivari Natyanjali promoted by AP Tourism, Tirupati
· Lepakshi
Kala Utsav at Anatapur, Andhra Pradesh
· Natya
Manjeera, Guntur
· Aurobindo
Ashram, Pondicherry
· Vasantotsava
at Janapada Loka, Channapatna
· Gubbi
Veeranna Ranga Mandira, Tumkur
· Guru
Purinma celebrations at Ayur ashram, Bangalore
· ICCR
program at Chennai
· Shridi
Sai Temple at Ongole
· Sripuram
Golden Temple, Vellore, 2015 & 2016
· Ganesha
Temple, Nagarbhavi, Bangalore
· Sai
Nriyotsava Bangalore
· Ragigudda
Temple, Bangalore
· Kadambari
Festival Bangalore
· Kannada
Rajyotsava celebrations at BHEL Township, Bangalore
I had essayed
different roles in various dance dramas / ballets like Srinivasa Kalayanam,
Lakshmi Udbhavam, Vyuha Lakshmi, Palliki seva prabhandam, etc.
I have honour of
being conferred with the ‘National Nritya Shiromani’, ‘Nritya Upasak’, ‘Yuva
Kala Ratna’ awards and ‘Nartana Vidyamani; title.
Being born in
one of the traditional family of Kuchipudi and following the footsteps of my
illustrious grandfather Pasumarthy Krishnamurthy, with overwhelming support of my family established an institute,
‘Spandana’ Kuchipudi Dance Academy, Bangalore for continuing the Kuchipudi
parampara to impart training to the younger generation.
With keen interest as a dance professional, I aspire to
preserve, promote, pursue and impart the tradition of this classical dance form
at
National and International levels.
