Place:Ongole, A.P
School/Organization: Sri Nalinipriya Kuchipudi Nrithya Nikethan
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Contact:
56-1-31, Pothuraju Palem 1st line,
Near Agraharam Railway Gate,
Ongole – 523001.
Email :siva_kumari@yahoo.co.in
Phone :+91 9989244417
Profile and pictures posted with permission from the artist:
I started my first steps in Kuchipudi
dance at the age of 10 years under the training of Guru Smt. Kameswari garu at
Ongole, AP. I have learned intricacies
of Kuchipudi dance form from Guru
Sri.K.V.Subrahmanyam garu, a disciple of Guru Dr.Vempati China Satyam
garu. I was well trained in Choreography,
Nattuvangam & Ballets under the professional guidance of Dr. Vedantham
Ramalinga Sastry garu, Principal Sidhendra Yogi Kala Pitham, Kuchipudi and Sri
Yeleswarapu Srinivasulu.
I have given around 300 programs all
over India, won many prizes in national and state level competitions and
received prizes from famous natya Gurus Sri Vedantam Satyanarayana Sarma, Shiva
Sankar, Dhanush and many other film actors. Some programs are as follows.
- Performed in SVBC TTD Naada Neerajanam in Tirumala on 30-4-2017 and 04-10-2018.
- “Andhra Maha Sabha”, Mumbai
- “Shirdi Sai Samshtan”, Shirdi
- “Sidhartha Academy”, Vijayawada
- Performed Rukmini Krishna Ballet in Academy of Fine Arts in Mahathi, Tirupathi.
- “Siliconandhra”, International Dance Convention
- “Thiruchanur Padmavathi Brahmotsav”, Mahathi(Tirupati) & Tiruchanur
- Lasyakalpa Foundation, “Noopura Ravam” at Ravindra Bharathi, Hyderabad
- Kala Bharathi Dance Festival, Vizag
- “TTD Brahmotsavams” at Annamacharya Kalamandir, Tirupati
- I prize from “NEFZA” Dace Competions, Nellore
- II Prize in “Kalanilayam” National level Competetions, Chilakaluri Peta
- “NaMaargam “Dance Festival at Chowdaiah Memorial Hall, Banglore
- “Gurupoojotsav Celebrations” at Kaivaram, Karnataka.
- Participated as faculty in kuchipudi workshops for 3 days at Karnataka Sangeetha Nrithya Academy, Govt. of Karnataka in association with Indira Gandhi National Centre for the Arts Southern Regional Centre.
- Participated in a lecture demonstration along with our Guru Sri Vedantham Ramalinga Sastry garu at Krishna Gana Sabha in Chennai as a part of 35th Natya kala festival.
- Participated in “Kuchipudi Yakshagana Mahotsavam” organized by Dept. of Language & Culure, AP Govt, Sangatha Nataka Academy, New Delhi & Nartham, A Quarterly Journal of Indian Dance at Kuchipudi.
- Participated in “World Cultural Festival” Organized by Art of Living Foundation at New Delhi.
- Our troop has been selected for Finals of “KALA NEERAJANAM” for Nada Neerajanam conducted by TTD in Vizag.
- Performed in Brahmotsavams of Srisailam, Thiruchanur & Tirupathi.
Ballets:
- Rukmini Krishna – Own Production & Direction, Played role of Krishna
- Narthana Sala – As Droupathi, Sudheshna
- Prahlada Natakam – As Leelavathi
- Parvathi Kalyanam – As Rathi, Parvathi
- Ganga Gowri Samvadam – As Gowri
- Vengamamba Charitham – As Vengamamba
- Vinayaka Vijayam – As Lakshmi
- Padmavathi Vaidhavam - Own Production & Direction
- Sri Sai Divya Charitham - Own Production & Direction
- Yuva Kala Rathna
- Natya Brahma
- “Ugadi Puraskaram” for 2016 from District Collector, Prakasam Dt & State Transport Minister Sri Sidha Raghava Rao garu.
- Recieved Two Gold medals for being Topper in MA Kuchipudi from potti sreeramulu telugu university, from Honable Governor Sri NARASIMHAM GARU on 4.7.2018.
