Shantala Shivalingappa
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Shantala Shivalingappa is an Indian Kuchipudi
dancer. Shivalingappa, a “child of the east and west,” was born in Madras, India, and raised in Paris. Her gurus are Vempati Chinna Satyam
and her mother, Savitry Nair, under whom she trained in Bharatha Natyam. She has worked with prestigious artists such as Maurice Bejart
, Peter Brook
, Bartabas
, Ushio Amagatsu, and Pina Bausch
. Her performances have been praised throughout the world, and she tours extensively, hoping to increase international awareness of the Kuchipudi form.
Kuchipudi
Kuchipudi is a Classical Indian dance form Andhra Pradesh, India. It is also popular all over South India. Kuchipudi is the name of a village in the Divi Taluka of Krishna district that borders the Bay of Bengal and with resident Brahmins practicing this traditional dance form, it acquired the...
dancer. Shivalingappa, a “child of the east and west,” was born in Madras, India, and raised in Paris. Her gurus are Vempati Chinna Satyam
Vempati Chinna Satyam
Dr. Vempati Chinna Satyam was born on October 25, 1929 in Kuchipudi, Andhra Pradesh. He is a legendary dancer and a guru of Kuchipudi dance form. Vedantam Lakshmi Narayana Sastry, a great master in the field, initiated Young Vempati into this great art...
and her mother, Savitry Nair, under whom she trained in Bharatha Natyam. She has worked with prestigious artists such as Maurice Bejart
Maurice Béjart
Maurice Béjart was a French born, Swiss choreographer who ran the Béjart Ballet Lausanne in Switzerland. He was the son of the French philosopher Gaston Berger.- Biography :...
, Peter Brook
Peter Brook
Peter Stephen Paul Brook CH, CBE is an English theatre and film director and innovator, who has been based in France since the early 1970s.-Life:...
, Bartabas
Bartabas
Bartabas is the performing name of a French horse trainer, film producer and impressario. He created his first theater company at age seventeen, and later founded the performing troupe, Cirque Aligre. In 1998, he founded the equestrian performing show, Zingaro, which means "Gypsy"...
, Ushio Amagatsu, and Pina Bausch
Pina Bausch
Philippina "Pina" Bausch was a German performer of modern dance, choreographer, dance teacher and ballet director...
. Her performances have been praised throughout the world, and she tours extensively, hoping to increase international awareness of the Kuchipudi form.
External links
- Shantala Shivalingappa's Official Website
- Archival footage of Shantala Shivalingappa performing her work Shiva Ganga at Jacobs Pillow in 2010
- The Washington Post, Dance Review: Shantala Shivalingappa, a study in complexity and grace, 2011
- The New York Times, Dance Review: Telling Tales Through Many Movements, 2010