Adithya P. V. and T. Reddi Lakshmi @NCPA

Bharatanatyam
by Adithya P. V.
and
Kuchipudi
by T. Reddi Lakshmi

An NCPA Presentation

Adithya P. V. is a dynamic young Bharatanatyam dancer, who was initially under the tutelage of Latha Edavalath before continuing with the internationally acclaimed dance duo, the Kirans. Adithya is currently a student of veteran dancer Dr. Sudharani Raghupathy. He has been praised for his strong grasp of talam, subtle abhinaya and technical excellence. He holds a diploma in Bharatanatyam from Indira Kala Sangit Vishwavidyalaya, Chhattisgarh. A graded artiste of Doordarshan, Adithya has performed solo and in collaboration with several leading dancers from India and abroad at various festivals around the world. He is an artistic director at the Upadhye School of Dance.

T. Reddi Lakshmi is an established Kuchipudi artiste who has trained with eminent Kuchipudi guru, Jayarama Rao, for over 20 years. She has participated in Navarasa Sadhana, a course designed by Kutiyattam exponent G. Venu, studied padams and javalis from the last living Devadasi of East Godavari, Annabattula Mangatayaru and trained in Kuchipudi Bhagavatulu from Sangeet Natak Akademi awardee Ramalinga Sastry and Seshu Babu. Lakshmi has received the Ustad Bismillah Khan Yuva Puraskar among other accolades. She is an empanelled artist of ICCR, SPICMACAY and an ‘A’ grade artiste of Doordarshan. She has performed at prestigious venues in India and abroad, including the Rashtrapati Bhawan, before leaders of BRICS countries. She also conducts free Kuchipudi classes for underprivileged children from Samarpan School, New Delhi, besides regular workshop demonstrations under SPICMACAY.

Lakshmi will be presenting Nritya Vahini (the ‘flow of dance’) consisting of timeless tales from the puranas as well as folklore told through the intricate and expressive medium of Kuchipudi. In this visual and emotional journey, dancers transform into divine and heroic characters, embodying their struggles, triumphs and emotions through nuanced facial expressions and fluid movements.

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