Projects
Proponents of Love from the Garden (2021)- Funded by Arts Council England
Choreographer, Script- Writer, Project Lead, Artistic director & Lead Actress
ANARKALI- An Epic Love Larger than Life (2022) - Funded by Arts Council England
Choreographer, Script- Writer, Project Lead, Artistic director & Lead Actress
About Me
My Artistic Titles are :
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Teaching & Performing Artist
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Musician
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Dancer
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Choreographer
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Mentor & Guide to artists
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Creative Specialist
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Cultural Interpreter
Special Skills
Artistic Direction
Mentoring
Script- writing
Play- writing
Project Management / Co-ordination
Direction
Customised mentoring
Acting
Theatre
Music Tuitor
Dance Tuitor
Innovative choreography, rooted in tradition
A Slice of Arts (2022) Arts & Wellness project for youth - Funded by The National Lottery Community Fund
Project Lead, Project co-ordinator & Workshops' Instructor
Teachers/ Gurus in Music
M. Ajithakumari (MA, MPhil in Music, Swati Tirunal Music Academy, Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala, India)
G Radhamma, Music Teacher, Vimala Hridaya Girls High School, Kollam, Kerala, India
Smt Prarthana Sai Narasimhan, Eminent Carnatic Musician (Disciple of SNA Awardees 'Padma Shri' Mani Krishnaswamy & 'Sangeetha Acharya'Chengelpet Ranganathan), Chennai, India
Attends Master Class Workshops by legendary musicians Vidwan Prince Rama Varma & Sangeeta Mamani Lalitha Sivakumar
Teachers/ Gurus in Dance
Smt Lathika Sasikumar - Bharatanatyam, Mohiniyattam & Folk dance
Training & Workshops
Music & Dance Training for Deekshaa
Theatre Training for Deekshaa's Anarkali- An Epic Love Larger than Life
Music & Dance Workshops for Deekshaa's 'A Slice of Arts'
Favourite Quotes
" Art is the desire of a man to express himself, to record the reactions of his personality to the world he lives in " - Amy Godwell
" If you cannot see where you are going, ask someone who has been there before " - J Loren Norris
" Life is a gift, and it offers us the privilege, opportunity and responsibility to give something back, by becoming more " - Tony Robbins
" Our chief want in life is somebody who will make us do what we can " - Ralph Waldo Emerson
Kalakshetra Hema Saluja Gomez - Bharatanatyam
Smt Chitra Suresh (Pranamya Arts, Leicester, UK) - Kuchipudi
Smt Srimayi Vempati (Head Instructor, Kuchipudi Art Academy, Chennai)- Kuchipudi & Choreography
Dr Sujatha Mohan (Research guide, Senior disciple of Dr Padma Subramanyam, Artistic Director of Padmasree Nrithyalaya) - Natyasastra Vivaranam, Charis & Karanas
Passions
Reading:
I am an avid reader. I spend 30% of my professional time in reading books,journals & articles related to my work (music, dance, performing arts & arts in general) & 50% of my free time in reading the books I like.
Mentoring:
Mentoring is something I enjoy very much. As I receive a lot of appreciaton for my mentorship, I have high regards to this role. I believe, a keen & attentive eye for details is a mandatory requirement for being a mentor.