SUBHA MARUVADA
Founder & Artistic Director of : Kuchipudi Kalakendra
An accomplished artist, Dr. Subha Maruvada has the unique distinction of celebrated excellence in two classical dance techniques of South India - Kuchipudi and Bharatnatyam. She began her training in Bharatanatyam at the age of nine initially from Mrs. Esha Bhavanandan and later from Padmabhushan Mrs. Kamala Narayan. She had her Bharatanatyam rangapravesam in 1983, and awarded the titles of "Bharata Kamalarnava Kaustubha", and later "Bharata Nrutyarnava Kaustubha" , at Madison Square Garden for performing in a Ramayana ballet with Mrs. Kamala Narayan. "Graceful movements, charming stage presence, and natural sophistication in Abhinaya" were the words with which Mrs. Kamala Narayan described Subha.
She began her training in Kuchipudi under Dr. Vempati Chinna Sathyam in 1984, has dedicated herself to the art of Kuchipudi. Subha is the first U.S. student for Dr. Vempati Chinna Sathyam, and has performed Kuchipudi Rangapravesam in 1990 in Madras under Guru Vempati Chinna Sathyam. She has also earned a Ph.D in Acoustics from Penn State University.
Dance has always been vital part of Subha’s life. She has made a deep commitment to dedicate her life to the art of Kuchipudi with the encouragement of her Guru Dr. Vempati Chinna Sathyam, the acknowledged maestro and foremost exponent of Kuchipudi today. It is her ambition to further propagate Kuchipudi dance style through performances, workshops, lecture demonstrations, and training.
Subha Maruvada gave a sparkling Kuchipudi recital at Kasturi Srinivasa Hall Music Academy, which was marked by fluidity and grace. No wonder considering that she has been trained by none other than Vempati Chinna Sathyam. "The jathi sequences were matched by her dancing feet and there was never a flase step" said Mr. A.S. Raman about her Rangapravesam performance. She has danced many roles in Kuchipudi dance dramas and undertaken several dance tours throughout North America and India.
Her dance is distinguished for its superb abhinaya (mime), sound rhythm, and impeccable grace. Subha is the founder and artistic director of Kuchipudi Kalakendra, an academy of Kuchipudi dance and lecture demonstrations in Boston, MA.
"Subha presented a striking combination of footwork and mime with ease and grace" wrote a critic in "The Hindu".
Contact:
Subha Maruvada
info@aahaarya.org
Kuchipudi Kalakendra
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