Kuchipudi workshops at Thrissur, Kerala

Kuchippudi workshops under two maestros of Kuchipudi, the Indian classical dance form, are going on at Thrissur, the cultural capital of Kerala. In this summer, Thrissur town is organizing two workshops on Kuchipudi, the dance form of Andra Pradesh, for enthusiastic students of Indian Classical dance forms.

Sathyaanjali Academy of Kuchipudi Dance headed by Smt. Anupama Mohan, the talented Kuchipudi dancer, is organising Kuchipudi Naatyabhivrudhi Workshop at Vivekodeyam Boys High School, Thrissur. The workshop organized from 30 March to 06^th April 2014 conducted special classes by Shri Ravishankar Vempati, the son of Dr. Vempati Chinna Satyam, a legend of Kuchipudi dance form and Guru of Anupama Mohan. The regular classes are conducted by Smt. Anupama. Sathyaanjali Academy, one of the frontline institutions in Kuchipudi, is conducting workshops since 12 years all over Kerala. The academy has branches in Thiruvananthapuram, Thrissur and Malappuram districts.

Navaneetham Cultural Trust, an organization to promote Indian Classical Arts, conducts workshops and events providing platform for artists. The trust, headquartered at Thrissur, has organized a 10 day workshop on Kuchipudi from 01^st to 10^th April 2014 under the guidance of Kalai Mamani Madhavapeddi Murthy, a disciple of Dr. Vempati Chinna Satyam and the one who runs a dance school named Siva Foundation at Chennai. The workshop with a pool of young talents is conducted at Kerala Sangeetha Nataka Academy Natyagriham at Thrissur.

Image Courtesy: Navaneetham Cultural Trust