About the ballet

Sri Kuchipudi Natyalaya is proud to present "Tripaadi Ganga", a Kuchipudi repertoire, in association with AIF.  This drama, composed by the illustrious Guru Sri Pasumarthy Ramalinga Sastry, uses the legends of the sacred river Ganges (personified as Ganga) to illustrate the three basic types of heroines or Nayikas described in Natyashastra. Join us as we take you on a dazzling journey from Ganga’s mythical birth in krita yuga to her continuing legacy in kali yuga (present).  Our groups of 18 dancers have worked hard for many days to present “Tripaadi Ganga” in all its splendor with eye capturing colors, memorable characters, and more importantly, riveting storytelling, a characteristic unique to the Kuchipudi genre.

About the choreographer

Guru Sri Pasumarthy Ramalinga Sastry is a great exponent of Dance descending from the Kuchipudi traditional families of Pasumarthy. He has gone through training in Kuchipudi dance under Guru Sri Vedantam Parvateesam, later under the tutelage of Guru Sri. Vempati Chinna Satyam, to enrich the dance form of Kuchipudi, learnt from his ancestors. Erudite and imaginative, Sri Sastry’s talents blossomed at the prestigious institution, Kalakshetra, in Chennai, India. He has also undergone training of the nuances of Nattuvangam from renowned percussionist, Guru Sri Pandanallur Srinivasan. Sri Sastry is also known for his expertise and intricate choreographies in the genres of both Bharatanatyam and Kuchipudi. This excellence in many traditional dance forms won him the title “Ubhaya Natya Praveena”. Sashirekha Parinayam, Gajaneeyam, and more recently Tripaadi Ganga are prominent among his compositions. He continues to impart his vast body of knowledge in the arts to his disciples as the Associate Professor of Dance at the Hyderabad Central University.

About Sri Kuchipudi Natyalaya:

Sri Kuchipudi Natyalaya is a pioneering Kuchipudi dance institute in the New England area. It is established in the year 2007 by Smt. Sailaja Chaudhary, with an aim to offer highly advanced dance programs, and to improve the technical and performing skills of the students.  The teaching is imparted in Guru Shishya Parampara style. Each student is personally trained under the able guidance of the guru.

With "dance for a cause" as its motto, Sri Kuchipudi Natyalaya strives to make a difference by funding many non-profit organizations through dance performances.

“To dance is to be out of yourself, larger, more beautiful, and more powerful. This is power, it is glory on earth and it is yours for taking.”

 About AIF:

The American India Foundation (AIF, founded 2001) is a nonprofit American development organization that is devoted to accelerating social and economic change in India. The AIF has invested in over 100 Indian non-governmental organizations while raising about $70 million since its inception. It is one of the largest secular, non-partisan American organizations supporting development work in India. AIF works with partners to implement programs in education, livelihood, and public health sectors in India - with emphases on elementary education, women's empowerment, and maternal and child health, respectively.

When: July 21, 2012

Time: 5:00pm

Where: Ashland High School

65 East Union Street, Ashland, MA, 01721

Tickets Link: http://www.aifyoungprofessionals.org/boston/?page_id=331

All ticket sales will be donated to the American India Foundation

(Snacks provided by Minerva, Framingham, MA)

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