Kuchipudi Recital By V Jayanthi Narayana And Group: Events in Hyderabad

The most pristine way to celebrate the navaratis is to be good. The good news is, watching Kuchipudi qualifies.

Shilparamam is celebrating the eve of this year's Devi navaratris with a Kuchipudi dance recital by V Jayanthi Narayana And Group, on 21st September.

Solo and group dance items will be presented by V Jayanthi Narayana and her disciples, namely Lakshmi, Tulasi, Roshni and Apurva. Jayanthi will be performing the solo Kuchipudi item of Annamacharya Keertana, while she along with her disciples will do the Vinaaka Koutvam, Jayadeva Ashtapadi, Saraswati Keertana and finally the Thillana.

Jayanthi Narayana initially learnt the fundamentals of Kuchipudi dance from Niraja Devi of Vanaparthy, and did her advanced training under Vempati Chinnasatyam in Chennai. She's now into teaching this art at her institution, Pranava Fine Arts School Of Dance in New Bowenpally, which she established in 2001.

Narayana did her Diploma in Dance from Potti Sriramulu Telugu University, and is currently pursuing an M A in Dance from the Hyderabad Central University. Her dance ballets Chandrika Parinayam and Krishnakeli Vilasam, which were choreographed and presented by herself, received appreciation by many. She has given performances in various towns of India like Nagpur, Thanjore, Amaravathi (Kalachakra), Bangalore, Delhi and Pondicherry, besides Hyderabad.

Please contact the venue at 2310-0455 for further details.