Kuchipudi
Kuchipudi is a Classical Indian dance form from Andhra Pradesh. The performance usually begins with some stage rites, after which each of the character comes on to the stage and introduces him/herself with a daru (a small composition of both song and dance) to introduce the identity, set the mood, of the character in the drama.
The dance is accompanied by song which is typically Carnatic music. The singer is accompanied by mridangam (a classical South Indian percussion instrument), violin, flute and the tambura (a drone instrument with strings which are plucked). Ornaments worn by the artists are generally made of a light weight wood called Boorugu.
Deepika Reddy dancing Alokaye Balakrishnam.
Musicians: Kishore Mosalikanti (nattuvangam) and choreographer, Ramesh Jetty (vocals and white on the photo), Dinakar Ramaraju (violin), Rajagopalacharya Kalmanuri (mridangam)
Kuchipudi dance by Malabika Sen and his musicians
Deepika Reddy and his dancers: Mihira Pathuri and Pooja Reddy (front group) Deepanjali belonging to the institution she founded in India and is dedicated to excellence in the practice of Kuchipudi.
Alokaye Balakrishnam, part Tarangam unique in the Kuchipudi repertoire (composition Raga Malika and Adi talam; choreography: Kishore Mosalikanti) Deepika Reddy (front in photo) and Mihira Pathuri, one of her dancers, playing the god Krishna, belonging to Deepanjali, the institution she founded in India and is dedicated to excellence in the practice of Kuchipudi.
