Padmini Chettur

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Padmini Chettur
Born 1970
Occupation dancer, choreographer
Years active 1989-present
Current group "Padmini Chettur Dance Company"

Padmini Chettur (born 1970) is an Indian contemporary dancer, trained by dancer-choreographer Chandralekha. She runs her own dance company based in Chennai, India, "Padmini Chettur Dance Company".[1][2][3]

Early life and education

Padmini Chettur was born in 1970 and began her training in the Indian classical dance-style Bharata Natyam as a child. She graduated from Birla Institute of Technology and Science (BITS), Pilani in 1991.[4]

Career

Padmini presented her first contemporary experiment in 1989.[5]

In 1991 she joined the dance company run by Chandralekha and worked with it till 2001, performing in the productions ‘Lilavati,’ ‘Prana,’ ‘Angika,’ ‘Sri,’ ‘Bhinna Pravaha,’ ‘Yantra,’ ‘Mahakaal’ and ‘Sharira.’ [6][7] Meanwhile she presented her first solo work ‘Wings and Masks’ (1999). This was followed by ‘Brown' and the duet 'Unsung’, ‘Fragility’ (2001) and ‘Solo’ (2003) in three sections. Her production, ‘Pushed’ premiered at Seoul Performing Arts Festival (SPAF) 2006,[8] and since travelled to Brussels, Holland, Salzburg, Paris and Lisbon.[6]

She has been artist in residence in England, the Netherlands, Germany and elsewhere.

Works

  • Wings and Masks (Production / Performance, 1999)
  • Fragility (Production / Performance, 2001)
  • Solo (Production / Performance, 2003)
  • Paperdoll (Production / Performance, 2005)
  • Pushed (Production / Performance, 2006)[9]
  • Porcelain (Production / Performance, 2007) [10]

References

  1. ↑ Swaminathan, Chitra (22 November 2008). "Beyond boundaries". The Hindu. Retrieved 13 February 2010. 
  2. ↑ Venkatraman, Leela (22 January 2010). "Is collaboration the new age mantra?". The Hindu. Retrieved 13 February 2010. 
  3. ↑ "Celebrating the creative spirit". The Hindu. 26 November 2001. Retrieved 13 February 2010. 
  4. ↑ "Notable Alumni". BITS Alumni Association. Retrieved 13 February 2010. 
  5. ↑ O'Shea, Janet (2007). At Home in the world: Bharata natyam on the Global stage. Wesleyan University Press. p. 17. ISBN 0-8195-6837-6. 
  6. ↑ 6.0 6.1 "Beyond boundaries". The Hindu. Nov 22, 2008. Retrieved 24 November 2010. 
  7. ↑ "You in the third row, wake up!". Tehelka Magazine. Vol 7, Issue 47, Dated November 27, 2010. Retrieved 24 November 2010. 
  8. ↑ "Dance Review: Pushed – A unique Indo-Korean dance venture". Nartaki. December 27, 2006. 
  9. ↑ Pushed
  10. ↑ "Off beaten track". The Hindu. Dec 1, 2007. Retrieved 24 November 2010. 

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