Shantala Shivalingappa

Shantala Shivalingappa is an Indian Kuchipudi dancer. Shivalingappa, a “child of the east and west,”^[1] was born in Madras, India, and raised in Paris. Her gurus are Vempati Chinna Satyam and her mother, Savitry Nair, under whom she trained in Bharatha Natyam. She has worked with prestigious artists such as Maurice Bejart, Peter Brook, Bartabas, Ushio Amagatsu, and Pina Bausch. Her performances have been praised throughout the world, and she tours extensively, hoping to increase international awareness of the Kuchipudi form.

References

Further reading

• The Washington Post, Dance Review: Shantala Shivalingappa, a study in complexity and grace, 2011
• The New York Times, Dance Review: Telling Tales Through Many Movements, 2010

External links

• Official website
• Archival footage of Shantala Shivalingappa performing her work Shiva Ganga at Jacobs Pillow in 2010
• Archival footage of a discussion on Classical South Indian Dance at Jacob's Pillow Dance Festival on August 9, 2008.
• Archival footage of Shantala Shivalingappa performing her work Akasha at Jacobs Pillow in 2013