Nirupama Rajendra

Nirupama & Rajendra (ನಿರುಪಮ, ರಾಜೇಂದ್ರ) Kannada

Nirupama Rajendra Performing at Maha Maya Dance Festival, Ravindra Kalakshetra, Bengaluru in 2013
Born Bengaluru Karnataka, India
Occupation Dancers & Artistic Directors of Abhinava Dance Company
Website www.abhinavadancecompany.com
Dances Bharathanatyam, Kathak

Nirupama and Rajendra (ನಿರುಪಮ ಮತ್ತು ರಾಜೇಂದ್ರ) are noted Indian Classical Dancers in the Bharathanatyam & Kathak dance forms and they are from Bengaluru, Karnataka .[1][2]

Life and career

They hailed from the family of Harikatha Vidhwans of south India, Nirupama and Rajendra were trained under gurus Maya Rao, Kumudini Lakhia, Pundit Arjun Misra and Nahid Siddiqui from Pakistan and graduated in dance choreography and learnt special movement vocabularies of Natya Shastra.[3] They also own a dance company namely Abhinava, where they are teaching bharathanatyam & kathak to the young aspirants and spreading the traditional classical dance forms.[4][5] They have choreographed and produced different dance works and have travelled performing in several cities in USA, Canada & Europe.[6][7][8][9][10][11] They are in to the field of dance for over 20 years. They are holding A TOP the highest artists rating on Indian National Television.[12][13]

Performances & Reviews

Nirupama Rajendra OJAS Performance in Chowdiah Memorial Hall, Bengaluru in the year 2013

Nirupama Rajendra and their dance company Abhinava gave a performance with the name "OJAS", it is a Sanskrit word which literally means "vigor", it was hosted by Sri Krishna Gana Sabha in Chennai and Chowdiah Memorial Hall, Bangalore. As cited in the newspaper The Hindu, it was a two-hour show presented Kathak dance not in the conventional way, but as well-finished and slick choreography.[14] As a part of The Joy Giving Week, they gave a performance at SAP Labs,Bangalore for a social cause.[15] They gave Kathak Performances at Bhagavatam festival,Bharatiya Vidya Bhavan in chennai[16][17]


Awards & Recognitions

In the year 2013, Nirupama & Rajendra were honoured for their contribution to the field of dance at Maha Maya- A dance festival organised as a Tribute to dancer US Krishna Rao in Ravindra Kalakshetra,Bangalore, Karnataka.[18] In the year 2011, the dancing duo was awarded with Karnataka Kalashree Award,a Karnataka State Government Award for their contribution to the Indian traditional dance forms.[19] In the year 1998, Nirupama was titled with Natya Mayuri and Rajendra with Natya Mayura by Govt. of Karnataka for their excellence in the field of dance[20]

References

  1. ↑ "About Nirupama Rajendra". thiraseela.com. Retrieved 2013-09-18.
  2. ↑ "CREATIVE EXPRESSIONS-About Dancers Nirupama and Rajendra". www.thehindu.com. Retrieved 2013-09-18.
  3. ↑ "Nirupama Rajendra and their Guru's". www.thehindu.com. Retrieved 2013-10-18.
  4. ↑ "Rajendra and Nirupama at their dance studio". bangalore.citizenmatters.in. Retrieved 2013-09-18.
  5. ↑ "Abhinava Dance Company in Bangalore". wikimapia.org. Retrieved 2013-10-23.
  6. ↑ "Nirupama and Rajendra give Indian dance performance in Florida,USA". articles.orlandosentinel.com. Retrieved 2013-09-18.
  7. ↑ "Poetry In Motion: Nirupama & Rajendra Performance in Boston,USA". www.lokvani.com. Retrieved 2013-09-18.
  8. ↑ "Performance for Navika 2013-2nd Kannada Summit in Boston, USA". www.navika.org. Retrieved 2013-10-18.
  9. ↑ "International Performances". www.kemmannu.com. Retrieved 2013-09-18.
  10. ↑ "Dance at The Lowry, Salford Quays,Manchester,England". www.thelowry.com. Retrieved 2013-09-18.
  11. ↑ "Nirupama Rajendra show in Canada". www.cbc.ca. Retrieved 2013-10-23.
  12. ↑ "A TOP Rating" (PDF). www.sapaf.org. Retrieved 2013-10-18.
  13. ↑ "Rating held by the artists". www.azindia.com. Retrieved 2013-10-18.
  14. ↑ "Feast for the eyes,Ojas-Kathak Performance Review". www.hindu.com. Retrieved 2013-09-18.
  15. ↑ "Nirupama rajendra Dance for a cause". newindianexpress.com. Retrieved 2013-10-18.
  16. ↑ "Performance by Nirupama Rajendra & Abhinava at Bhagavatam festival". www.hindu.com. Retrieved 2013-09-18.
  17. ↑ "Nirupama rajendra Dance performance in Vidya Bhavan, Chennai". www.narthaki.com. Retrieved 2013-11-22.
  18. ↑ "Award for the dancing duo Nirupama Rajendra at Maha Maya". www.narthaki.com. Retrieved 2013-09-18.
  19. ↑ "Kalashree Award Winners Nirupama Rajendrs". articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com. Retrieved 2013-10-18.
  20. ↑ "Titled Natya Mayuri & Natya Mayura". bangalore.citizenmatters.in. Retrieved 2013-10-18.

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