Aparna Sindhoor

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Aparna Sindhoor
Born
India
NationalityIndian-American
EducationBoston University, Mysore University
Occupationdancer, choreographer, actor

Aparna Sindhoor is a choreographer, dancer, and teacher from Mysore, India.[1][2] She is the Artistic Director of Navarasa Natyalya Dance Theater.

Training[edit]

Sindhoor has trained in Bharatanatyam for approx 15 years with K. Venkatalakshamma, one of the foremost proponents of the Mysore style of Bharatanatyam where Abhinaya (facial expression) and graceful Jathis (pure dance compositions) are emphasized.[3] Sindhoor has been giving accomplished professional performances since her arangetram (graduation solo recital) in 1989.

Sindhoor earned a Gold Medal in dance from Mysore University.[4] She is also has a Master's in English, and a bachelor's degree in Dance, literature and Dramatics. She received her doctorate in "Dance, Women and Culture" from Boston University.[5]

Career and Awards[edit]

Sindhoor founded the Navarasa Dance Theatre Sindhoor in Mysore, India, in 1991 with her husband, film director SM Raju, and fellow choreographer Anil Natyaveda. Since the theatre has been based out of Massachusetts, US.[6]

In 2012, Sindhoor developed Encounter, a dance-theatre performance developed as part of her company, Navarasa. The performance is based in a short story by Mahashweta Devi.[7]

Sindhoor's works have been showcased in the US, Canada, Germany and India, including venues and festivals such as the Jacob's Pillow, Lincoln Center, New Jersey Performance Arts Center, La Mama and New Haven Festival of Arts and Ideas. She was one of the choreographers selected for the New England Foundation for the Arts’ RDDI program.

In 2013, Sindhoor received the NPN Creation Funds Award for My Dear Muddu Palani.[8][9] In the same year, she was also nominated for Los Angeles Stage Alliance Ovation Award for Choreography.[10]

Dance theater works[edit]

  • Encounter
  • A Story and A Song
  • River Rites
  • Plantation Talas
  • Refugee Ragas
  • The Hunt

References[edit]

  1. ↑ "Contemporary STEPS". The Hindu. 5 January 2004. Archived from the original on 30 April 2004. Retrieved 18 August 2009.
  2. ↑ "Body And Soul". The Hindu. 16 April 2012. Retrieved 3 July 2012.
  3. ↑ "Aparna Sindhoor". Central Square Theater. Retrieved 28 March 2021.
  4. ↑ "Aparna Sindhoor". www.smc.edu. Retrieved 28 March 2021.
  5. ↑ "Aparna Sindhoor". Central Square Theater. Retrieved 28 March 2021.
  6. ↑ "East West Players Encounters Navarasa Dance Theater". At This Stage. 10 September 2012. Retrieved 28 March 2021.
  7. ↑ "East West Players Encounters Navarasa Dance Theater". At This Stage. 10 September 2012. Retrieved 28 March 2021.
  8. ↑ "Aparna Sindhoor". www.smc.edu. Retrieved 28 March 2021.
  9. ↑ "National Performance Network | Visual Artists Network" (PDF).
  10. ↑ "Aparna Sindhoor". www.smc.edu. Retrieved 28 March 2021.

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