Chitra Kalyandurg
Kuchipudi Performer • Teacher
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Chitra Kalyandurg is a prominent Kuchipudi performer, educator, and choreographer based in the Washington, D.C. metropolitan area. She commenced her Kuchipudi training in 1989 and has been a student of renowned Kuchipudi artist and guru, Anuradha Nehru, since 1994, training with her for over two decades. Kalyandurg has also received training from other…
Journey Timeline
1989
Began Kuchipudi training
1994
Began training with Anuradha Nehru
2003
Arangetram
2005
Co-founded Kalanidhi Dance Company
2007
Toured India with Kalanidhi Dance — Performed at the Ananya Festival of Dance
2008
Studied dance and choreography in India — Supported by a Creative Projects grant from the Arts and Humanities Council of Montgomery County
2009
Received Princess Grace Dance Honoraria — For artistic excellence in Kuchipudi
2010
Collaborated on "On the Temple Path" — A thematic presentation in Kuchipudi and Bharatanatyam with Shailaja Maru-Jauhari
2014
Produced "The Nayika Project"
2015
Produced "Leela: Play of the Divine"
2017
Served as assistant choreographer for Kalanidhi Dance — Continued until 2019
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Awards & Honors
- 2009 · Princess Grace Dance Honoraria — Princess Grace Foundation-USA
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- Concert Report: Dances of India (Kuchipudi)
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