EPISODE 7
THE UNTOLD SERIES
Rukmini Vijayakumar is the artistic director of Raadha Kalpa Dance Company, and the director of Lshva, a creative space for artists in the heart of Bangalore. She is the founder of The Raadha Kalpa method, an educational system for Bharatanatyam that is based on the idea of neutrality.
Rukmini’s approach to Bharatanatyam is dedicated, rigorous, and layered. She has presented her work as a soloist all over the world, including venues such as the Jacob's Pillow Festival, Drive East NYC, and the Korzo Theater. Recently she played ‘the goddess of love in ‘Sukanya’, produced by The Royal Opera house in London.
She has studied Bharatanatyam under Guru Padmini Rao, Guru Sundari Santhanam and Guru Narmada. Her style is greatly influenced by the ancient movement practice of Karanas.
A Graduate of the Boston Conservatory, Rukmini’s process of creation is both traditional and contemporary. She was a recipient of the Jiri Kylian grant for choreography and a resident choreographer at Korzo theater, Netherlands in 2018. Her productions, Nayani, Prabhavati, AbhimatA, Talattu and The Dark Lord have toured India and the world extensively.
Her more recent work, Turiya, MALA, The Muse and Unrequited were created within the contemporary idiom and have been appreciated for their creative approach to the bharatanatyam vocabulary. She was bestowed the title of Arsha Kala Bhushanam by Swami Dayananda Saraswati.
Also an actor, Rukmini has been recognised for the roles that she has played in a number of Indian Films and Theater performances.
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-Original music credit: Rish Sharma.
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-Audio post production at HNM Studios New Delhi India.
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