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SUMMARY:Kuchipudi Basics with Yamini Kalluri
DESCRIPTION:he weather isn’t the only thing bringing the heat this Summer – @yaminikalluri‘s two-day Kuchipudi Basics Intensives are now LIVE on our website! \n❗Don’t miss out on the EARLYBIRD discounts [until July 25] for 15% OFF! Type in EARLYBIRD at checkout. \nWe’re excited to host Yamini on August 1st and 2nd at our South Loop Studio from 11:00 AM to 1:00 PM. \nYamini will be joined by @harshambharathi on Mridangam on Day 2\, closing the session with a scintillating lesson/demo on percussion and dance. \nPlease register on kalapriya.org under “Intensives and Workshops” and DM/Email us with any questions.
URL:https://www.chicagoculturalalliance.org/event/kuchipudi-basics-with-yamini-kalluri/2026-08-02/
LOCATION:Kalapriya Studio\, 2101 S. Wabash Ave.\, Chicago\, United States
CATEGORIES:Dance
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SUMMARY:Constructing Jathi Choreography with Harini Nilakantan
DESCRIPTION:Weekly Saturdays\n1:15 – 2:15 PM\nHarini Nilakantan is a student of Aacharya Choodamani Guru Smt. Roja\nKannan\, and has over two decades of experience in this art form. In this 90-minute class\, dancers will learn new choreography – both how to piece together combinations and increase retention with her for advanced\nrhythmic patterns or Jathis.\nClass focus: execution\, technique\, creativity\, retention
URL:https://www.chicagoculturalalliance.org/event/constructing-jathi-choreography-with-harini-nilakantan/2026-08-08/
LOCATION:Kalapriya Studio\, 2101 S. Wabash Ave.\, Chicago\, United States
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SUMMARY:The Blue-Hued Beloved: A Curator Talk & Kuchipudi Dance Performance
DESCRIPTION:Experience The Blue-Hued Beloved\, an afternoon celebrating the many artistic traditions inspired by Krishna\, one of South Asia’s most enduring and beloved cultural figures. \nThe program begins with a curator talk by SAI Curator Sydney Barofsky\, offering insight into artworks that have shaped representations of the blue-hued deity across centuries. Accompanied by live Carnatic music\, the afternoon culminates in a captivating Kuchipudi performance by Srivani Vokkarane\, Artistic Director of Kaivalya Arts. \nThrough movement\, music\, and storytelling\, Vokkarane brings timeless stories of Krishna to life\, including her spectacular Tarangam—a signature Kuchipudi piece performed while balancing on the rim of a brass plate.
URL:https://www.chicagoculturalalliance.org/event/the-blue-hued-beloved-a-curator-talk-kuchipudi-dance-performance/
LOCATION:South Asia Institute\, 1925 South Michigan Avenue\, Chicago\, IL\, 60616\, United States
CATEGORIES:Dance,Talks and Gatherings
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