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VIVEK KINRA
is an internationally renowned dancer, choreographer and teacher of
the Indian classical dance form of Bharata-Natyam and has performed
successfully in India, Russia, China, Singapore, Malaysia, Australia
and New Zealand. He has an ecstatic quality of passion and precision
in his dance, which makes him memorable and sets him apart. |
He holds the prestigious post-graduate Diploma from
Kalakshetra, the renowned academy for the study of this dance style in Madras,
India. This academy was established by the great exponent of Bharata-Natyam,
the late Rukmini Devi, who played a pioneering role in the revival of this
ancient dance form. As an artist and a person, Kinra feels deeply indebted
to Rukmini Devi and his teachers at Kalakshetra.
From a young age he began training with Guru Sridharan Nayar. Later, he
studied with several outstanding exponents of Bharata-Natyam at Kalakshetra
and was awarded a Government of India scholarship for advanced studies there.
Kinra has participated in many of Kalakshetra’s famous dance-dramas
and was acclaimed for his various lead roles.
Since early 1990, Kinra has been teaching in Wellington, New Zealand. In
early 1992, he established the New Zealand Academy of Bharata-Natyam and
is its Artistic Director. The Academy is flourishing with a large number
of keen students and is one of the foremost institutions in New Zealand
for training in this dance style. It also plays an important role in cultural
awareness and identity in New Zealand’s ever growing multicultural
society.
Kinra has given lecture-demonstrations to various organisations, including
the New Zealand School of Dance, the New Zealand Drama School, Victoria
University of Wellington Music Department and the Royal New Zealand Ballet.
Each year Kinra creates a new thematic dance production with a blend of
traditional and innovative concepts, which he performs with the dancers
of the Mudra Dance Company. His performances have consistently been received
with rave reviews and large audiences. Kinra's work has also been recognised
and supported by Creative New Zealand (Arts Council of New Zealand) including
grants which enable him to return to India to choreograph new material.
Successfully obtaining a reputation for excellence by performance, intensive
courses, workshops, lectures and demonstrations both nationally and internationally,
Vivek Kinra is undisputedly one of the leading exponent and celebrated dancer
of this rich and complex art form in New Zealand. |
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