Sneha Sasikumar

Sneha Sasikumar is a young talented artist, in the classical dance form of Kuchipudi, with a performing career spanning  over 10 years. She is in her third semester, Masters in Performing Arts, at the University of Hyderabad. She was nominated to be a member of International Dance Council(CID) at UNESCO. Presently she is a member at CID(Register No. 16996) who can offer International certification of Dance Studies to her students. She is also an associate member of ADTA ( American Dance Therapy Association)which help individuals with a wide range of psychological disorders achieve greater self expression. She is deeply interested in Kuchipudi focussing on creativity and innovation. She is also pursuing Post Graduation in Sanskrit, as distant education, as her focus is to bring in the interdisciplinary aspectsof Dance and Sanskrit Literature. Presently, she is working on a dance piece which essays the various acts in the famous play ‘Swapnavasavadatham’ written by the ancient Indian poet Bhasa. The intricacies and the combination and permutation of “adavus” ,she feels, can showcase the varied aspects of the work in its true sense. Unlike other classical dance forms not much experimentation has occurred in Kuchipudi. In this project she tries to bring in the power of the play through the prowess technique of Kuchipudi. She is also choreographing different dasakas of Narayaneeyam(which condenses the BhagavataPurana into 1036 verses, work which occupies a very high place in Sanskrit literature,both because of the intense devotional fervor of the verses, and because of their extraordinary literary merit.)She is awaiting her performance on Lalitha Sahasranama Sthothras.

She was selected for the Mahabrinda Natyam organised by International Federation of  Kuchipudi Dancers Association(IFKA) and Silicon Andhra at Hyderabad which found entry into the Guinness Book of records. She has also performed in the Grand Global Launch organised by the department of Tourism and Culture(Andhra Pradesh Government)and for the Guru Parampara celeberated by the disciples of Guru VempatiChinnaSathyam. She topped the certificate 

course in Kuchipudi from Potti Sriramalu Thelugu University which is the most prestigious university in Andhra(especially for Kuchipudi). Lately she won 1st 

prize in National Kuchipudi competition organised by Adala NrithaKalapeedam, Nellore. She was honoured with “SuvarnaMayuri” award for the best upcoming 

Kuchipudi dancer which carried a  citation and a cash award of Rs.75000. She  also bagged the 1st prize in Kuchipudi in Interzone Arts Fest and Dzone Arts Fest 

organized by the University of Calicut for two consecutive years. She was also awarded as “Natyamukulam”in the National Natyakousthub Dance festival. She was invited to perform in the National Tourism Day 2013 organized by Tourism Department,Govt. of Andhra Pradesh. She was also invited to perform at the 12th World Womens Congress 2014 at UOH, Hyderbad.The congress being held in 

India for the first time focused on the theme “Gender in a changing world.  Apart from being a graded artist of National Dooradarsan , she have also assisted her Guru( Anupama Mohan) as a tutor, in many of the National kuchipudi workshops,( Natyabhivrudhi workshops 

2009,2010,2011,2012)  in which she with her Guru, gave intensive training for more than 500 students so far. She was invited to be the the jury for many dance competitions.