Vempati Chinna Satyam
Vempati Chinna Satyam | |
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Born | Vempati Chinna Satyam 15 October 1929 |
Died | 29 July 2012 | (aged 82)
Occupation | Classical Indian Dancer |
Awards | Padma Bhushan:1998 Sangeet Natak Akademi Fellowship:1967 |
Website | http:// kuchipudi |
Vempati Chinna Satyam(15 October 1929 – 29 July 2012) was an Indian dancer and a guru of theKuchipudidance form.
Chinna Satyam was born in aBrahminfamily[1]atKuchipudi,Andhra Pradesh.He was taught by Vedantam Lakshmi Narayana Sastry. He refined his art by learning from Sri Tadepally Perrayya Sastry and later was trained by his elder brother Vempati Pedda Satyam in expressions. As he learnt the nuances of this style of dance, he was successful in propagating the Kuchipudi dance form all over the world. He died of old age-related problems on 29 July 2012. He was 83.
Dance
[edit]Chinna Satyam sublimated and systematised Indian Kuchipudi dance, giving it a more classical basis. He refined the art form, bringing it closer to the standards ofNatya Shastraand introduced new elements, e.g. chari (leg movements) of Natya Shastra that are significantly different from the interpretations of other dance authorities, such as Padma Subrahmanyam. Previously, it had been considered a "rustic" (folk) form of dance.[2]
Operas |
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Padmavati Srinivasa Kalyanam |
Vipranarayana Charitam |
Menaka Viswamitra |
Sakuntalam |
Bhama Kalapam |
Chandalika |
Rukmini Kalyanam |
Hara Vilasam |
Siva Dhanurbhangam (Ramayanam) |
Kuchipudi Art Academy
[edit]Chinna Satyam started the Kuchipudi Art Academy atMadrasin 1963. The Academy has to its credit more than 180 solo items and 15 dance dramas composed and choreographed by Satyam. These solo items and dramas have been staged all over India and abroad. He composed his first dance dramaSri Krishna Parijathamin the same period followed by another hitKsheera Sagara Madanamand played the lead role. His portrayal of LordShivaand his choreography was well received.
Awards and honours
[edit]Vempati Chinna Satyam was conferred with many titles and awards such as "Sangeet Peeth of Bombay", "Asthana Natyacharya of Tirumala Tirupati Devasthanam",T.T.K. Memorial AwardbyMadras Music Academy,"Natya Kalasaagara of Waltair", "Raja-Lakshmi Awardof Madras ","Kalaprapoorna"fromAndhra University,"Natya Kala Bhushana of Guntur", "Bharatha Kalaprapoorna of Hyderabad", D. Litt. fromSri Venkateswara University,"Asthana Natyacharya of Pittsburgh", and "National Award fromCentral Sangeet Naatak Akademi,New Delhi ". He was awarded by many state governments of India such as Kalidas Puraskar by theGovernment of Madhya PradeshandKalaimamaniby theGovernment of Tamil Nadu.He was honored with a doctorate degree from Andhra University. He was also awarded thePadma Bhushanby theGovernment of India.[2]
References
[edit]- ^"Dance guru Chinna Satyam passes away | Hyderabad News - Times of India".The Times of India.TNN. 30 July 2012.Retrieved16 January2022.
- ^abMajumdar, Pinaki (11 November 2002)."Kuchipudi maestro in choreography classic".Calcutta Telegraph.Archived fromthe originalon 3 February 2013.Retrieved15 May2012.
- Indian male dancers
- 1929 births
- 2012 deaths
- Kuchipudi exponents
- Recipients of the Sangeet Natak Akademi Fellowship
- Recipients of the Padma Bhushan in arts
- People from Krishna district
- Dancers from Andhra Pradesh
- 20th-century Indian dancers
- Educators from Karnataka
- Indian dance teachers
- Recipients of the Sangeet Natak Akademi Award