Shantala Shivalingappa

Shantala Shivalingappa is an Indian Kuchipudi dancer. Shivalingappa, a “child of the east and west,”[1] was born in Madras, India, and raised in Paris. Her gurus are Vempati Chinna Satyam and her mother, Savitry Nair, under whom she trained in Bharatha Natyam. She has worked with prestigious artists such as Maurice Bejart, Peter Brook, Bartabas, Ushio Amagatsu, and Pina Bausch. Her performances have been praised throughout the world, and she tours extensively, hoping to increase international awareness of the Kuchipudi form.

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