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Amrita Lahiri is a dancer and choreographer specialising in the Indian classical dance form of Kuchipudi. Passionate about dance, she has pursued the rigours and discipline of Kuchipudi since she was a child, while also diligently working to take this art form to wider audiences and expand artistic horizons.
With extensive experience working under gurus and choreographers of different dance styles, she has imbibed the best from each. She has studied under several renowned gurus of dance, most significantly, Bharatanatyam dancer Leela Samson, Kuchipudi gurus Jaikishore Mosalikanti and Swapnasundari.
She presents Kuchipudi from its traditional roots to its contemporary forms. In the past two decades, Amrita has performed to acclaim around India and abroad, including Esplanade, Singapore, 'Dancing the Gods' New York, 'Museum Rietberg' Zurich, and across Southeast Asia for the ICCR. In India, she has performed at most leading venues and festivals including Music Academy, Madras, IIC, India Habitat Centre, Kamani Auditorium, Birla Sabhaghar Kolkata, SNA festival, Nishagandhi, NCPA and NMACC.
Having grown up in USA and later in India, she has a unique perspective on classical dance and has engaged with varied audiences from a young age. Her latest productions and choreographies have been praised as fresh and innovative.
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With a strong conviction in the power of the arts to transform and heal, Amrita strives to share the beauty and joy of the arts with vast audiences. She has worked extensively in curating and programming. She also teaches Kuchipudi and has conducted workshops and lecture demonstrations for a range of audiences.
Amrita writes on the arts and her articles have been published in leading papers. Apart from this, she has also been featured for her performances and her work in arts management extensively in some of the popular newspapers and magazines worldwide.
