In week #14 of the Virtual Mahotsavam series, ICAPS will feature the talented dancer Isha Parupudi. Her performance will premiere live on ICAPS Richmond YouTube channel on Saturday, October 3 at 10 AM EST.
Isha Parupudi is a Bharatanatyam and Kuchipudi dancer from Houston, TX, and a student of Dr. Rathna Kumar. She has been dancing since the age of 8, and has performed across the U.S. and abroad. In 2018, she performed for Indian Prime Minister Sri. Narendra Modi’s keynote speech at the World Government Summit in Dubai. Over the years, she has also performed at the United Nations, Jacob’s Pillow, and Erasing Borders. Isha is honored to have been named a 2019 YoungArts Finalist and U.S. Presidential Scholar in the Arts. She was also a 2018 Texas Young Master, and was awarded a grant by the TX Commission on the Arts and Texas First Lady Cecilia Abbott. Through this grant, she was able to study with world renowned dancers Smt. Bala Kondalarao and Smt. Rama Vaidyanathan in India. Isha also accompanied Rama Vaidyanathan on her U.S. and France tour of her acclaimed production “Vivartana”. Isha attends Columbia University in New York, studying neuroscience, while continuing to pursue dance.
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