For Indian artist and comedian, see Maya Krishna Rao.
Maya Rao
Born
(1928-05-02)2 May 1928
Malleswaram, Bangalore
Died
1 September 2014(2014-09-01) (aged 86)
Bangalore
Occupation(s)
Kathak guru, dancer, choreographer
Founder Natya Institute of Kathak and Choreography (NIKC, 1987)
Years active
1945– 2014
Career
Current group
Natya and Stem Dance Kampani
Dances
Kathak
Maya Rao (2 May 1928 – 1 September 2014) was an Indian classical dancer, choreographer and educator, in Kathak dance. She is known for her pioneering work in Kathak choreography, especially in dance ballets,[1] and is credited for bringing Kathak, a North Indian-dance style to South India, when she opened her dance school, Natya Institute of Kathak and Choreography (NIKC) in Malleswaram, Bangalore in 1987.[2][3] She was also the founder director of her dance company, "Natya and Stem Dance Kampni", an amalgam of NIKC and the STEM Dance Kampni ( founded by her daughter Madhu Nataraj) based in Bangalore.[4][5] After her early training under Guru Sohanlal of Jaipur Gharana, followed by Guru Sunder Prasad also of the Jaipur Gharana, and went to train under Guru Shambhu Maharaj of Lucknow Gharana at National Institute of Kathak Dance in Delhi.
She was awarded the Sangeet Natak Akademi Award, given by Sangeet Natak Akademi, the National Academy for Music, Dance and Drama in 1989. In 2011, the Akademi awarded her the Sangeet Natak Akademi Tagore Ratna, given to 100 artists from across India to mark the 150th birth anniversary of Rabindranath Tagore, for their contribution in the field of performing arts.[6][7]
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^Shoba Narayan (26 July 2014). "How Kathak breached the north-south divide". Mint. Retrieved 26 July 2014.
^Nataraj, Madhu (27 January 2012). "Taking it a step higher, again". The Hindu. Retrieved 26 July 2014.
^"About Kampni". stemdancekampni.in. Archived from the original on 1 July 2014. Retrieved 26 July 2014.
^"Where contemporary keeps step with classical". The Hindu. 28 June 2013. Retrieved 26 July 2014.
^"Sangeet Natak Akademi Ratna and Akademi Puraskar". Sangeet Natak Akademi. 2011. Archived from the original on 7 July 2014. Retrieved 2 August 2014. .. a one-time honour of Tagore Samman to be awarded to 100 persons of the age of 75 years and above who have made significant contribution in the field of performing arts.
^"List of recipients of Tagore Akademi Puraskar" (PDF). Press Information Bureau, Government of India. Retrieved 2 August 2014.
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