Mythili Kumar
Bharatanatyam Performer • Teacher • Guru • Nattuvanar • Choreographer
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Mythili Kumar is a highly renowned dancer, teacher, and choreographer specializing in Indian classical dance, particularly Bharatanatyam, Kuchipudi, and Odissi. She received rigorous training in India, studying Bharatanatyam under Smt. Indra Rajan, Sri T.R. Devanathan, and Smt. Kalanidhi Narayanan. Her Kuchipudi training was under Sri Vendantam Jagannatha…
Journey Timeline
Moved to the U.S.
Founded Abhinaya Dance Company of San Jose
First student performed Arangetram
Received Choreographer's fellowships — From National Endowment for the Arts, continued until 1993
Received teacher's recognition certificate — From National Endowment for the Arts
Awarded Viswa Kala Bharati — By Bharath Kalachar in Chennai
Awarded Abhinaya Kala Ratna — By Shiva Vishnu Temple
Awarded Malonga Casquelourd Lifetime Achievement Award — By San Francisco Ethnic Dance Festival
Received Sustained Achievement Award — By Bay Area Isadora Duncan Award Committee
Received Lifetime Achievement Award — By Soorya Performing Arts of St. Louis
Received Legacy Laureate Award — From Silicon Valley Creates
Honored with Nadana Shirormani — By Bharathi Tamil Sangam
Honored with Smaran Kala Kaushala — During Smaran dance festival
Honored with Inspire Award — By India Community Center (ICC)
Honored with Nritya Darshini — By Navadharshana Team
Received a lifetime achievement award — From Yuva Bharati
Selected as a YWCA Tribute to Women Honoree — By YWCA
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Awards & Honors
- 1989-1993 · Choreographer's fellowships — National Endowment for the Arts
- Teacher's recognition certificate — National Endowment for the Arts
- Viswa Kala Bharati — Bharath Kalachar in Chennai
- Abhinaya Kala Ratna — Shiva Vishnu Temple
- Malonga Casquelourd Lifetime Achievement Award — San Francisco Ethnic Dance Festival
- Sustained Achievement Award — Bay Area Isadora Duncan Award Committee
- Lifetime Achievement Award — Soorya Performing Arts of St. Louis
- Legacy Laureate Award — Silicon Valley Creates
- Nadana Shirormani — Bharathi Tamil Sangam
- Smaran Kala Kaushala — Smaran dance festival
- Inspire Award — India Community Center (ICC)
- Nritya Darshini — Navadharshana Team
- Lifetime achievement award — Yuva Bharati
- YWCA Tribute to Women Honoree — YWCA
Media Coverage
Dancer enlivens Indian culture
San Jose Mercury News
Dance teacher to get award from Cupertino
San Jose Mercury News
The muse that makes her dance: Mythili Kumar keeps her Indian heritage alive in a land of pop and pizza
San Jose Mercury News
Los Gatans honored as women of achievement
Los Gatos Weekly-Times
Dramatic Gesture: Mythili Kumar shares Indian traditions with the art of the dance
Saratoga News
Nurturing an Indian tradition in the Bay Area: how three teachers used varied approaches to an art form that takes years to master
San Jose Mercury News
Custodians of Tradition
India Currents
Mythili Kumar's Life in Motion Celebrates Dance Legacy
Los Gatan
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