Mythili Kumar is a dancer, teacher, and choreographer. She performs the Bharatanatyam, Kuchipudi, and Odissi styles of Indian classical dance. [1] Founder of Abhinaya Dance Company of San Jose and she is a lecturer in dance at University of California, Santa Cruz. [2]
As founder and Director of Abhinaya Dance Company of San Jose since 1980, [1] [3] she has trained and presented over one hundred dancers in their solo debuts and has collaborated extensively with several multi-cultural organizations. [4] She has also taught classes at San Jose State University and Stanford University. [2]
Kumar's two daughter's, Rasika and Malavika are active in the dance company and have been trained in classical Indian dance since age 4. [5]
Collaborative performances include:
In 2010 she was awarded the Malonga Casquelourd Lifetime Achievement Award by San Francisco Ethnic Dance Festival. [4] Kumar received the choreographer's fellowships from 1989 until 1993 and a teacher's recognition certificate in 1998 from the National Endowment for the Arts. [2]
Mythili Kumar is a dancer, teacher, and choreographer. She performs the Bharatanatyam, Kuchipudi, and Odissi styles of Indian classical dance. [1] Founder of Abhinaya Dance Company of San Jose and she is a lecturer in dance at University of California, Santa Cruz. [2]
As founder and Director of Abhinaya Dance Company of San Jose since 1980, [1] [3] she has trained and presented over one hundred dancers in their solo debuts and has collaborated extensively with several multi-cultural organizations. [4] She has also taught classes at San Jose State University and Stanford University. [2]
Kumar's two daughter's, Rasika and Malavika are active in the dance company and have been trained in classical Indian dance since age 4. [5]
Collaborative performances include:
In 2010 she was awarded the Malonga Casquelourd Lifetime Achievement Award by San Francisco Ethnic Dance Festival. [4] Kumar received the choreographer's fellowships from 1989 until 1993 and a teacher's recognition certificate in 1998 from the National Endowment for the Arts. [2]