Sappa Durga Prasad

ARTISTE'S PROFILE

Name :

Sappa Durga Prasad

Postal Address

House No.& Street :

Principal, Nataraj Nritya Niketan

Town/City :

Danavalpet,

District :

Rajahmundry

State :

Andhra Pradesh

Pin Code :

533103

Telephone(s) with STD Code :

Landline :

2478011

Mobile :

9849273096

Fax :

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Website :

www.aalayanritya.com

Date of Birth/Age :

November 1, 1960

Education :

Field of expertise :

Andhra Natyam

Academic/Professional activities :

Starting his training first under his father at the age of 15 years Sappa received special training in ‘Andhra Natyam’ and ‘Perini Sivathandavam’ from famous Guru Nataraja Rama Krishna.
Every year Sappa conducts dance festivals in famous Siva temples and every year on Karthik Masam he organizes Nritya Aradhana at Siva temples.
He has researched and restored Yagna Narthanas like Pancha Bhuta Avahana, Ashtadik Palaka Awahana and others. He has the distinction of conducting first Narthana Yagnam with 108 dancers first time in Indian Cultural History.
In 2003 he conducted Narthana Yagna Aradhana with 118 dancers first time in the world cultural history.
His choreography works include: Bhakta Annamacharya, Omkara Ganapathi, Bhasmasura Charitam(Dance Ballets); Sutradharulu, Ammayi Nischitardham(Telugu movies); Santhi Theeralu, Pushkara Gowthami Dance Ballets for Doordarshan.
Sappa started Nataraj Nritya Niketan, Rajahmundry (1983) in the name of his Guru, for the development of traditional art forms. His disciples are teaching temple dances in several states in India and in Malaysia and Canada.

Name of the institution(s)you :
associated with

Nataraj Nritya Niketan, Rajahmundry - Principal

Honours/Awards/Fellowships,etc. :

NATYA KALHARA
NRITYA CHOODAMANI
BHARATA NATYA SIMHA
BEST DANCE MASTER(1988)
UNESCO CULTURAL MAN OF THE YEAR (1998)
UNESCO MILLENNIUM CULTURAL AWARD (2002)
EXCELLENCE AWARD (2005)

Books/Articles authored :

“Sirimuvvalu”, “Andhrulu-Nrityakala” (Dance Epics)
“ Amaravasantham” (Novel)
“ Hridayam”, “Tandaveswara Satakam” (Poetry Collection)

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