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ARTISTE'S PROFILE
 
Name  : Ms. Leela Samson

Postal Address  

House No.& Street  :
6, Beach Road, Kalakshetra Colony, Besant Nagar

Town/City  : Chennai

District  :  

State  : Tamilnadu

Pin Code  : 600 090

 

Telephone(s) with STD Code  :  

Landline  :  

Mobile  : 0091 44 24911836, 0091442490 3815

Fax  :  

Other PP number(s) for contact  :  

E-mail ID  : leelas@ndf.vsnl.net.in

Website  :  

 

Date of Birth/Age  :  

Education  :
B.A.

Field of expertise  :
Bharatanatyam

Academic/Professional activities  :
Teacher, Dancer, Choreographer, Writer

Name of the institution(s)you    :
    associated with     
Kalakshetra, Chennai
Sriram Bharatiya Kala Kendra, Delhi
Gandharva Mahavidyalaya, Delhi

Honours/Awards/Fellowships,etc.  :
SANSKRITI AWARD
NRITYA CHOODAMANI
PADMASHRI
SANGEET NATAK AKADEMI AWARD

Books/Articles authored  :
Rhythm in Joy (1987)
The Joy of Classical Dances of India

Any association with foreign   :
institution(s)    
PAST FORWARD, a show held in Royal Opera House, Covent Garden in UK

Any other information  :
Presently Director, Kalakshetra, Chennai

Spanda, (term which means ‘pulse’ in Sanskrit) is a dance company run by Leela Samson in Delhi (1995)

Taken Dance classes at Royal Opera House, Covent Garden in UK

 
 
                       
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Government of India
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New Delhi - 110075

Centre for Cultural Resources and Training
Telephone:(011) 25088638,
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Fax: 91-11-25088637,
Gram: CENCULT

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