Bharatanatyam, Classical ballet
DANCE
Anvi's creative sojourn began with dance. Having started her training in the South Indian Classical dance form of Bharatanatyam at the age of 6, she went on to perform, travel and teach extensively for over 20 years.
Her first lead role in the dance ballet 'Vasavi Vaibhava' (directed and choreographed by Guru Shubha Dhananjay) at age 16 proved a major turning point, and it launched her dance career. She continued to perform extensively for with her Guru across India and was part of the team invited for an Indo - Chinese cultural exchange program in China. After her critically acclaimed debut as a soloist in 2008, she went on to be featured in several National and International dance festivals across India, USA, UK, and Bhutan, winning rave reviews among critics and connoisseurs alike.
As a creative dancer she was heavily influenced by the nuances and aesthetics of Classical ballet in which she has trained intensively with Yana Lewis (Bangalore) and Royal Academy of Dance (London); and her solo choreographic works and productions reflected this approach. She was particularly recognized for her unique quality of movement, subtle evocative emotive abilities, grace and rhythmic command.
She was an A - Grade artist of Doordarshan and has won awards including 'Natya Sri', 'Nrithya Jyothi', and the National award of 'Nrithya Bhushana'.
Anvi cherishes her time as a classical soloist and looks forward to a path of bringing this art form in a collaborative approach with theatre and the medium of film.
She is forever indebted to her Gurus Smt. Vasundhara Kumar, Smt. Shubha Dhananjay, and Sri Kiran Subramanyam and Smt. Sandhya Kiran.
'Endowed with an excellent stage personality and presence, appropriate facial expressions, razor sharp precision in Nritta and Laya, Anvi's exposition was a connoisseur's delight'
- Indian Express
'Her poise and footwork stole the show. As she performed each step with equal clarity, the audience could not help applaud her'
- Deccan Herald
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SELECTED SOLO PERFORMANCES
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2019 Diwali at The House of Commons
2019 Solo at Albert Theatre, Hampstead Heath
2018 Solo at Waterloo station, London, UK
2016 ‘Diwali in London’ A mayor of London event with DiL committee, London, UK
2016 Telecast of Solo performance on National broadcasting network, India
2015 Nehru Wangchuck cultural centre, Thimphu, Bhutan
2015 1st Bath Indian Music festival, Bath, UK
2015 Huntingdon Medway Centre, Huntingdon, UK
2015 Indian International Centre, Cardiff, Wales, UK
2014 First Presbyterian Curch, Alva, Oklahma, USA
2014 Performance series, Alva, Oklahoma, USA
2014 Pure performance festival, Trispace gallery, London, UK
2014 Tour de Forec Theatre, London, UK
2013 India International Centre, New Delhi, India
2013 ICCR, Yavanika, Bangalore, India
2012 St. Louis International festival of dance, USA
2012 Elizabeth O’Sullivan Gallery, New York, USA
2012 Albany Hindu Temple, Albany, New York, USA
2012 Hindu Temple of Las Vegas, USA
2012 Hindu temple of Greater Chicago, USA
2012 Kannada Sangha, Washington D.C, USA
2012 Natyanjali Festival, Thirunallar, India
2011 Every Wednesday program, Dept. Of Kannada and Culture, Bangalore, India
2011 Chandigarh College of Arts, Chandigarh, India
2011 National Dance Festival, cuttuck, Orissa
2011 Naveen kalakaar national dance festival, Bhubaneshwar, Orissa
2010 Vasundharotsava, Mysore, india
2008 Debut as a soloist, Bangalore, India
Classical Ballet
2013 – RoyalAcademy of Dance, London, UK -Improvers 2nd
2009 – LewisFoundationof ClassicalBallet,Bangalore, India–Grade
SELECTED CHOREOGRAPHY
'THIS MAD LOVE’ – A dance theatre work inspired by the classical ballet of Giselle. First R&D phase was completed at the London performance Studios in June 2024 through their seeding space residency and talent bursary.
AADYA - THE ESSENCE - World premier – Bangalore, 19th of August 2016
A full length clasical repertoire rethinking the classical pieces to arrive at their essence.
BHAAVANRITHYA - World premiere – November, 2009
A full length production of Bharatanatyam woven into Kannada literary song genre of 'Bhaava nrithya'.
Since showcased in several platforms across Karnataka, USA, and the UK.
AWARDS
2014 - ‘A’ Grade artist for exceptional performance, Doordarshan National Network
2011 - ‘NRITHYA BHUSHANA’ National Award for outstanding achievements, India
2011 - ‘NRITHYA JYOTHI’ Outstanding performance, Naveen Kalakaar festival, India
2010 - ‘NATYA SRI’ Exceptional promise, Harsha Kriya Foundation, Bangalore, India
2006 - ‘ARALU MALLIGE’, Exceptional promise, Dept.of Kannada and Culture, India
SELECTED INTERVIEWS / REVIEWS
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2016 The Dance Bible,
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2016 For Creative Girls,
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2014 Alva Courier Review,
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2012 Deccan Herald,
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2011 Indian Express,
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2009 Vijaya Karnataka, India
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2008 Deccan Herald