Coming Soon: Bharata Natyam
Sujata Nair-Mulloth
Eyes, hands, rhythm, and movement. Discover the beauty and storytelling of Bharata Natyam, a classical dance form from India. We’ll explore how hand gestures, facial expressions, and body movements can bring stories to life. We’ll learn new dance vocabulary, experiment with beats and rhythms, and discover how movement and music come together to express emotions, share traditions, and tell stories without words.
Lesson releases November 18th
About the Artist
Sujata Nair-Mulloth
Sujata Nair-Mulloth, a performer, teacher, and choreographer, is the founder and Artistic Director of The Kala School of Indian Classical Dance She was recently appointed by the Pennsylvania Council on the Arts as a roster artist.
Trained in three styles of Indian Classical Dance, Sujata studied the Bharata Natyam style at Ganesa Natyalaya, New Delhi under Padmashri Guru Saroja Vaidyanathan. She also had intensive training in Kuchipudi under Guru Jayarama Rao and in Mohini Attam under Guru Sahadevan.
As a performer Sujata has given recitals worldwide since 1979. Her notable performances include her recitals at the Asian Games 1982, the Cultural Festival in Amsterdam, the International Cultural Festival in Pyong Yang, North Korea, the Cultural presentation at the “Welsh College of Music and Drama” Cardiff Wales and at shows hosted by the President of India for foreign dignitaries visiting India.
As a teacher she has taught Bharata Natyam in New Delhi India and in Cambridgeshire, United Kingdom. Working with the Arts Council,East Midlands Arts, United Kingdom, she was involved in dance projects working with the mentally and physically challenged. Sujata has been teaching Bharata Natyam at the Conservatory at Wilkes University for the last ten years.. Working with the Pennsylvania Council on the Arts she has conducted residencies in several school districts in Luzerne and Lackawanna county.
As a choreographer, Sujata uses Indian Classical Dance as a medium to create thought provoking work that transcends cultural boundaries. Her choreographies include “The Holy Rivers”, “Rhythms and Raga”, “Ayyappa” “Krishna”, “Ritu”, “Nritya” and “Yatra”. These productions explore new ways to use the ancient dance vocabulary. Though rooted in Bharata Natyam her work incorporates contemporary themes and diverse musical influences from around the world. She has choreographed a dance sequence using Indian Classical Dance vocabulary for the Broadway Nutcracker” and the “Broadway Cinderella” both presented in association with the National Association of Performing Arts Educators, 2000.
Sujata has spent several years working as a Journalist and now teaches in the Communications, Arts and Humanities Department at Marywood University, PA.