Sunayana Jampanaboyana

Dancer

Sunayana Jampanaboyana is the newly appointed Managing Director of the Kritya Foundation, where she merges her passion for Kuchipudi with her ability to transform ideas into reality. Her diverse background spans biomedical engineering, entrepreneurial strategy, and movement studies, enriched by guided research into the sociopolitical contexts of traditional Indian arts.
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Sunayana’s passion for Kuchipudi was sparked at the age of 15 under the tutelage of Dr. K. Neelima Raju. In 2017, she presented her first full-length solo recital and earned a Level 1 Certification in Kuchipudi from the International Dance Council (CID-UNESCO). She has since performed across the US, including a notable portrayal of the character Kuyili in "Veeramangai: The Fearless Women” (2021) by CWRU Nritya, where she provided choreographic direction for this character. Since then, Sunayana has gone on to integrate contemporary western influences into her artistic practice through intensive training and mentored choreographic research. Today, she is focused on furthering her artistic growth through technical refinement and choreographic development — and is actively honing her Kuchipudi artistry under the guidance of Yamini Kalluri at the Kritya School of Dance.