Kritya Foundation
A collaborative professional performance initiative of Carnatic Music, Kuchipudi Dance, and other music & dance traditions from across the globe.
The Kritya Ensemble
Kritya ensemble is a collaborative/interdisciplinary initiative between Carnatic musicians and Kuchipudi dance founded by Yamini Kalluri. We create work originating from ancient South Indian traditions and also collaborate with other world traditions to expand the scope and vocabulary of Kuchipudi and Carnatic music. Both the music ensemble and the dance ensemble meet several times every month to rehearse and create new dialogues to challenge norms which are no more relevant to the present social climate and to preserve various precious elements of our traditions. Every year we create new original music and dance works to present internationally.
Performances - Workshops - Demonstrations - Lectures - Films
Interested in presenting Kritya Ensemble or commissioning new work?
Kritya Foundation offers a range of performance and educational programs for presenters, institutions, festivals, and community organizations.
Kritya may be presented as the Kritya Music Ensemble, featuring Yamini Kalluri in collaboration with musicians; the Kritya Dance Ensemble, featuring senior students and ensemble members; or through educational programming such as workshops, intensives, and lecture-demonstrations.
We also welcome opportunities to commission new work and develop programs tailored to specific audiences, spaces, and contexts. Have an idea that does not fit neatly into one of these categories? We are always excited to explore new possibilities and would love to hear from you.
Most Indian art forms are multilayered, but dance most of all, because it combines Poetry, Music, Theatre and Movement, each a specific art form with its own form, structure and complexities. When all these arts are combined and layered one upon the other you can imagine the sheer multiplicity and intricacy of thoughts, values and ideas that are presented.
- M Desai