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Leela Samson (born 6 May 1951) is a Bharatanatyam dancer, choreographer, instructor, writer and actress from India. As a soloist, she is known for her technical virtuosity and has taught Bharatanatyam at Shriram Bhartiya Kala Kendra in Delhi for many years.
Leela Samson is an Indian Bharatanatyam dancer, choreographer, author, and actress. She is the founder of Spanda Dance Company, a dance group which presents choreographies conceived by Leela Samson. She is known for presenting Bharatanatyam in various diverse compositions.
Mar 22, 2021 · We meet Leela Samson, a Chennai-based Bharatanatyam dancer-choreographer, for an early lunch at a café in Chennai on March 2nd. This is two days after Samson has curated and moderated an online panel discussion to coincide with guru Rukmini Devi Arundale’s birth anniversary.
Oct 9, 2015 · 2.4K. 253K views 8 years ago. Leela Samson performs Tillana, the concluding piece in a Bharatanatyam. Leela Samson is among India's most dynamic and technically brilliant dancers, an...
Oct 10, 2015 · India's Bharatanatyam maestro, Leela Samson performs Padam. Leela Samson is among India's most dynamic and technically brilliant dancers, an outstanding representative of Kalakshetra, the...
Leela Samson is among India's most dynamic and technically brilliant dancers, an outstanding representative of Kalakshetra, the famed institute for the class...
Oct 26, 2016 · After a series of high-decibel rows ended her last brush with officialdom, Leela Samson is back where she belongs. Malini Nair | 26 Oct, 2016. FOR THE SEVEN long years that she worked at pulling Kalakshetra out of its self-induced torpor, Bharatnatyam dancer Leela Samson stayed off the stage.
Mar 14, 2024 · Renowned as a distinguished Bharatanatyam exponent, Padma Shri Leela Samson realised a few years back that her time on the dance stage had its limits. She entertained hopes of exploring new avenues later in life, including the possibility of learning a musical instrument.
Mar 14, 2024 · Renowned as a distinguished Bharatanatyam exponent, Padma Shri Leela Samson realised that her time on the dance stage had its limits.
Jan 30, 2017 · With six dancers from her troupe and clad in a resplendent cream and green ensemble, Leela Samson delved deep into the treasure trove of Indian poetry and choreographed a performance stitched...
May 6, 2024 · Leela Samson is an Indian Bharatanatyam dancer, choreographer, writer, and actress. She is well known for presenting the Indian classical dance form Bharatanatyam in diverse compositions with her dance company, Spanda, founded in September 1995.
Nov 10, 2018 · Leela Samson in Disha – A Vision, as part of Kalaa Utsavam 2014. Outsider and mentor Brought up in a Jewish household, Samson was, nevertheless, drawn philosophically towards Hinduism as well as her guru Rukmini Devi’s theosophical background that accepted all religions.
Aug 19, 2017 · It was just this issue that seasoned Bharatanatyam dancer Leela Samson addressed at a lively three-day workshop held recently at her Delhi studio Drishtikon.
Jan 30, 2010 · Leela Samson, the Director of Kalakshetra, is a dancer known for rare sensitivity in her performances and an approach to choreography that is contemporary without compromising on the...
Oct 5, 2015 · Indian classical dancer Leela Samson performs Alarippu Bharatanatyam dance. The word Alarippu means "a flowering bud." It is an innovatory piece meaning it i...
Apr 12, 2023 · The Kalakshetra sexual harassment saga has been brewing online since December 2022 when students replied to a now-deleted social media post by Leela Samson, a former director of the foundation. In her Facebook post, Leela Samson alleged that a male teacher was “known to be threatening and molesting (those) who are not yet adults".
Jan 16, 2015 · Leela Samson, a Bharatanatyam dancer, choreographer, instructor and writer, was born on May 6, 1951 in Coonoor, Tamil Nadu to Vice-Admiral (Ret) Benjamin Abraham Samson and Laila.
Oct 30, 2023 · Leela Samson highlights the essence of group choreography in ‘Agathee - The Inner Fire’. The senior Bharatanatyam artiste through her Spanda Dance Company has been looking at the art form with a...
L eela Samson is among India's most dynamic and technically brilliant dancers, an outstanding representative of Kalakshetra, the famed institute for the classical arts founded by the late Rukmini Devi Arundale on the Chennai ocean front.
Apr 20, 2023 · The #NitaMukeshAmbaniCulturalCentre presents 'Reflections' - a dazzling contemporary take on Bharatanatyam, choreographed by the award-winning Leela Samson and performed by her dance group....
Former chairperson of the CBFC, Leela Samson is a well-known Bharatanatyam dancer who was also appointed as the director of the arts and cultural academy Kalakshetra in 2005.
Apr 24, 2021 · Notes to Myself is one of MOPA's flagship projects - a series of interactive, expository documentaries that deconstructs the lives and creative processes of some of the most impactful ...
Dec 14, 2019 · Bharatnatyam dancer Leela Samson and four others have been charged by the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) for alleged irregularities in renovation of an auditorium worth ₹ 7.02 crore in...
