CHOREOGRAPHY, PERFORMANCE &
TEACHING HIGHLIGHTS
Yamini Kalluri champions the art of Kuchipudi worldwide through her non-profit, Kritya Foundation! As curator of the NY Kuchipudi Dance Festival and through unforgettable performances and groundbreaking collaborations with the Kritya Ensemble, Yamini preserves this rich tradition. Her teaching under Kritya Foundation empowers the next generation, blending passion and heritage.
Explore more at KrityaFoundation.org
Explore more at KrityaFoundation.org
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EDUCATIONAL HISTORY:
Bachelor of Humanities & Social Sciences Indira Gandhi National Open University | 2022 
Students at Kritya Foundation
WORK EXPERIENCE:
Founder of Kritya Foundation (Kritya School of Dance & Kritya Music and Dance Ensemble) 2020 - Present - Teaching Kuchipudi to all Ages & Experiences (Both Privates & Groups) - Administration & Marketing - Choreography & Musical Composition/Arrangement for Dance Curating Events & Fundraising Teaching Artist with Mark Morris Dance Center 2022 - 2023 - Teaching Kids Classes & Adult Classes Teaching Artist with Srinivasa Kuchipudi Art Academy 2010 - 2017 - Teaching Kids Classes & Adult Classes Rehearsals - Director Choreographer & Musical Composition/Arrangement for Dance 
Symphony Space, February 2023
PERFORMANCES:
- Kalanidhi Dance Showcase Series - November 2025 - Richmond Folk Festival - October 2025 - Montana Folk Festival - July 2025 - St. Andrews Bach Society, Tuscon, Arizona - June 2025 - Natya Mandir, Vienna, Austria - May 2025 - Dom Kultury Witosa, Katowice, Poland - May 2025 - Le Mandapa Spring Concert, Paris, France - May 2025 - Live.Evil, Rosenheimer, Munich, Germany - May 2025 - St. Martha's Church, Nuremberg, Germany - May 2025 - Global Arts Festival, Adelphi University - April 2025 - City of East Lansing & The Children’s Cultural Concerts in collaboration with Michigan Sangeetha Natya Academy - March 2025- Pongal Dance Festival by Krishna Gana Sabha, Chennai, India, January 2025 - CentreStage Festival, Delhi, India | Kiran Nadar Museum - November 2024 - National Folk Festival Kick-Off event, Jackson, Mississippi, November, 2024 - We R Dancing Festival presented by Aalokam, Alvin Ailey Dance Theatre, New York, October, 2024 - Steamboat Strings Music Festival, July 2024 - NY Kuchipudi Dance Festival, July 2024 - Ojai World Dance Festival, April 2024 - Oberlin College, April 2024 - Worcester Music, The Mechanics Hall -May & November 2023 -Happy Valley Indian Performing Arts Festival, Penn State University - April 2023 - State Government of Telangana Sponsored Performance in Hyderabad, India, January, 2023 - Sunny Jain's "Dholusion", Symphony Space, February, 2023 - UMASS Augusta Savage Gallery Showcase, October, 2019 -National Folk Festival, (Salisbury, MD) August, 2019 - Lowell Folk Festival, July 2019 - Drive East Festival, NY August, 2016 - Footprint Dance Festival, Roehampton University, London, UK, May 2016 - Konark Dance Festival (as part of Padmasri Dr. Sobha Naidu's group), December 2012 & 2014 - Kuchipudi festival and Tanisha Yuva Nrithyotsav at the Kuchipudi Village, 2013 & 2014 
Ravindra Bharathi, Hyderabad, January, 2023
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CERTIFICATE:
- Certificate in Graham Technique (Independent 2 year Program) Martha Graham School of Contemporary Dance, NY - Certificate in Kuchipudi Dance (4 year Program), Telugu University, Hyderabad, India 
Collaboration with Rasa String Quartet & Safarani Sisters
COLLABORATIONS:
-Vijay Gupta & Reena Esmail, 2022 & 2023 (Violinist & Composer) -Sunny Jain, 2023 (Composer & Musician) - Lun Li, 2022 (Violinist) -Milad Yousufi, 2022 (Composer) -Rasa String Quartet, 2020 (Musicians) -Safarani Sisters, 2020, 2022, 2023 ( Artists & Performing Artists) -George Faison, 2019 (Choreographer) - Sacred Pact, 2020 (Film Makers) 
Award Winning Dance Documentary Series Feature for
Sacred Pact MASTERCLASSES/WORKSHOPS:
- Crossover Indian Dance Workshop hosted by Mocean Dance, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada, September, 2024. - Asian American Ballet Project, June 2024 - Natarang Dance Group, Chorzow Cultural Center, Poland, May 2025 - Oberlin College, April 2024 - International Latin American Congress of Classical Indian Dance, March 2024 - Adelphi University, September 2023 - Martha Graham School of Contemporary Dance, 2021 - Vashti Dance Company, 2019 - Brooklyn Arts Exchange, May 2018 - Durga Ma School, Buenos Aires, Argentina, August, 2018 - Center for Indian Dance, Saint Petersburg, Russia, April 2017 - University of Roehampton, London, UK, May, 2016 Masterclass for Martha Graham School
COMMISSIONS:
- Asian American Ballet Project, June 2024 - Music Worcester, May & November 2023 - Street Symphony, April, 2023 - Outlet Dance Project, October, 2022 - Autumn Salon, Yearly Commissioning since 2020 - Morris Museum, February 2022 - Connecticut Ballet, January 2022 
Ballet "Panchama" Choreographed by Yamini Commissioned by Connecticut Ballet
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AWARDS, GRANTS & RECOGNITION:
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Started choreographing and teaching at the age of 12 (Sri Aurobindo International School, Hyderabad, 2010
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