Indian dancer Arunima performs Kuchipudi at British Queen’s platinum jubilee celebration – FilmyVoice
Award-winning Indian dancer and choreographer Arunima Kumar, alongside together with her dance firm, carried out classical Indian dance Kuchipudi on the grand Platinum Jubilee celebration of British Queen Elizabeth II in London.
Arunima, former Delhi Police chief Neeraj Kumar’s daughter and a London College of Economics (LSE) graduate, stated she was honored and proud to current a glimpse of India by Kuchipudi on the Buckingham Palace right here on Sunday on the event.
The 96-year-old monarch acceded to the British throne aged 25 in February 1952 and that 70-year milestone is being celebrated with a protracted Financial institution Vacation weekend, filled with avenue events and pageantry throughout the UK. On the ultimate day of the four-day financial institution vacation weekend, tons of of performers paraded alongside a three-kilometer route on Sunday, telling the story of the queen’s life with dance, music, and puppets.
”I researched, choreographed, and introduced ‘Rajya – she is timeless’ to have a good time the extraordinary 70 years of service of Queen Elizabeth to her nation and the Commonwealth with 50 Kuchipudi dancers aged 4-50 years at Westminster Abbey and took part within the pageant, with Nutkhut,” Arunima stated.
She added that it has at all times been her mission to symbolize India, and Kuchipudi on world platforms. ”It is now part of historical past – and maybe, my legacy. 1000’s cheered us within the crowds as thousands and thousands watched us on TV and it was a euphoric second I’ll bear in mind eternally,” she added.
Arunima is a educated Kuchipudi dancer and a recipient of the Ustad Bismillah Khan award. She bought Sahitya Kala Parishad Scholarship for Dance in 1998.
She has greater than 700 performances to her credit score which embody her dance on the Buckingham Palace for the Queen’s reception to mark the UK-India Yr of Tradition, Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s go to at Wembley stadium the place she introduced her choreography earlier than 70,000 folks and world media in addition to Rashtrapati Bhavan in India. Aishwarya Gupta, an 8-year-old Kuchipudi dancer, stated she was advised it could be a protracted 3.5-km stroll, however ”as soon as it began and the crowds cheered us, it felt like a ravishing household. It was unforgettable.”
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