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Resume of Deepa Menon
Solo Performances:
September 26th 2003 Performed at the South Asian Cultural Meet organized by Genentech, South San Francisco, California.
August 17th 2002 Lec-dem performance at the San Mateo Performing Arts Center, San Mateo, California as part of the Indian Culture Show commemorating March 6th 2002 Performance organized by the Guruvayur Devasum at the Melpathur Auditorium in Guruvayur, a famous Indian temple in Southern India.
February 18th 2002 Pallavi Academy of Fine Arts organized a dance concert at CIEFL (Central Institute of English and Foreign Languages), Hyderabad, India.
November 14th 2000 Conducted a dance workshop and performed at Inglewood Public School, Scarborough, Ontario.
August 5th 2000 Performed at the Beechwood Place (Lifestyle Retirement Communities), Mississauga, Ontario. Beechwood Place is one of 6 senior homes in Toronto.
August 14th 1999 The Kalanidhi Dance Festival at the Betty Olliphant Theatre, Toronto.
July 23rd 1999 Performed as part of ISKCON’s Rath Yatra celebrations in Center Island, Toronto.
October 1999 The Anniversary celebrations of the Malayalam Association in Toronto.
September 12th 1998 Fund Raising program for Bharat Sevashram Sangam, Etobicoke Canada.
August 14th 1998 Dance concert performed at the Hare Krishna Temple, Toronto, as part of their Janmashtami celebrations.
July 19th 1998 Performed at ISKCON’s Rath Yatra celebrations in Center Island, Toronto.
February 13th 1997 Kuchipudi Festival organized by Sangeet Natak Academy and Cultural A airs, Delhi, at Hyderabad, India.
November 29th 1996 Lec-dem performance at NSS College Auditorium, Ottapalam, Kerala.
November 27th 1996 Cultural program organized by the Rotary Club and Nila Fine Arts, Ottapalam Kerala,India.
November 1996 Lec-dem performances organized by SPIC MACAY, Kerala
- 18th State Convention – Museum Auditorium, Trivandrum, Kerala
- 21st Central School, Ottapalam, Kerala
- 22nd Regional Engineering College, Calicut, Kerala.
- 23rd Central School Auditorium, Kasargode, Kerala
- 24th Kasargode State Auditorium, Kasargode, Kerala
February 1996 Kuchipudi Festival organized by Sangeet Natak Academy and Cultural A airs, Delhi, at Hyderabad, India.
November 1995 Cultural Program of organized Visakapatnam Centenary celebrations.
October 1994 Concert organized for the Anniversary of the Pallavi Academy of Fine Arts, Hyderabad
April, May, June 1994 Lec-Dem performance organized by ICFAI (Institute of Chartered Financial Analyists of India) Hyderabad, India
March 1994 Siddehendra Yogi Jayanthi festival, a festival organized in Kuchipudi Village, Hyderabad, India
August 1993 Lec-Dem (lecture-demonstration) performance in Osmania University Hyderabad, India
December 1992 Performance broadcast by Andhra Pradesh regional television centre, India.
November 1992 Solo performance in Ravindra Bharathi, Hyderabad, India
July and August 1992 Performed solo in St. Francis College, Hyderabad, India
Ballets:
March (24th - 25th) 2000 Women Liberated with Janak Kendry at The Hart House Theatre, University of Toronto, Toronto. The ballet was titled Teri Gatha, \
which was on the lives of various women during the period of Buddha.
January 1997 Group performances and Ballets (Nari Tarangini and Kalyana Srinivasam) at Rajahmundri, India
December 1996 Chandalika with Smt. Shobha Naidu at Hyderabad and Rajahmundri, Andhra Pradesh, India.
November 1996 Sree Krishna Sharanam Mama at Rajahmundri, and at Kuchipudi Village, Hyderabad, India.
October 1996 Kalyana Srinivasam with Shobha Naidu in Rajamundry, Hyderabad and Guntur, Andhra Pradesh, India.
August 1992 Nari Tarangini Ballet with Smt. Shobha Naidu at Vijaywada, Vizag, Rajahmundry, Guntur, and Hyderababad, India.
December 1992 Telecast of Jalak Ballet on Hyderabad Television.
November 1992 ‘Jalak’ A ballet on Women down the ages performed in Ravindra Bharathi, Hyderabad, India.
Theatre:
Choreographed Mohiniattam and folk dance in the video Movie directed by Rajesh Naroth based on Onam festival. July 2008
July 17th 2004 - Divine Lovers- A theatrical performance directed by Maria Lexa and performed in the Julia Morgan Theater in Berkeley.
June 2004 - Divine lovers was performed in the Yerba Beuna Gardens in Downtown San Francisco for the Yerba Beuna Gardens festival. Please visit
www.sunandmoonensemble.org for video and more info.
September 2003
6th, 8th, 13th, 14th- Searching for God in Kerala, a theatrical production with Jon Whittle, performed as part of the San Francisco Fringe
Festival, San Francisco, California. It was awarded the Best of San Francisco Fringe Festival.
Press Accolades and Felicitations:
Best Actress award in the Fringe Festival , San Francisco in 2003.
• ‘With her distinctive and pervasive stage presence, Deepa leads audiences with effortless ease and grace through a whole range of aesthetic experiences, from • 28th November 1996 – felicitation given by Rotary Club, Ottapalam - Kerala.
• ‘Splendid performance by Deepa Menon at the SPIC- MACAY convention at Trivandrum, Kerala’ –18th November 1996 – Trivandrum. The Hindu, a widely read • ‘This Valluvanadan talent has a lot to contribute to the art of Kuchipudi – Shobha Naidu’s and Krishna Bharathy’s student Deepa Menon gave an excellent performance • ‘What is remarkable about Deepa is the way she displays her eagerness to get at the vital core, beyond the “technical”, in other fields of art, side by side with • “Dance adds beauty to City sunset” said Malayalam Manorama in review of the Kuchipudi dance performance by Deepa, performed under the auspices of Nila • ‘With a face that can portray various emotions, Deepa’s dance exudes dignity with every movement. Malayalam Manorama, Palghat, Kerala – 1st December 1996.
• ‘Deepa, an accomplished artist, has mastered all the subtleties of this art form and has impressed her audiences with her poise and grace’ – Mathrubhumi
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