Radha Reddy

Kuchipudi, from Andhra Pradesh, was originally a dance-drama form. This is a first-ever attempt to demystify the nuances of a form that has always been the preserve of the males. The dramatic content of the form was passed from one generation to the other without a written script. It was only in the last century that pure dance sequences have been culled out to evolve a style that is distinct from the dance-drama form of the same generic name.