Reviews
Nov 10, 2010: "A dance tribute to the great composers of Telugu
origin"
A dance tribute was paid by Mrinalini Sadananda from Washington DC
and Ragasudha Vinjamuri from London, to great composers of Telugu origin and
the like who contributed immensely to Indian philosophy and thought.
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Kalamandapam Student: Kamalakiran Vinjamuri
Compliment from TK Govinda Rao.
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Who is Who in the Art and Culture of India
"Mrinalini Sadananda is an internationally recognized Kuchipudi
dancer, an Indian classical dance. She is also a distinguished teacher and
an outstanding choreographer. Mrinalini Sadananda belongs to a family of
artists. All her seven brothers and sisters excelled in one art form or
another. Her father Vinjamuri Parthasarathy Iyengar was an established
lawyer but had keen interest in music and loved violin. Her mother Smt.
Kamala Devi was a housewife and an excellent violinist."
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June 29, 2009: "A Dance Ballet on Gautama Buddha"
"Who else but Smt. Mrinalini Sadananda, a renowned Kuchipudi
Dancer, an excellent Choreographer and now the Director of Kalamandapam, a
Washington based Dance School, could come up with such an Enchanting Evening
of Pure Dance and Melodious Music at the Kennedy Center on June 27th, 2009?"
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July 29, 2008: "Extraordinary performance by Mrinalini Sadananda"
"I left the auditorium feeling
as though I had just witnessed the events of Ramayana on July 12, 2008. The
stories I had read as a child transformed into a living, breathing entity,
and I felt Sri Rama and Sita appeared in front of me to re-enact their
story. Such was the choreography of Mrinalini Sadananda."
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Friday March 21, 2008: "An expression of form and talent"
Mrinalini’s performance reflected her vast experience. The Kafi
Javali Parulanna mata was a cakewalk for the experienced artiste.
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January 30, 2008: "A vibrant performance"
"It was the first time I watched Mrinalini's Kuchipudi dance
recital at Ayyapan temple, Kodambakam, Chennai. I enjoyed her performance so
much that I followed to her next program at Mahabalipuram."
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August 19, 2007: Spectacular Performance in Chennai India by
Divya Vinjamuri
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July 6, 2007: TANA 2007
TANA (Telugu Association of North America), presented awards to
Smt. Mrinalini Sadananda and Shri Subash Vinjamuri in recognition for their
Dedication and Creativity to the Arts and to the Community.
August 10, 2006: "Spellbinding Kuchipudi"
"Mrinalini Sadananda, presented a spellbinding Kuchipudi solo recital at
Grand State University, Michigan, on 30th July 2006. It was the Divya
Samadhi camp of Swami Chinmayananda, conducted by Swamy Tejomayananda of
Chinmaya Mission. Devotees from all over the world attended the function."
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"Mrinalini garu, very happy to see your performance. No words can describe it." -Pappu Venugopala Rao, comment on performance after seeing it on Youtube
"Retaining traditional purity, Mrinalini struck a perfect balance between Nritha, Nrithya, and Natya. The impeccable precision on Laya she achieved with a facial charm in her execution of Nritha by standing balanced on the rim of a brass plate was well appreciated." - Ramalinga Sastry, The Hindu Friday July 11th 1997
"Scintillating dance performance by mother daughter team." - India Globe [in reference to Mrinalini Sadananda and her daughter Keerthana Sidhaye]
"Keethana's retention of saint Thyagaraja'krithi 'Kshera Sagara Sayana' She exploited her very fluid and expressive face to the hilt and lent a telling affect to the narration." - Ramalinga Sastry, The Hindu Friday July 11th 1997