Teaching Roster

Ramya Kapadia

Contact Name: Ramya Kapadia

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Phone: (919) 638-0043

Ramya S. Kapadia is a Bharatanatyam dancer, choreographer, instructor and a Carnatic vocalist (South Indian classical dance & music forms). Ramya believes that art can and should tell stories that inspire audiences to be compassionate and empathetic. As a former medical physicist and neuroscientist, Ramya is constantly seeking ways to merge the arts and the sciences. She has taught master classes to students across the globe over the last 10 years. Through her school Natyarpana & partnerships with the Durham Arts & United Arts Councils and Arts Access, she shares the rich traditions of Carnatic music and Bharatanatyam with the community.


Sample Programs Offered

Program Title: Storytelling Residency

Program Type: Arts Appreciation

Program Description:

In a week-long residency, the students are taught specialized hand gestures coupled with body language, lyrics &/or melodies. They learn to use these tools to first create geometrical and abstract shapes, then relate these to their surroundings and finally, weave stories both ancient and contemporary entirely through mime, without using props. This practice teaches us to pay close attention to the nature of all beings and thereby become more empathetic.

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Program Title: Bharatanatyam - Expression through Movement & Mime

Program Type: Arts Appreciation

Program Description:

Bharatanatyam – Expression through Movement & Mime Performance
Through a lecture-demonstration type performance, the students are introduced to specialized hand gestures coupled with body language through which geometrical and abstract shapes are created in space, which, when related to their surroundings, help weave stories rich in life lessons. The stories are created entirely through mime, without using props. In-person & virtual options available.

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