Kala-School of Indian Classical Dance

Sujata Nair-Mulloth

Sujata Nair-Mulloth, a performer, teacher and choreographer, brings tremendous energy and dedication to preserving and promoting the ancient dance tradition of Bharata Natyam. She was recently appointed by the Pennsylvania Council on the Arts as a roster artist.

Sujata was trained in the Bharata Natyam style of Indian Dance at the Ganesa Natyalaya, New Delhi under Kalaimamani Guru Saroja Vaidyanathan. She also had intensive training in Kuchipudi under Guru Jayarama Rao and in Mohini Attam under Guru Sahadevan.

As a performer, Sujata has given recitals worldwide since 1979. She has performed at the Cultural celebration hosted on the occasion of the Asian Games 1982, the Cultural Festival in Amersterdam, the International Cultural Festival in Pyong Yang, North Korea, and the Cultural presentation at the "Welsh College of Music and Drama" cardiff Wales.

As a teacher she has taught Bharata Natyam in association with the Arts Council of Cambridgeshire, United Kingdom. Working with the East Midlands Arts, United Kingdom, she was involved in projects working with the mentally and physically challenged. In USA, Sujata founded the Kala School of Indian Classical Dance based in Clarks Summit, Pennsylvania. She also teaches Bharata Natyam at the Conservatory at Wilkes University, Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania.

As a choreographer, Sujata uses Indian Classical Dance as a medium to create thought provoking work that transcends cultural boundaries. Her choreographies include "The Holy Rivers", "Rhythms and Raga", "Ayyappa", "Krishna", "Ritu", "Nritya", and "Yatra". These productions explore new ways to use the ancient dance vocabulary. Though rooted in Bharata Natyam, her work incorporates contemporary themes and diverse musical influences from around the world.

Sujata has spent several years working as a journalist and now teaches Mass Communications at Keystone College, La Plume, Pa.