Creative Director - Pranamya Suri, MD

A woman in white dress standing inside of an archway.

 

Known for her eloquent grace and uncompromising precision, Pranamya’s delightful style is the result of a perpetual love for the ancient art form. She is the student of her mother, guru Smt. Srilatha Suri, Padma Shree Dr. Sobha Naidu and Sri Jai Kishore Mosalikanti. She has performed at some of the most prestigious platforms. Her incredible devotion to the art won the hearts of many stalwarts. 

Pranamya is also a doctor and is interested in connecting her two passions of medicine and dance. She completed a surgical internship, a residency in Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation followed by a  fellowship in Interventional Spine & Musculoskeletal Medicine. 

She was also Founder and President of Echoes of India, a non-profit organization based in Dallas, TX. She raised funds through dance. She installed 22 water purification (reverse osmosis) plants in India and established the first medical clinic in Kuchipudi Village. She also operated a medical clinic in Nalgonda. The water plants provide clean drinking water to more than 70,000 people and the medical clinics serve more than 50 patients per day. 

 

 

“Ms. Suri, ravishingly dressed in cream and gold, at once made the rapid footwork and gestures of Kuchipudi absorbing and, in statuesque positions, she has piercing beauty of line, too. Overall, she combines vitality with sweetness; the fluency with which she strings her sharply pattering steps into prolonged phrases is a particular part of her spell” —The New York Times

SELECTED PERFORMANCES

  • Kalyana Srinivasam, Colorado Fine Arts Association (2025)
  • Sri Vadakkumnathan Temple, Thrissur (2025)
  • Natyanjali, Kumbakonam, (2025)
  • Natyanjali, Chidambaram, (2025) 
  • The Bhavan, London, (2025)
  • Diaspora Festival by Aalaap, Chennai (2024)
  • Margazhi Festival, Bengaluru (2024)
  • Navaneetham Cultural Trust, Thrissur (2024)
  • Kuchipudi Pathaka Swarnotsavulu, Kuchipudi, AP (2024)
  • Boxed and Andal’s Garden (virtual), curated by Dr. Anita Ratnam (2020)
  • Samarpana, Aalaap, and Paalam Arts virtual showcases during the pandemic (2020)
  • Nritsotav, Omaha (2013)
  • Indradhanush, Delhi (2012)
  • Nrityotsav, Bangalore (March 2012)
  • Natyanjali Festival, Chidambaram (Feb 2012)
  • Nalanda Nrityostav, Mumbai(2012)
  • Siddhendra Natyakalotstav, Kuchipudi, AP (2012)
  • Kajuraho Dance Festival (2012)
  • Bharat Nrityostav, Vishakapatnam (Jan 2012)
  • Cuttack Mahotsav, Cuttack, Orissa (2012)
  • Indian Dance Festival (Chief Guest: Dr. Vempati Chinna Satyam) (2012)
  • Naada Neerajanam (Sri Krishna Parijatham, as Satyabhama) (Dec 22, 2011)
  • Konark Festival (2011)
  • Haridas Sammelan, Mumbai (Dec 2011)
  • Naada Neerajanam, Tirumala (2011)
  • Natya Tharangam, Dallas (2011)
  • TANTEX 25th Silver Jubilee, Dallas  (2011)
  • Yuva Bharati, Dallas (2010)
  • Chaitanya Arts Foundation, Hyderabad (2010)
  • Kal Ke Kalakar Sammelan, Mumbai (2010)
  • Yuva Bharati, Bay Area, CA (2008)
  • Nritya Parampara, Dallas (2007)
  • Rangapravesam, Hyderabad (2005)
  • Kaleidoscope, Texas (2005)

TITLES

  • Sringara Mani from the Kal Ke Kalakar Festival, Sur Singar Samsad, Mumbai (2010)
  • Nalanda Nritya Nipuna (2012)
  • Nritya Shiromani  (2012)
  • Natya Saradhi (2012)
  • Nritya Chaitanya (2010)
  • Natya Deepika Yuva Bharathi (2010)
  • Recognition and Felicitation by the AP Cultural Dept. (2011)
  • TANA Youth Excellence Award (2011)
  • TANA Youth Star Award (2013)