Apoorva Sastry

• Written, directed and performed dance dramas which include Indian mythology and current day social issues at The Drawing Room: Annex, San Francisco such as: Mythologizing Bharatanatyam and its true history (Aug 28, 2022), Femininity in Natyashastra (Oct 30, 2022), The Ramayana, Mahabharata and History Repeating itself (Mar 26, 2023)
• Written, directed and performed the dance drama Parvathi Parinaya in Sri Mahakaleshwar Temple, Sunnyvale Hindu Temple and Sanatana Yaksha Cultural Centre as part of Maha Shivarathri Celebrations in 2023
• Teaching Bhartanatyam to students at beginner and intermediate levels.
• Published dance reviews and analysis video essays on Youtube

• Presented solo full Margam performance at Sri Maha Vallabha Ganapati Devasthanam temple in Flushing, Queens, in New York City (June 2018, May 2019)
• Performed at Spic Macay, Columbia University's Bhaitak (Oct 2017, Arp 2018 and Nov 2018)
• Presented a lecture-demonstration in Children's Museum of Manhattan (Mar 2018)

Given several group and solo performances and lecture demonstrations over the years. To name a few:

• Presented Guru Samarpanam, a solo recital, in honor of my Guru, Prof. M.R. Krishnamurthy (July 2017)
• Performed Nattuvangam for the solo performance of Kum. Vaishnavi P. Mohan in the Indian Institute of World Culture (Jan 2017)
• Was the lead dancer in the prestigious Naadaneerajanam program conducted by Shrivari Tirumala Tirupati Temple (June 2016)
• Given a solo performance at Nayana auditorium for the Yuva Sourabha cultural program conducted by Karnataka State Govt (Jan 2016)
• Been part of various dance drama under Kalakshiti banner like Ramayana, Gokula Nirgamana, Girija kalyana, Sita Kalyana, Padmavati Kalyana, Dashaavatara and have performed in various prestigious platforms like the Natyostava at Sagara on 31st December 2016, Rajangana at the Udupi Shri Krishna temple on 14th October, 2016, etc.
• Performed Rangapravesha in the prestigious Gayana Samaja, Bangalore where I rendered a complete Bharatanatya Margam (Mar 2014)
• Have trained students in Bharatanatyam in Beginner, Intermediate and Advanced levels