# Mythili Kumar
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'''Mythili Kumar''' is a [dancer](/source/dancer), [teacher](/source/teacher), and [choreographer](/source/choreographer). She performs the [Bharatanatyam](/source/Bharatanatyam), [Kuchipudi](/source/Kuchipudi), and [Odissi](/source/Odissi) styles of [Indian classical dance](/source/Indian_classical_dance).[{{Cite news|url=https://ww2.kqed.org/arts/2015/04/09/san-jose-south-indian-dancer-and-teacher-honored-for-lifetime-of-service/|title=San Jose South Indian Dancer and Teacher Honored for Lifetime Service|work=KQED Arts|access-date=2017-09-07|language=en-us}}] She is the founder of Abhinaya Dance Company of [San Jose](/source/San_Jose%2C_California)[{{Cite web |last=Howard |first=Rachel |date=April 9, 2015 |orig-date=April 9, 2015 |title=San Jose South Indian Dancer and Teacher Honored for Lifetime Service {{!}} KQED |url=https://www.kqed.org/arts/10545681/san-jose-south-indian-dancer-and-teacher-honored-for-lifetime-of-service |access-date=October 8, 2024 |website=www.kqed.org |language=en}}][{{Cite web |last=Ts'ao |first=Aimée |date=October 31, 2018 |title=Abhinaya Dance Company of San Jose focuses new work on Martin Luther King Jr. |url=https://www.mercurynews.com/2018/10/31/abhinaya-dance-company-of-san-jose-focuses-new-work-on-martin-luther-king-jr/ |access-date=2024-10-08 |website=The Mercury News |language=en-US}}] and a lecturer in dance at [University of California, Santa Cruz](/source/University_of_California%2C_Santa_Cruz).[{{Cite web|url=http://theater.ucsc.edu/faculty/mythili-kumar|title=Mythili Kumar|website=UC Santa Cruz, Theatre Department|language=en|access-date=2017-09-07}}]
== Biography ==
As founder and director of Abhinaya Dance Company of [San Jose](/source/San_Jose%2C_California) since 1980,[{{Cite web|url=http://www.mercurynews.com/2011/07/15/passions-mountain-view-woman-is-software-engineer-also-classical-indian-dancer/|title=Passions: Mountain View woman is software engineer, also classical Indian dancer|date=2011-07-15|website=The Mercury News|access-date=2017-09-07}}] Kumar has trained and presented over one hundred dancers in their solo debuts and has collaborated extensively with several multi-cultural organizations.[{{Cite news|url=https://www.indiacurrents.com/custodians-of-tradition/|title=Custodians of Tradition - India Currents|date=2010-08-05|work=India Currents|access-date=2017-09-07|language=en-US}}] She has also taught classes at [San Jose State University](/source/San_Jose_State_University) and [Stanford University](/source/Stanford_University).[{{Cite web|url=http://www.mercurynews.com/2010/03/29/dance-company-kicks-off-its-30th-anniversary-season-celebration/|title=Dance company kicks off its 30th anniversary season celebration|date=2010-03-29|website=The Mercury News|access-date=2017-09-07}}]
Collaborative performances include:
* ''The Guru'' with Kathak maestro [Chitresh Das](/source/Chitresh_Das) and his dance company
* ''In the Spirit'' (1993) with [Japan](/source/Japan)ese drumming corps San Jose Taiko, with Margaret Wingrove and her modern dance company
* ''The Ramayana'' (1997) with the Balinese music and dance ensemble [Gamelan](/source/Gamelan) Sekar Jaya
* ''Vande Mataram - Mother, I bow to thee'' (1997) featuring three different Indian classical dance styles
* ''The Power of Saturn'' (1999) with Shadow Master Larry Reed and Shadow Light Productions
* ''Gandhi - the Mahatma'' (1995) for the [Asian Art Museum](/source/Asian_Art_Museum_of_San_Francisco) in [San Francisco](/source/San_Francisco)
== Awards ==
In 2010, Kumar was awarded the Malonga Casquelourd Lifetime Achievement Award by [San Francisco Ethnic Dance Festival](/source/San_Francisco_Ethnic_Dance_Festival).