Smitha has been trained in
Bharatanatyam by Guru Nritya Choodamani Smt Rajeswari Sainath, the director of Sruthi Laya Kendra Natarajaalaya. This institute was founded by Mrudangam maestro
Karaikudi Mani. She also continues to receive advanced training in Carnatic Classical music from Ms Lalitha & Ms Haripriya, better known as Hyderabad Sisters. Smitha has a Diploma program in Music and Dance from the
Telugu University which she completed with distinction. She is currently pursuing the Masters' Program in Dance from the Indirakala Sangeet Vishwa Vidyalaya and the Masters' programme in Music from the
Madras University. She is an empanelled artiste of the
Indian Council for Cultural Relations (ICCR)
Tours and performances Smitha has performed in all major
sabhas all over India and has presented her concerts in the United States of America, Australia,
Vietnam,
Indonesia, Singapore and
Malaysia. She rendered nearly 30 recitals and lecture demonstrations across the United States to render funds for Vegesna Foundation, a non-profit organisation dedicated to serving differently-abled children.
Choreographies Smitha also choreographs on her own, including: • Raagam Raaghavam: A solo thematic Bharatanatyam presentation based on various renditions of the Ramayana • Navasandhi: A dance tribute to the Dikpalas • Sri Venkata Gireesham Bhaje: A multi-lingual solo choreographic work that traces the pilgrims progress from Tirupati to Tirumala. • Kesadi Paadam: A work using pure dance, instrumentation and Aahaarya to tell various hitherto unheard stories from the life of Lord Krishna.
Film and television • Smitha played the lead role of Seetha in the feature film Bala Ramayanam (1996) produced by M.S. Reddy and directed by Gunasekhar. Unique in that its entire cast comprised children between 10 and 12 years of age, the film went on to win the National award. • More recently, Smitha played the female lead in Prithvi, a bi-lingual (Bengali and Telugu) art film directed by Sisir Sahana. On television, Smitha has anchored several shows in multiple languages. • She has hosted several episodes of the
Gemini TV show Jayam Manade. • She has hosted a year-long season of Annamayya Sankeerthanarchana, a Carnatic music show on Sri Venkateswara Bhakthi Channel (TTD) along with scholar and musicologist, Sri Pappu Venogopala Rao. • In Tamil, Smitha coordinated and presented
Vijay TV's Sangeetha Sangamam, a successful program that showcased promising and upcoming Carnatic musicians • Smitha also featured in Krishna Vijayam on
Vijay TV where she presented a series of classical numbers coinciding with the Deepavali celebrations on the Tamil channel. • She performed at the Bhakti Tiruvizha held at Narada gana sabha, Chennai that was telecast on Vijay TV. * Her rendering in dance format of all 30 pasurams of the Aandaal Tiruppavai has been featured in the Bhakti Channel, Hyderabad.
List of select concerts •
Essence of Life,
Hyderabad • Thyagaraja Aradhana Festival,
Tirupati • Krishna Gana Sabha, Chennai • Nada Brahma Gana Sabha,
Chennai • Krishna Gana Sabha, Chennai • Narada Gana Sabha,
Chennai • TTD Brahmotsavam, Tirupati • Saraswati Gana Sabha,
Kakinada • Shanmukananda Sabha, Mumbai • Ramakrishna Math, Singapore •
Tyagaraja Aradhana,
Thiruvaiyaru • Brahma Gana Sabha, Chennai • Thyaga Brahma Gana Sabha,
Chennai • Waldorf International Conference,
Hyderabad • MAA TV Ravindra Bharati, Hyderabad • Mylapore Fine Arts, Chennai • Bharat Kalachar, Chennai • Kartik Fine Arts, Chennai •
Music Academy,
Chennai • Shanmukhananda Sabha, Delhi •
Bangalore Gayana Samaja,
Bangalore •
Guruvayur Devaswom,
Guruvayur • Telugu Association of
North America • Yuva Sangeetotosavan, Dept. of Culture,
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