About Siddhi
Siddhi has a special gift of touching the heart and soul of the audience.
She feels that dance frees her inner self.
When her mind and thoughts become silent, then her Body and Soul become one with the music and her movements.
At this moment she feels the hightest joy and her self gets united with the all-pervading power of the Universe.
Siddhi Bhasale, was born on March 8, 1975 in Klagenfurt, Austria.
At the age of four years she began learning ballet. Throughout her childhood, she acted and performed professionally in the state theatre Klagenfurt and played two leading roles for the Austrian ORF TV.
She was also trained in classical opera singing by her father, the renowned Tenor, George Tscholakov.
When she was 16 years old she travelled to India for the first time with her Yoga master late Shri Mataji Nirmala Devi. There she saw an inspirational Kuchipudi performance of students from the famous Indian dance master Dr. Vempati Chinna Satyam.
In 1993, after completing her education in a music high school in Austria, she went to India to learn the rare Kuchipudi dance form. She studied at the Kuchipudi Arts Academy in Chennai, South India, under the tutelage of Dr. Vempati Chinna Satyam.Siddhi continues to learn new compositions from Kishore Mosalikanti, well known dancer, teacher and choreographer and student of Dr. Vempati Chinna Satyam.
From 1998 onwards, Siddhi has taught and performed Kuchipudi classical Indian dance and choreographed many fusions between Western and Indian dance in different parts of the world. Siddhi's aim is to spread this beautiful and deep art to the Western world. Kuchipudi performances;
* 1998-2000 Trivandrum, Hyderabad, Bangalore, Ganapatipule and "Mahabalipuram Dance Festival" with Master Dr.Vempati Chinna Satyam
* 1998 solo performances at Vienna and Klagenfurt, Austria.
* 1998 solo performance in “Linden Museum" Stuttgart, Germany.
* 1999 "fete de la musique" in Geneva, Switzerland.
* 2000 solo performance in Rome, Italy.
* 2001 solo performance in Edinburgh UK.
* 2002 performance at Diwali celebration in L.A., USA.
* 2002-2007 solo performances at multicultural festivals in Frankfurt, Cologne, Bonn, Heidelberg and Munich, Germany
* 2009 performance with Master Kishore Mosalikanti at a function to commemorate Mahatma Gandhi’s birthday in Vienna, Austria.
* 2009-2013 annual performance at the "Festival Cultura dello Spirito" in Cabella Ligure, Italy
* 2010 solo performance at Christmas Concert in Vienna, Austria
* 2011 performance at the 1st "Feel your Spirit festival" in Vienna, Austria
* 2012 performance at the “World Peace Garden” in Hampstead, London, on the occasion of the World Peace Day on 21st September
* 2012 performance at the 2nd “Feel your Spirit festival” in Vienna, Austria.
* 2013 solo performance at a Cultural event to celebrate the Indian Shivaratri Festival in Dover, UK.
* 2013 solo performance at a Yoga congress held in the Grand Hotel in Paris, France.
* 2013 Solo performance for the Rotary Club at the “Norden farm”, Centre for the arts, Maidenhead, UK.
November 2013 solo performance at Rabat, Morocco
Teaching experience
* 1995-1997 ballet teacher at Eichler ballet school in Klagenfurt, Austria.
* 1998-2000 ballet teacher in "Cathedral High school" in Bangalore, India.
* 2001-2007 Kuchipudi teacher at the " Tanz und Theater Werkstatt" in Frankfurt, Germany
* 2007-2011 Kuchipudi teacher for children and adults in Vienna, Austria
* 2009-2013 Kuchipudi Teacher with up to 50 international students at the "Nirmala Arts Academy" in Cabella, Italy
* 1998-2011 multiple dance workshops in KGs, primary schools and arts centres in Europe
* 2012-2013 Kuchipudi Teacher workshops and dance classes for children and adults in Maidenhead, Reading and London