Kamala Devam
Overview
- Ethnicity
- White / European Descent
- Age Range
- 35 - 41
- Height
- 5' 5" (1m 65cm)
- Weight
- 9st. 2lb. (58kg)
- Hair Colour
- Blonde
- Eye Colour
- Blue
- Build
- Medium
Credits
Year | Job Title Project Type |
Project Name Director / Company |
Location |
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2013 |
Rehearsal Director
Event |
Configurations National Tour Autumn 2013 Shobana Jeyasingh / Shobana Jeyasingh Dance |
National UK tour - Exeter, Falmouth, London |
2013 |
Guest Teacher - classical Indian dance, Indian martial art and western contemporary dance
Event |
Autumn Term 2013 Professor Jyoti Argade / University of East London |
University Square, Stratford |
2013 |
Guest Choreographer for Woking Youth Dance Company
Dance |
Party in the Park Sam McCaffrey / Woking Dance Festival |
Woking Park |
2013 |
Co-Director/Co-Choreographer/Actor/Dancer
Film |
The Art of Defining Me - short dance film Seeta Patel & Kamala Devam |
Created in London, UK |
2012 |
Choreographer/Dancer
Video |
Shonu / Catch Me Stephen Macmillan / New Moon Films |
|
2012 |
Dancer in "Abide with Me"
Event |
Opening Ceremony of the 2012 London Olympics Company Artistic Director: Akram Khan/ Olympic Opening Ceremony Director: Danny Boyle / Akram Khan Company |
Olympic Stadium |
2012 |
Featured Actor
Commercials & Industrials |
Dow Chemical Olympics Commercial 2012 Sports Promotions (UK) Ltd. |
Crystal Palace |
2012 |
Dancer/Creative Collaborator
Event |
Configurations, Dev Kahan Hai?, Just Add Water?, Bruise Blood, Dancer's Cut, Faultline, Exit no exit, Flicker Shobana Jeyasingh / Shobana Jeyasingh Dance Company |
International and national UK tours |
2009 |
Dancer/Actor
Video |
Charlie Winston / In Your Hands Atmospheriques/Real World Records |
Paris, France |
Education
Year | Qualification | Where |
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2001 | Graduated in Top 3% of Class - Bachelor of Arts: Dance Performance and Choreography | San Francisco State University |
About me
I'm a professional dancer based in London since 2004. My main skills are as a contemporary dancer, but I originally trained intensively in classical South Indian dance (Bharata Natyam) for 12 years and as a result have worked professionally between the 2 styles for many years. I performed in the Opening Ceremony of the 2012 Olympics as one of the few paid professional dancers with Akram Khan Company and Emeli Sandé in "Abide with Me". I've worked with Shobana Jeyasingh Dance on many projects since 2004, touring nationally and internationally. I've also worked in many other contemporary South Asian dance companies in London doing national tours and with the English National Opera's production of Parsifal in 2011.Commercially, I've choreographed for and performed in two music videos and in DOW Chemical's Olympic commercial in 2012 through Sports Promotions UK. I am a soprano singer and have been featured singing in contemporary dance companies I've toured with nationally. As a teacher, I've taught at every level of education in the UK from primary school to university dance students and in adult community projects. I have choreographed on youth dance companies in the UK and California. As a rehearsal director, I have been in charge of the production and performance excellence of many dance company's works in London. Creatively, I have choreographed and performed my own solo work in London and New York and have collaborated on 2 pieces and 2 dance films with my colleague Seeta Patel in London, which have also been performed and showcased internationally.
Additional skills:
I can speak French at an advanced beginner's level.
Skills
Languages Spoken | French |
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Dance Styles | Ballet, Bollywood, Capoeira, Contemporary |
Vocal Types | Soprano |