K. P. Kittappa Pillai Indian Choreographer
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K. P. Kittappa Pillai is a member of the following lists: 1999 deaths, 1913 births and Recipients of the Sangeet Natak Akademi Award.
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| Birthday |
5th May, 1913
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| Died |
1999
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| Zodiac Sign |
Taurus
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| Nationality |
Indian
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| Occupation |
Choreographer
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K. P. Kittappa Pillai (5 May 1913 – 1999) was the son of Sangita Kalanidhi Sri K. Ponniah Pillai, a scion of the famous Tanjore Quartet, codifiers of the Bharatanatyam format. Those celebrated brothers were born into a nattuvanar family and were trained in music by Sri Muthuswami Dikshitar. They went on to become asthana vidwans in the various South Indian courts. Chinniah (b. 1802) took bharathanatyam to the Wodeyar court at Mysore; Ponniah (b. 1804) and Sivanandam (b. 1808) stayed in Tanjavur, under Maratha patronage; and Vadivelu (b. 1810), who adapted the violin for use in Carnatic music, also created the form of Mohiniattam at the request of the Maharaja of Travancore, Swati Tirunal. The brothers codified the basic bharathanatyam adavus, developed the margam (from alarippu to tillana) as we know it today, composed an impressive number of alarippus, jatiswarams, kavituvams, sabdams, varnams, padams, javalis, kirtanais, and tillanas and in brief, transformed both the temple and court presentation of sadir, as this form was then known.
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