Meet the Artists

Ramya Kapadia

RAMYA SUNDARESAN KAPADIA is a Carnatic vocalist and Bharatanatyam dancer. She is fast making a name for herself as a solo Bharatanatyam dancer and choreographer. Ramya has written, choreographed and scored the music for several dance theater productions for Bharatanatyam dancers all over the United States and abroad. She is passionate about her work and uses it to create awareness about social issues, successfully fundraising for several organizations all over the U.S.  She is the receipient of the Ella Pratt Emerging Artist Award  and the North Carolina Dance Alliance Choreography Fellowhip. She currently runs the Natyarpana School of Dance & Music in Durham, NC. She holds Masters Degrees in Medical Physics and Neuroscience and now pursues the arts full-time.