"Aahaarya, Inc" / "Kuchipudi Kalakendra"
Prabha Maruvada / Subha Maruvada
Aahaarya, Inc. is a registered charitable
organization in Maryland, with a mission to
promote the art and theory of Kuchipudi among the
children of any origin. Subha Maruvada of
Kuchipudi Kalakendra has taken up this challenge
to teach Kuchipudi art and theory to children
including blind children in the tri-states area.
www.aahaarya.org
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Alaknanda
"Alaknanda Inst for Perf Arts"
Kathak dancer/choreographer Alaknanda
Alaknanda Inst for Perf Arts (Noida, UP) provides
artistic services to artistes and students in
Kathak dance, Hindustani vocal music, tabla and
string instruments. Affiliated to Akhil Bharatiya
Gandharva Mahavidyalaya Mandal, Mumbai.
www.indiakathak.org |
Ananda Shankar Jayant
Bharatanatyam and Kuchipudi exponent Ananda
Shankar Jayant is the honorary director of
Shankarananda Kalakshetra, a premier institution
for Music & Dance in the twin cities of
Hyderabad & Secunderabad.
www.anandashankarjayant.com |
Anita Ratnam
One of India's most respected classical dancers,
Anita Ratnam is also choreographer, cultural
commentator, actor-producer, writer and
publisher...
www.anitaratnam.com |
Anuradha Vikranth
"Drishti"
Drishti Art Centre located at Sahakarnagar,
Bangalore is a premier Bharatanatyam dance
institute founded by Anuradha Vikranth in
September 2001. She edits Drishti, an exclusive
magazine on dance and music.
www.drishtimag.com |
Anusha Subramanyam
"Beeja"
An alumni of Kalakshetra, London based Anusha
Subramanyam is one of the best known faces of
Bharatanatyam dance in the UK. Director of Beeja,
she is also a teacher, choreographer and dance
movement therapist.
www.beeja.com |
"Arangham Trust"
Anita Ratnam
was established by Anita Ratnam as a
multi-dimensional institution dedicated to the
performing and visual arts as well as the media
cultures of cinema, theatre and television...
www.arangham.com |
Ashish Khokar
Attendance- the dance annual of India
Edited, compiled and published by Bangalore based
Ashish Mohan Khokar, attendance is India's only
year-book on dance. It covers a year (1st Jan-31st
Dec) in perspective and gives perspectives on
issues, events, exhibitions, shows, seminars,
books, biographies and obits. Top writers and
critics of dance contribute in-depth articles.
Metros are covered, as also major dance centers
abroad.
www.attendance-india.com / www.dancearchivesofindia.com |
Ashok Kumar Banker
Ashok Banker’s Epic India
Ashok Banker is a novelist and short story writer
born and living in Mumbai, India. Having completed
a six-volume retelling in English of the Indian
epic of the Ramayana that has gained him worldwide
attention, he is working on a nine-volume
adaptation of the Mahabharata.
www.epicindia.com |
"Attakkalari Centre for Movement Arts,
Bangalore"
Jayachandran Palazhy
Attakkalari is committed to interdisciplinary
performance work and is an umbrella organisation
facilitating and producing international arts
events. Attakkalari is engaged in creating a
context for contemporary physical expressions in
India by making information from Indian
performance traditions as well as the
international performing arts scene available to
artists and audiences in India and abroad.
www.attakkalari.org |
Ayswaria Wariar
"Nrityodaya - School for Classical Dance"
Ayswaria Wariar established Nrityodaya School
for Classical Dance in 2003 at Vadodara.
Nrityodaya which is approved and registered under
the Gujarat Sangeet Natak Academy, trains aspiring
talents in the dance styles of Bharatanatyam and
Mohiniattam.
www.ayswariawariar.com
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Baisali Basusarkar
"Chalormi"
Baisali Basusarkar's institution Chalormi in
Kolkata is dedicated to imparting training and
performing classical Manipuri Dance with the aim
to preserve and propagate this unique dance form.
Baisali has also learnt Thang-ta (Martial art of
Manipur) under N Rihini Chandra and P Henry
Meitei.
www.baisalichalormi.com |
Bala Devi Chandrashekar
"Shree Padma Nrityam Academy of Performing
Arts" - (SPNAPA)
Based in Princeton, NJ, Bharata Nrityam exponent
Bala is a disciple of Dr. Padma Subrahmanyam.
She's a panel artist with the New Jersey state
council on the Arts. She is involved in developing
"Performing studies" in collaboration with Theater
and Dance, History, Philosophy, Linguistic
anthropology and Music departments of various
Universities in the US.
www.shreepadmanrityam.org |
Bengaluru International Arts Festival
Artistes' Introspective Movement (AIM), a
federation of artistes with progressive attitude
towards arts is headed by vainika Suma Sudhindra
and Kuchipudi dancer Veena Murthy Vijay. BIAF aims
to bring some of the best talents from around the
world in music, dance and theatre. Classical or
contemporary, fresh and new or time tested and
well loved, BIAF is open to people of all ages.
www.biaf.co.in |
Bidisha Mohanty
"Indraadhanush - Center for Excellence"
Based in San Jose, California, Dr. Bidisha Mohanty
seeks to popularize the ‘Deba Prasad Style’ of
Odissi dance through her school Indraadhanush that
specializes in Odissi and Folk dances of India.
www.indraadhanush.com
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"Carnatic Durbar - Musings on music"
Sudha Jagannathan / K T Jagannathan
This website endeavours to focus attention
primarily on the musical scene in Chennai and will
attempt to write in a simple and lucid language
the charms that permanently emanate from our sabta
swaras. The dream is to make this platform a
centrepiece of awareness of not only the glorious
traditions of carnatic music and its multi-lingual
geniuses who give soul-filling satisfaction to
thousands of lovers of classical music, but also
to provide a platform for informed debate and
discussions on various aspects of carnatic music
and other Indian musical forms.
www.carnaticdarbar.com |
Chandan Thakore & Nirali Thakore
"Nritya Bharti Performing Arts"
Bharatanatyam guru Elakshi Thakore instituted
Nrityabharti in Ahmedabad in 1960 to provide
platform to young budding dancers and to learn a
pure traditional form. Her son Chandan Thakore
formed the performing group Nritya Bharti
Performing Arts. His wife dancer Nirali Thakore is
actively involved with the activities of
Nrityabharti.
www.nrityabharti.com |
Chetna Jalan
"Padatik Dance Centre"
Based in Kolkata, Padatik Dance Centre imparts
training in Kathak under the supervision of its
Artistic Director, Kathak exponent Chetna Jalan.
The teaching facility of Padatik Dance Centre is
affiliated to Nalanda Dance Research Centre
(Mumbai) which runs diploma course and centre. The
centre has its own music-recording studio.
www.padatik.org |
"Chinmaya Naada Bindu"
Chinmaya Naada Bindu is a Gurukul for Indian
Performing Arts created as a project of the
Central Chinmaya Mission Trust with a clear
vision to propagate India’s Vedic traditions
through the Performing Arts. Housed in the
premises of Chinmaya Vibhooti, a spiritual
resource centre on 60 acres of land at the
foothills of Sahyadri Mountain range in Kolwan
near Pune, Chinmaya Naada Bindu presents yearly
festivals, monthly workshops, arts lectures and
residential intensives / courses in Bharatanatyam
(Ramaa Bharadvaj - Director, Dance) and Hindustani
Music (Himanshu Nanda & Pramodini Rao –
Directors, Music).
www.chinmayamission.com
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Chitra Arvind
"Rhythmotion Dance Company"
Bharatanatyam and Kathak dancer Chitra Arvind is
the Artistic Director of Rhythmotion - school of
classical and contemporary dance, Bangalore. She
is trained from The Place, London, in Modern dance
techniques including Graham, Cunningham, Release
and Indian martial art forms of Kalaripayattu,
Thang tha and Chhau. She also imparts dance
education to the hearing and speech impaired at
the Sheila Kothavala Institute for the Deaf,
Bangalore.
www.rhythmotion.org |
Chitra Visweswaran
"Chidambaram Academy of Performing Arts"
Disciple of Vazhuvoor Ramaiyya Pillai,
Bharatanatyam dancer Chitra Visweswaran and her
late husband Visweswaran established Chidambaram
Academy of Performing Arts at Chennai in 1975.
www.chitravisweswaran.com |
Deepa Ganesh
"Upasana"
Deepa Ganesh, who founded Upasana in 1994, has
more than 25 years of experience in Bharatanatyam.
Based in Manchester, Upasana, is a cultural
experiment in South Asian arts. It aims to
emphasize that traditional is not a passé
through a series of workshops and classes and
serve as a center for excellence in Bharatanatyam.
www.upasana-arts.com |
Deepa Sashindran
Disciple of Manju Bhargavee, Deepa Sashindran is a Kuchipudi danseuse,
art motivator and entrepreneur based in Bangalore. She also teaches
select students at her home studio.
www.deepasashindran.com |
Ganna Smirnova
"Nakshatra"
Bharatanatyam dancer Ganna Smirnova (disciple of Jayalakshmi Eshwer)
works with her highly dedicated students in her dance theatre at TG
Shevchenko National University, Kiev in Ukraine. She established
Nakshatra – the Indian Theatre, with a mission to promote, propagate and
popularize Indian culture in Ukraine. She also organizes an annual
festival Nrityaanjali.
www.gannasmirnova.org.ua
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"Gati Dance Forum"
Formed in 2007, Delhi based organization the
Gati Dance Forum works to support, facilitate and
promote emerging artistes working in the field of
dance - creating opportunity, creating a space,
creating an information and support network,
documenting and archiving, encouraging fresh
critical writing on dance.
www.gatidance.com
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Geeta Chandran
"Natya Vriksha"
Founder-President of Natya-Vriksha, a Delhi based organization devoted
to promoting Bharatanatyam, Geeta Chandran is also known for her prowess
in Carnatic music, her work in television, video and film, theatre,
choreography, dance education, dance activism and dance-issue
journalism.
www.geetachandran.in
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Ginette Dion-Ahmed
"Sattvika Danse"
Ginette Dion-Ahmed is a professional Bharatanatyam
dancer and teacher in Montreal. In order to
continue exploring her artistic expression in
contemporary dance as well as within the
Bharatanatyam art form, Ginette founded Sattvika
Danse in March 2005.
www.sattvikadanse.org |
Hari Krishnan
"inDANCE"
inDANCE, established in 1999 at Toronto, presents
works that are a unique synthesis of artistic
director Hari Krishnan’s South Asian and Western
aesthetic sensibilities.
www.indance.ca |
Hema Rajagopalan
"Natya Dance Theater"
In 1975, dancer/ choreographer Hema Rajagopalan
founded Natya Dance Theatre (NDT) in Chicago to
sustain and develop the traditional art forms of
India through the teaching and performance of
Bharatanatyam for audiences of all backgrounds.
Krithika Rajagopalan is principal dancer and
assistant artistic director.
www.natya.com |
Hema Sharma
"Nritya School of Indian Dance & Music"
Hema Sharma is artistic director of Nritya - a
school of Indian dance and music in Overland Park,
KS with branches in Wichita, KS and Ames, IA. She
has been Ethnic Commissioner from India on the
Mayor's Ethnic Enrichment Commission for 9 years.
www.nritya.org |
Hithaishy Dhanan
"HithaNrithya"
Bharathanatyam and Kuchipudi dancer Hithaishy Dhanan has learnt under
the guidance of gurus Choodamani Rao and Radha Sridhar (Bharatanatyam),
Gopika Verma (Abhinaya), Vyjayanthi Kashi and Uma Muralikrishna
(Kuchipudi). She shares her knowledge with students at HithaNrithya,
Bangalore.
www.hithaishydhanan.com
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Ileana Citaristi
"Art Vision"
Art Vision was founded in 1996 at Bhubaneswar by
Odissi and Chhau dancer Ileana Citaristi, along
with a group of artists belonging to different
disciplines such as dance, painting, cinema and
literature who wanted a common ground for sharing
experiences and creative ideas. Art Vision
organizes festivals like Kalinga Mahotsav and
Dance with the Camera.
www.artvisionindia.com |
Jaan R Freeman
"Dakshina Palli"
A group founded in 2004, by Artistic Director Jaan
R Freeman, Dakshina Palli's mission is to promote
the art of Bharatanatyam in the Balasaraswati
Parampara.
www.dakshinapalli.org |
Jai Govinda
"Mandala Arts and Culture"
Under the artistic direction of Jai Govinda,
Mandala Arts and Culture presents and promotes
Indian classical dance as a vital and valuable
part of Canada's dance culture, by ensuring
high-quality standards in the teaching, mentoring
and performance of Bharatanatyam.
www.mandalarts.ca |
Janaki Rangarajan
"Nritya Niketan"
Located in the Washington, D C area, Nritya
Niketan was founded by Janaki Rangarajan (disciple
of Padma Subrahmanyam) and Aneal Krishnamurthy in
order to promote South Indian classical dance in
the Nation's Capital.
www.nrityaniketan.com |
Jhelum Paranjape
"Smitalay"
Smitalay is a leading dance school of Mumbai
established by Jhelum Paranjape in 1989 in memory
of the late actress Smita Patil. The aim of
Smitalay is to teach Odissi and broaden the
concept of dance in general as a visual
communicator & educator.
www.smitalay.com |
"Kalakriya"
Kalakriya represents a modest but meaningful
endeavour to preserve and popularize the
performing arts of India in general and
Bharatanatyam in particular. Ideal techno tools
for learning, these Bharatanatyam DVDs, VCDs and
ACDs will enable dance students and enthusiasts to
gain access to the abundant and arcane wisdom of
some of the greatest Bharathanatyam exponents of
our times.
www.kalakriya.com |
Kanaka Sudhakar
"Nrityabharati"
Kanaka Sudhakar established Nrityabharati, an
institute for Bharatanatyam and Kuchipudi in New
Delhi in 1985. She is the Founder President of
SUNAINA - Society for the Upliftment of National
Arts of India, which was established in 1994 and
now has three wings - Nrityabharati (dancer
training wing), Kala Khoj (research section) and
latest initiative Bharata Muni Spirituo Cultural
Academic Centre (BMSCAC- educational wing) through
which she plans to build an ideal education system
in which spiritual, cultural and academic training
go side by side.
www.sunaina.org |
D Keshava and The Dance Group Kalasri
"Kalasri - School for Indian Dance and Yoga",
Basel, Switzerland
Kalasri, the school for Indian Dance and Yoga, was
founded in 1976 by D Keshava in Basel,
Switzerland. Kalasri celebrated its 25-year Silver
Jubilee in September 2001.
www.kalasri.com |
Krishna Zivraj-Nair
"Sanskruti School of Dance"
Krishna Zivraj trained in the Pandanallur style of
Bharatanatyam under Padma Murali. She runs her
Bharatanatyam school Sanskruti, in Cambridge, UK.
www.sanskruti.org.uk |
"Kuchipudi Art Academy"
Vempati Chinna Satyam, Vempati Venkat
Guru Vempati Chinna Satyam started The Kuchipudi
Art Academy in Chennai as a center of art and
culture with the focus on revival and
reinterpretation of that great Andhra heritage,
Kuchipudi dance. Complete with spacious dance
halls, broad based library and separate hostels
for boys and girls, the academy functions as a
residential school. Training is given not only in
the practical aspects but also in theory. The
students are also taught music and Sanskrit
language so students have a thorough knowledge of
all subjects related to dance.
www.kuchipudi.com |
Lakshmi Kern-Devadas
Lakshmi K Devadas is a Bharatanatyam dancer
from Coimbatore, currently living in Fribourg,
Switzerland. Besides performing regularly, she
also gives traditional Bharatanatyam classes in
Bern.
www.lakshmikdevadas.com |
Lata Pada
"Sampradaya Dance Creations"
As Artistic Director of Sampradaya Dance
Creations, Lata Pada is at the forefront of South
Asian dance in Canada. The Company is committed to
showcasing Bharatanatyam as a universal art form
as it explores diverse movement styles,
contemporary themes and innovative dance
creations.
www.sampradaya.ca |
Madhu Nataraj
"STEM Dance Kampni"
STEM (Space.Time.Energy.Movement) Dance Kampni was
founded by dancer/ choreographer Madhu Nataraj in
1995, to explore and create new expressions in
dance. STEM is the Indian Contemporary Dance unit
of the Natya Institute of Kathak &
Choreography, Bangalore.
www.stemdancekampni.in |
Madhumita Raut
"Mayadhar Raut School of Odissi Dance"
Madhumita Raut is the inheritor and proponent of
her illustrious father Guru Mayadhar Raut’s dance
legacy. She lives in Delhi where she manages and
teaches at the Mayadhar Raut School of Odissi
Dance.
www.madhumitaraut.com / www.jayantika.com |
Malathi Iyengar
"Rangoli Foundation for Art & Culture"
Malathi Iyengar is a Los Angeles based
choreographer, dancer and a visual artist, who
founded The Rangoli Foundation in 1985 and The
Rangoli Dance Company in 1992. Malathi has studied
the vintage Pandanallur / Tanjore style of
Bharatanatyam.
www.rangoli.org |
Mamata Niyogi-Nakra
"Kala Bharati"
Mamata Niyogi-Nakra founded Kala Bharati, a Centre
for Bharata Natya in Montreal, Canada in 1981 to
promote a better understanding of Indian culture
and people. The Bharata Natya technique follows
the tradition of the Pandanallur style.
www.kalabharati.ca |
Mythili Kumar
"Abhinaya Dance Company"
An exponent of three Indian classical dance forms
- Bharatanatyam, Kuchipudi and Odissi, Artistic
Director Mythili Kumar founded the Abhinaya Dance
Company of San Jose in 1980. It is dedicated to
promoting and perpetuating primarily Bharatanatyam
(Pandanallur Baani) and Kuchipudi.
www.abhinaya.org |
"NADAM"
Nandini K Mehta, K Murali Mohan
NADAM, an acronym for Narthan Academy for Dance
and Music, was launched in 1999 at Bangalore by
Nandini Mehta and K Murali Mohan. The academy
imparts training in Kathak, Bharatanatyam and
classical music.
www.nadam.in |
"Natya Institute of Kathak &
Choreography"
Maya Rao
Kathak guru Maya Rao is the only Indian with a
Post Graduate certificate in Choreography from the
USSR and the recipient of several awards. NIKC is
the only institute in the country to accord a BA
Degree in choreography (affiliated to the
Bangalore University).
www.natyamaya.in |
Navtej Johar
"Studio Abhyas"
Navtej Johar, a Bharatanatyam dancer,
choreographer and Yoga exponent, opened Studio
Abhyas in 2000 at New Delhi, with the objective of
teaching dance, Yoga and Vedic chanting. The
Studio was also meant to fulfill another
objective: Act as a permanent rehearsal space. In
2004, Abhyas was turned into a Trust committed to
Yoga, dance-theatre and urban design.
www.abhyastrust.org |
Neila Sathyalingam
"Apsaras Arts"
Apsaras Arts was established by Neila
Sathyalingam, a Kalakshetra alumni, in Singapore
in 1977 to harness and integrate young talents and
to propagate classical Indian and folk dance forms
in their true traditional techniques. Over the
years, this objective has evolved to include using
these traditions in collaboration with Chinese and
Malay dance forms to create fusion works, thus
presenting the traditional in a fresh blend suited
to multi-cultural and cosmopolitan Singapore.
www.facebook.com/apsarasarts /
www.apsarasarts.com |
Niharika Mohanty & Sujata Mohapatra
"Guru Shradha"
With the blessings, guidance, and inspiration of
late Guru Kelucharan Mohapatra, Odissi dancers
Niharika Mohanty and Sujata Mohapatra have started
'Guru Shradha' in San Carlos (near San Francisco).
It is dedicated to Guru Mohapatra, his vision,
style, and technique aiming to cater to potential
students throughout North America.
www.gurushradha.org |
Nirmala Rajasekar
"Nada Rasa Center for Music"
Based in Minneapolis, Nirmala Rajasekar is an
accomplished veena player and vocalist. Nirmala
has been a director of the Indian Music Society of
Minnesota since 1996. She is the artistic director
of the Indian music organization 'Nada Rasa Center
for Music.'
www.nirmalarajasekar.com |
Nirupama Rajendra, Rajendra T D
"Abhinava Arts Centre"
Nirupama and Rajendra are exponents and teachers
of Bharathanatyam and Kathak at Bangalore.
Abhinava is the creative wing and Prabhat offers
services in rental of PA systems, costumes and
permanent installation of Sound and Light
equipment.
www.abhinavadancecompany.com |
"Nritarutya Dance Collective"
Mayuri Upadhya
Keeping to the traditional tenets of dance,
Bangalore based Nritarutya has evolved their
personal language of creative dance. Mayuri
Upadhya (artistic director), BG Sathyanarayana,
Madhuri Upadhya, Geetha Ballal and Umesh Naidu
comprise the Nritarutya Dance Collective.
www.nritarutya.com |
Pallabi Chakravorty
"Courtyard Dancers"
Kathak dancer Pallabi Chakravorty is a faculty
member of Dance at Swarthmore College in PA
teaching social theory, dance technique, and dance
making. Courtyard Dancers creates and stages
contemporary Indian dance based on classical and
folk forms.
www.courtyarddancers.org |
Prasanna Kasthuri
"Soorya Performing Arts"
Soorya is a not-for-profit organization founded in
2003 by Bharatanatyam and Kathak dancer Prasanna
Kasthuri and his wife vocalist Seema. Based in
Saint Louis, Missouri, Soorya offers year-round
classes in Bharatanatyam, Kathak and Carnatic
music. Prasanna's sister Sushma Kasthuri runs a
branch in NJ.
www.sooryadance.com |
Priyadarshini Ghosh
Now based in Kolkata, Priyadarshini Ghosh is
trained in Bharatanatyam, Mohiniattam and
Seraikella Chhau. She uses this training for her
work in the contemporary idiom.
www.priyadarshinig.com |
Rahul Acharya
A student of Pt Durga Charan Ranbir, Odissi dancer
Rahul Acharya is based in Bhubaneshwar, Orissa. A
torch-bearer of the Guru Deb Prasad Das style, he
was the first male Odissi dancer to be honored
with the Ustad Bismillah Khan Yuva Puraskar award
from the Government of India in 2009.
www.rahulacharya.com
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Rajee Narayan
Guru Smt. Rajee Narayan, founder-director of
Nritya Geethanjali, has been imparting knowledge
of Bharatanatyam, Carnatic music, Natyasastra,
Talasastra and Nattuvangam for over 50 years.
www.rajeenarayan.com |
Rajika Puri
Based in New York, Rajika Puri is an acclaimed
exponent of two forms of Indian classical dance -
Bharata Natyam and Odissi - which she performs in
solo recital all over Europe, the United States,
Latin America and India.
www.rajikapuri.com |
Rama Vaidyanathan
Based in Delhi, Rama Vaidyanathan is considered as
one of the best interpreters of Bharatanatyam. She
has been trained intensively under the legendry
dancer Yamini Krishnamurty and Guru Saroja
Vaidyanathan.
www.ramavaidyanathan.com |
Ramya Harishankar
"Arpana Dance Company"
Southern California based Arpana School of Dance
was started in 1982 by Ramya Harishankar, disciple
of late Swamimalai K Rajaratnam (Vazhuvoor style)
and abhinaya guru Kalanidhi Narayanan. She started
the Arpana Dance Company in 1985. Over the years
she has donated over $60000 to charities, through
her performances.
www.arpanadancecompany.org |
"Ranan"
Debashree Bhattacharya and Vikram Iyengar
Ranan is a performance company conceived of as an
arena of exchange, development and creation set up
by Kathak dancers Debashree Bhattacharya and
Vikram Iyengar, disciples of Rani Karnaa. A focus
on dialogue and interaction between the arts makes
Ranan a hybrid between dance / performance
company, arts service organization and an active
player in the realm of performing arts theory.
www.rananindia.com
Blog: http://rananindia.blogspot.com |
Rani Karnaa
"Samskritiki Shreyaskar"
Rani Karnaa is the director of Samskritiki
Shreyaskar in Kolkata. The academy aims to teach,
cultivate, demonstrate and develop the performing
arts in general and Kathak in particular.
www.ranikathak.com |
Ranee Ramaswamy
"Ragamala Music and Dance Theater"
Founded in 1992 in Minneapolis by Ranee Ramaswamy,
Ragamala Music and Dance Theater is dedicated to
preserving the South Indian classical dance form
of Bharatanatyam while using it as a springboard
for innovative choreography.
www.ragamala.net |
Ratikant Mohapatra
"Srjan"
Srjan was founded by eminent guru Kelucharan
Mohapatra, and epitomizes his dedication to Odissi
dance and music to the national cultural ethos.
Supported by staff and students of Srjan, his son
and disciple Ratikant Mohapatra maintains the
traditional Gurukul style.
www.srjan.com |
Rukmini Vijayakumar
"Raadha Kalpa"
Bangalore based Bharatanatyam / modern dancer
Rukmini Vijayakumar, has studied Laban movement
analysis, Alexander technique and is a certified
Pilates instructor of the Power Pilates institute.
www.rukku.in
/ www.raadhakalpa.com |
Sahasra Sambamoorthi & Sridhar Shanmugan
"The Anamika-Navatman Project"
The Anamika-Navatman Project is a combination of
the visions of Sridhar Shanmugan and Sahasra
Sambamoorthi to create a sustainable home for the
South Asian arts in the tri-state area, by running
multiple branches in education, events production,
and creative endeavors. Dance classes are
conducted in Bharatanatyam, Kathak, Odissi,
Kuchipudi and Contemporary, music classes in
Carnatic vocal, mridangam and veena, and Yoga.
www.navatman.org |
Sai Venkatesh, Suparna Venkatesh
"Sai Arts International"
Suparna is a Kathak and Bharatanatyam dancer /
teacher. Sai is a stage and light designer for
dance programs. Based in Bangalore, Sai Arts
International does yeomen service by organizing
various cultural events, festivals, seminars,
workshops etc.
k.domaindlx.com/saiinternational/ |
Sandra, Shyamala and Anjali
"The Post Natyam Collective"
The Post Natyam Collective explores Contemporary
Indian dance and performance on a continuum of
tradition and innovation, theory and aesthetics,
and art and activism. The collective currently
consists of the three founders: Sandra Chatterjee
(Germany/India), Shyamala Moorty (USA), and Anjali
Tata (USA).
www.postnatyam.net |
Sarala Dandekar
"Circle Dance Studio & Darshan Dance
Project"
Sarala Dandekar has trained in Odissi from Jhelum
Paranjape and additional training from late
Kelucharan Mohapatra. She founded the Darshan
Dance Project in 2003 and resides currently in
Maui, Hawaii.
www.saraladance.com |
Saraswathi Rajathesh
"Natya Saraswathi"
Kuchipudi dancer Saraswathi Rajathesh established
her dance school Natya Saraswathi in 1997 in
Bangalore. She conducts annual festivals Karnataka
Kuchipudi Nrithyothsav and Nrithyabharathi.
www.natyasaraswathi.com |
Saskia Kersenboom
In Indian terms 'tradition' is understood as lines
of transmission para-para from one generation to
the next. Parampara was founded in 1994 by Saskia
Kersenboom, to support and foster one such
tradition in dance and music of Tamilnadu, South
India...
www.paramparai.eu |
Shaji K John
Currently Shaji is conducting regular Kalari
classes and practicing Kalari treatment and Kalari
massage in Chennai.
www.narthaki.com/shaji_kalari |
Sharmila Mukherjee
"Sanjali Centre for Odissi dance"
A disciple of guru Kelucharan Mohapatra, Odissi
dancer Sharmila Mukherjee teaches Odissi at her
own institute Sanjali in Bangalore, and Dance and
Movement at the Sheila Kothwala Institute for the
Deaf.
www.sharmilamukherjee.com |
Shashikala Ravi
"Amritanjali School of Bharatanatyam"
Shashikala Ravi, founder and director of
Amritanjali School of Bharatanatyam, Pune, is one
of the senior disciples of late guru Swarna
Saraswathy. At Amritanjali, students are also
trained in theory of dance and encouraged to take
up exams conducted by recognized boards like
Akhila Bharatiya Gandharva Mahavidyalay Mandal.
www.amritanjali.com |
Shridhar & Anuradha Shridhar
"Khechara Academy of Bharatanatyam"
Bharatanatyam exponents Shridhar and Anuradha, the
well known dancing couple from Bangalore have
emerged as important names on the contemporary
dance scene.
www.khechara.com |
Simran Godhwani
"Krshala Dance Theatre"
Bharatanatyam and Kathak dancer Simran Godhwani is
the Founder of Krshala Dance Theatre, based in
Bangalore. She is also a dance therapist and yoga
expert. Her years of working as a performing arts
teacher and love for teaching children of various
genre led her to opening Krshala, a unique studio
focused on enriching every child’s craving and
passion for dance, music, movement and theater
arts.
www.krshala.com |
Siri Rama
"Kanaka Sabha Centre for Performing Arts"
Bharatanatyam and Kuchipudi dancer Siri Rama is
based in Singapore. Kanaka Sabha is the name of
the dance school in Mumbai that was started by
Siri Rama and Saroja Srinath in 1982 to encourage
the learning and appreciation of dance.
www.kanakasabha.com |
Sohini Ray
"Manipuri Dance Visions"
A disciple of Guru Bipin Singh, Sohini Ray has
trained in Manipuri dance and Pung (Manipuri
drums) and Thang-Ta (Manipuri martial arts). She
runs Manipuri Dance Visions in Los Angeles. Its
library and archives has once of the richest
collections of books, manuscripts, photographs and
video footage on Manipuri performing arts and
culture.
www.manipuridancevisions.com |
Sonali Skandan
"Jiva Performing Arts"
Based in New York, Sonali has trained in
Bharatanatyam practical and theory by Guru
Thejeswini Raj, and is presently under the
guidance of Guru CV Chandrasekhar. She also
studies abhinaya with Bragha Bessell. She holds a
Masters degree in Education from Teachers College,
Columbia University. Sonali is teaching a course
entitled the Basics of Bharatanatyam at New York
University's Coles Center. She has a professional
dance troupe, Jiva Dance.
www.sonaliskandan.com |
"Sri Lakshmi Narasimha Jayanti Bhagavata Mela
Natya Nataka Sangam"
S Natarajan
S Natarajan, President and Chairman of the Sri
Lakshmi Narasimha Jayanti Bhagavata Mela Natya
Nataka Sangam, Melattur, belongs to a family of
great men who owed their life to the preservation
and promotion of the rare theatrical art-form, the
Bhagavata Mela, a Telugu Heritage in Tamil
country. The tradition of Bhagavata Mela natakams
of Tamil Nadu employed the art of music and dance
in rich flavour using themes from "Srimad
Bhagavatam" and other "Puranams" to extol the
principle of Bhakti. The annual Bhagavata Mela
Nataka Utsav is organised every mid-summer in the
sannidhi of Lord Sri Varadaraja, the presiding
deity of the village, on the occasion of Sri
Nrusimha Jayanti.
www.bhagavatamela.org |
"Sri Sumukhi Rajasekharan Memorial
Foundation"
S Surendranath, S Amarnath and S Aparna
Named after their foster parents, philanthropists
Sumukhi and Rajasekharan, 'The Mylapore Trio' of S
Surendranath, S Amarnath and S Aparna set up the
Sri Sumukhi Rajasekharan Memorial Foundation in
2003 at Chennai, to contribute towards enriching
Indian art and culture through children, youth and
elders by inculcating in them value based culture,
tradition and heritage programs. The trio trained
in Kalakshetra where they had their full-fledged
holistic education besides learning dance, music
and other arts.
www.srimylaporetrio.in |
"Sruti"
India's premier Music and Dance magazine.
Subscribe online!!!
www.sruti.com |
Subhashini Santhanam
"From Within Academy"
From Wtihin Academy was founded by Subhashini
Vijay Santhanam in February 2003. This group of
dancers is highly passionate about Bharatanatyam
and have braved all kinds of odds to get to the
point of teaching and performing regularly at
events in the Greater Seattle area.
www.fromwithinacademy.org |
L Subhasri (Srividhya)
Apart from playing the veena as a dance
accompaniment, she now does Nattuvangam also for
renowned dancers in India and abroad.
www.narthaki.com/subhasri |
Suchitra Sairam
"Kala Vandanam Dance Company"
Trained in the Kalakshetra style of Bharatanatyam
for 25 years, Suchitra Sairam founded Kala
Vandanam Dance Company in 2003 in St. Paul, MN.
She served on the Board of Directors for the
Center for Independent Artists in Minneapolis for
over 6 years, including 5 years as Chair.
www.kalavandanam.com |
Sudarshan Chakravorty
"Sapphire Creations Dance Workshop"
Sapphire Creations Dance Workshop is a premier
experimental dance company based in Kolkata.
Started in August 1992, a group of young minds led
by Sudarshan Chakravorty came together to grow
from a youthful venture to a dynamic contemporary
modern dance ensemble.
www.sapphirecreations.org |
Suganda Sreenath
"Jayendra Kalakendra"
Jayendra Kalakendra was founded in 1989 by Suganda
Sreenath to spot and nurture young talent and
expose them to Bharatanatyam. The academy conducts
classes in Cupertino, San Jose, and Fremont.
Suganda has learnt from Late Guru K N Pakkiriswamy
Pillai and Ananda Shankar Jayant.
www.sugandasreenath.com |
Suman Sarawgi
A trained Manipuri dancer and soloist of repute,
Kolkata based Suman Sarawgi was initiated into
dance and movement therapy by her mentor Priti
Patel. Suman is also a core member of the Calcutta
Chapter of the World Dance Alliance.
www.sumansarawgi.com |
Sumi Krishnan
"Sydhwaney"
Where you can hear the Sounds of Sydney and read
about all events, news and reviews on Indian
classical arts of music, dance and poetry in
Australia.
www.sydhwaney.wordpress.com |
Sunanda Nair
"Sunanda's Performing Arts Center"
Sunanda is a Mohiniattam and Bharatanatyam
exponent / teacher. Sunanda's Performing Arts
Center (SPARC) is located in 3 locations in Texas
- Murphy, Sugarland and Katy.
www.sunandanair.com |
Sunil Kothari
Dr Sunil Kothari is a leading dance historian,
scholar, author and critic of Indian classical
dances. Currently a Vice President of the World
Dance Alliance, Asia Pacific, South Asia,
representing India Member of the Executive
Committee of International Dance Council , UNESCO,
Paris.
www.sunilkothari.com |
Tushar Guha, Anonna Guha
"Nrityanjali"
Based in Mumbai, Nrityanjali Performing Arts
specializes in Indian folk and classical dances
under Dr. Tushar Guha and Kathak dancer Anonna
Guha. Nrityanjali imparts lessons in Indian dance,
dance dramas, music and drama. Alankar and
Visharad (Post graduate and graduate) Courses in
Bharatanatyam and Kathak, vocal music, harmonium
are held regularly being affiliated to the
University Gandharva Mahavidyalaya. Utilising the
elements of performing arts in day to day life to
make a complete personality, is Nrityanjali's
forte.
www.nrityanjali.in |
Uma Anantani
"Rasadhwani"
Rasadhwani was established in 1991 at Ahmedabad,
to promote excellence in the field of
Bharatanatyam. In 1995, Rasadhwani became the
first Gujarat dance school to be affiliated to
Nalanda Dance Research Centre, Mumbai and so
become eligible for imparting their 7-year Diploma
course, Kovid.
www.rasadhwani.com |
Usha Raghavan
"Kalasagara, Academy of Fine Arts"
Bharatanatyam dancer Usha Raghavan gives
workshops, lecture demonstrations and performances
in addition to master classes in London.
www.usharaghavan.com |
Vaibhav Arekar
"Sankhya Dance Creations"
Based in Mumbai, Vaibhav Arekar is a Bharatanatyam
dancer, teacher, choreographer, producer, actor,
educationist and an administrator. He has been
instrumental in designing the Diploma courses in
Kathak and Bharatanatyam (affiliated to Department
of Continuing and Adult Education and Extension
Work, SNDT Women’s University) at Lasya Centre for
Dance Education and Research, a leading dance
institute of Mumbai, founded by Rajashree Shirke.
Sankhya Dance Creation is Vaibhav Arekar’s
professional dance company. Apart from conducting
the Bharatanatyam course at Lasya, he imparts
dance training at various centers in Thane,
Kandivli/Borivali and Vakola.
www.vaibhavarekar.com |
Veena Basavarajaiah
A young acclaimed contemporary solo artiste from
Bangalore, Veena Basavarajaiah is a free lancer
working with various dance companies, does
collaborative work with musicians, theatre and
multimedia artistes. As an educationist, she works
with children, teachers and individuals with
special needs across the country.
www.veenadance.com |
Veena Murthy Vijay
"Sri Raja Rajeshwari Kala Niketan"
Kuchipudi dancer Veena Murthy Vijay is the
Director of Sri Raja Rajeshwari Kala Niketan,
founded in 1976, in Bangalore. The foundation
works towards the propagation of traditional art
forms through various music and dance festivals.
www.veenamurthyvijay.com |
Vidhya Subramanian
"Lasya Dance Company"
Lasya Dance Company based in Cupertino, CA, is a
registered non-profit organization founded in 1990
by Vidhya Subramanian to promote Bharatanatyam.
Vidhya is trained in the Vazhuvoor style from
eminent Guru SK Rajarathnam and abhinaya exponent
Kalanidhi Narayanan.
www.vidhyasubramanian.com |
Vyjayanthi Kashi
"Shambavi School of Dance", Bangalore
Established in 1993 by Founder Director Vyjayanthi
Kashi, Shambhavi School of Dance offers classes in
Bharatanatyam, Kuchipudi, folk, and Martial Arts.
It is one of its kind that offers a unique healing
therapy through the medium of dance for the
emotionally disturbed, depressed, physically
handicapped and mentally retarded students.
www.schoolofkuchipudi.com |
Yamini Muthanna
"Kala Sinchanam Dance Foundation"
A student of Vasundara Dorasamy, Yamini Muthanna
runs her school Kala Sinchanam, a centre for
learning Bharatanatyam, in Bangalore.
Kalasinchanam conducts workshops and experiments,
on invitation at various schools and colleges.
Regular coaching classes are conducted at the
Indiranagar Sageetha Sabha.
www.yaminimuthanna.com |
Yamini Saripalli
Kuchipudi dancer trained by Dr. Vempati Chinna
Satyam, Vempati Ravi Shankar.
www.yaminisaripalli.com |
Yogini Gandhi
"Kalanidhi"
Yogini Gandhi performs both styles, Kathak &
Odissi, with equal dexterity and virtuosity. To
propagate and nurture Indian music and dance in
the right perspective, Yogini has established
Kalanidhi, an institute for the promotion of
Indian art and culture, at Pune.
www.yoginigandhi.com |
Zakir Hussain
"Sripaadam Academy of Dance"
Though a Muslim by birth Bharatanatyam dancer
Zakir Hussain possesses a deep understanding and
knowledge of the Vedas, Agamas, and Indian
scriptures, especially of the Vaishnavite
tradition. Based in Chennai, Sripaadham gives
opportunities to its students to do intense
research on various topics which has not been
attempted by others before, and Zakir Hussain
himself involves in leading the research and
composing songs.
www.sripaadham.org
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