A post graduate in Analytical Chemistry, and B.Ed, she has trained in Bharatanatyam under Guru Krishna Panicker for six years and Dr. Deepak Mazumdhar for two years, before she found her calling in Kathak, and is training for the last
12 years under Guru Rumela Mukhopadhyay of Tarang. She holds a Degree in Kathak from Prayag Sangeeth Samiti. Constantly empowering herself by attending workshops by Gurus like Smt.Shila Mehta,Dr.Purnima Pandey,Shri. Jayanth Kastoor,Shri
Harshvardhan Singh,(student of Pt.Birju Maharaj and Pt.Rajendra Gangani.She has also experimented with other dance forms including contemporary and folk genres, and has also trained with Saroj Khan. She continues to teach, experiment
and innovate at her dance institution, NrithyaDarpan in Bangalore. She has been honoured with many awards including 'Talent of the year' and has many performances to her credit. Current Performances to name a few, Isha fest and Madurai
fest.
Constant learning and up gradation being her aim to empower herself and the students. I have also organised workshops of Gurys from all over India in Taal paksh and Bhav paksh online and offline for students.
Workshop was on
topics of Natyashastra, Taal, Bhav, role of Kathak as a profession and so on. Lots of exposure and experience and interaction on the subject for the younger generation to understand, explore and grow .
Makes the think on how a performing
art can become a profession not just hobby. Situations can be handled through this art
Smt. Anjali Ramanna ,a practicing advocate,is the Chief Promoter and Architect of a charitable organisation "Astitva Legal Trust" which promotes the purpose and needs of creating legal awareness among wemen and children.She is also a life skills trainer and legal advisor to karnataka State Commission for women.She has scripted and directed many plays,dance and dramas.
Is a Bharatanatyam dancer and teacher, who has learnt the art under the able guidance of Guru 'Kalaimamani' 'Kalacharya' (Late) Sri. S.K. Kameswaran and 'Natyathilakam' Smt. Saroja Kameswaran. A software professional turned teacher, she teaches young children the art form today. Known for her expressive Abhinaya, sprightliness, effective usage of space and balanced presentations, she has been awarded the 'Young Talent of the Year' award by the Tamilnadu Govt.'s Dept. of Culture, and the title 'NatyaSudaroli' by Sri Ragam Fine Arts. She has also completed a Masters in Fine Arts - Bharatanatyam from Sastra University, Thanjavur, under the tutelage of the Programme Director, Dr. Padma Subrahmanyam.
Vinaya Narayanan is a senior disciple of Padmashree Bharati Shivaji and has performed Mohiniyattam extensively both within the country and abroad. She started her training in Bharatanatyam at the age of five under Kalamandalam Vinodini. Later she went on to study Mohiniyattam and Kuchipudi. At the age of fifteen, she chose Mohiniyattam as her field of specialized study and went on to train under her present Guru Padmashree Bharati Shivaji. Vinaya is a recipient of the scholarship for Mohiniyattam, sponsored by the Dept. of Culture, Govt. of India and works closely with Guru Bharati Shivaji in the activities of the Centre for Mohiniyattam.
Vinaya's major performances include the ones in Music Academy, Sri Krishna Gana Sabha and Narada Gana Sabha in Chennai, Teen Murti Bhavan and Republic Day Celebrations in Delhi, Taramati Bardan in Hyderabad, Ananya Dance Festival in Delhi, the South East Asian countries of Indonesia, Thailand and Cambodia on an official visit of the Vice President of India to these countries , at Bolshoi Theatre in Moscow and at St. Petersburg in Russia, at New York, Connecticut and Philadelphia in the U.S.A.., KSNA Programs in Kerala, Konarak Festival, Hampi Festival, Programs in Japan & Germany, Make in India Program at Germany etc.
Vinaya is a dedicated & passionate teacher as well as performer. She believes in a holistic approach towards learning classical art forms and therefore encourages students to learn allied art forms also, in order to understand the basics of the art form.
A Versatile-Kuchipudi artist of this generation a Performer,Teacher,Choreographer,and Yoga Practitioner.. mastered the art for last 3 decades initial training was at Kuchipudi Art Academy Chennai and later on guru smt Manju Barggavee.. .A CCRT Scholarship holder at age of 15yrs, Graded Doordarshan artist,Empanelled SPICMACY Artist from last 2yrs,Empanelled artist of Ministry of culture for abroad festivals Duo/Group.2016.Rekha has won many awards and performed in major festivals like Khajarahoo ,Uday shankar festival,Hampi festival,Mysore Dasara festival Lasya Utsav Hongkong, Soorya Festival ...Rekha has won first Prize State level Competitions held by Sangeetha Nataka academy and won 2nd prize South central zone level.. also choreographed and performed for one of the Telugu Classic Album TENEY which got released on Jan 14th 2017.
Recently Judged Kerala Samajam Competitions held in Baharin.
Judged HiddenIdol -Dance Competitions -Chennai and Bangalore Final Rounds.
Judged All Kerala Medical College Dance Competitions Held in Calicut.
Presented Siri Samarajaya Karnataka in Bahrain Kannada Sangha Nov-2017:
Adityam -A dance production on Lord Surya -Presented in December 2017 Soorya Festival.
Chosen as Ambassador for Swach Bahart Abhiyan -Girl empowerment Ad.
ekha is engaged in teaching aspirants,Curating Dance festivals,presents Solo,duet and group productions, conducts workshops and lec demos.
Awards Received:
Director,Samarpan Schoolof Performing Arts
Acclaimed dancer duo Veena & Dhanya were initiated into Classical arts during their early childhood and have been learning and performing classical arts for close to three decades. The duo is known for their histrionics in Abhinaya (expression) and their adherence to classical dexterity. They have several traditional and contemporary choreographies to their credit, which have won them appreciation and rave reviews across the globe. They are trained and proficient in 4 classical Indian art forms, Bharathanatyam, Mohiniyattom, Kuchipudi and Carnatic Music, each of these art forms are demanding and require specialised training. They are fortunate to have trained under legendary Gurus in each of these styles.
Tabla Artiste Started learning the art of Tabla at a tender age under the guidance of Vid. Bhaskar Hegde in his native Sagar,Shimoga.Then continued his training under his Guru Pt.Madivalayya Sali of Banaras Gharana.Right now he is learning under the guidance of his Guru, Pt. Udayraj Karpoor, an eminent artist in today's date.
A post graduate in music from Karnatak University,Shouri has been an awardee of a Gold medal in his Bachelors degree for Tabla.He has received the prestigious "Ministry of culture's" scholarship given for young artists.
His zeal for music is an enduring journey. Born to scholarly parents, Sadashiv has a degree in computers. He formalized the music under Guru Pandit Sripad Hegde, Dharwad and later under Guru Vidushi Smt. Geetha Hegde, Bangalore for several years. Currently he is being trained under Bismillah Khan Yuva Purskar awardee Dhananjay Hegde, Mumbai. He has performed on various prestigious stage across the state and applauded as one of the young face of hindustani classical music. A one of its kind exclusive composition of Adi Shankara's Soundarya Lahari based on hindustani ragas music CD has been credited to his achievement. He is the convenor of Unnati Seva Trust.
Trained under ace choreographers who are part of reality shows Jhalak, Nach Balliye and Dance India Dance (Deepak Singh, Marischa, Meher Mallik and Cornel) for dance forms like Salsa, Belly, Contemporary and Bollyhop.
Is an independent dance-theater, post modern experimentalist. Her technical dance training started with Baratanatyam (8yrs), Kathak (96-present) and modern dance (01-10') in Seattle, USA. She has been appointed as adjunct dance faculty at the university level formulating course work in Kathak (Cornish College of the Arts, Seattle WA; Northwestern University, Chicago, IL) Her works have traveled internationally( Canada, China, Japan) and around USA and India. Stemming only from real-life experiences and what she sees around, her works are greatly influenced by Butoh and also strive to seamlessly blend various artistic philosophies. Thus they are daring, evocative and rich in cultural pluralism. She currently resides and teaches extensively Kathak, modern dance techniques and body-movement exploration in Bangalore.
Flute artiste. Trained under Guru Venkatesh Godkhindhi.presently practising under Praveen Godkhindi Godhkhindi.
A Sitar Artiste. Gurus are Shri Shafeeq Khan from Dharwad and Shri Faiyaz Khan Smt. Geeta Hegde for vocal.
Is a professional tabla player from Bangalore. He was initiated in to music at very young age. He started learning tabla from his uncle. He had classical music training for few years from Guru Siddaraju in his town and presently he is under tutelage of Pt. Kiran Godkhindi and Pt. Pravin Godkhindi. With inspiration from his Gurus, Harsha is also learning and trying on various other percussion instruments
She is a blend of music, dance and literature. A University topper in MA English Literature with 3 Gold medals, she is a disciple of Hindustani classical music under Guru Vidushi Smt. Geetha Hegde, Bangalore for past several years. Being a 'B high' grade artist of All India Radio Bangalore, she served as an RJ at FM - Rainbow for 7 years. As a recognition to her love and dedication to art, she has been conferred scholarships from Karnataka Sangeetha Nrithya Academy, Smriti Nandan Trust, Bangalore and also State award winner for Kannada Light Music
She is as well trained a classical dancer with a vidwat in Bharatanatyam under Guru Vidushi Smt. Usha Datar & Vidushi Smt. Geetha Datar for 20 years. She has directed Sthree, Karnataka Vaibhava and various dance dramas at prestigious stage. Her inclination to Literature has inspired her to take up PhD in the same. She proudly holds the chair of Secretary at Unnati Seva Trust
Promoting the Lost Art of India
Starting offline classes
NRITYADARPAN DSN Plaza,
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Second Left After Brigade Millenium,
JP Nagar, 7th Phase,
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NRITYADARPAN DSN Plaza,
2nd Floor, Above Hotel Prashant,
Second Left After Brigade Millenium,
JP Nagar, 7th Phase,
Bangalore - 560078
+91 - 9845695015
bhatveena94@gmail.com
