TRINITY ARTS FESTIVAL OF INDIA
Rukshikaa Elankumaran is a sincere and passionate Bharatanatyam artist whose dance journey began in Australia at the age of three under the tutelage of her mother, Guru Smt. Meena Elankumaran. She completed her arangetram at the age of eight in 2007, performing alongside her brothers. Rukshikaa is currently a disciple of Guru Smt. Priyadarsini Govind, […]
Lakshmi Priya who trains and performs under the mentorship of the renowned dancer, choreographer, and former Kalakshetra faculty member, Shijith Nambiar She is prominently known for being a featured ensemble dancer in major productions conceptualized and choreographed by Shijith Nambiar and Parvathy Menon through their academy, Samradhya Key Highlights Major Performances: Solo Milestones: (solo dance […]
Rukshikaa Elankumaran is a sincere and passionate Bharatanatyam artist whose dance journey began in Australia at the age of three under the tutelage of her mother, Guru Smt. Meena Elankumaran. She completed her arangetram at the age of eight in 2007, performing alongside her brothers. Rukshikaa is currently a disciple of Guru Smt. Priyadarsini Govind, […]
Sharmada Vishwanath, is a dedicated Bharatanatyam artiste known for her artistry, discipline, and unwavering commitment to the classical tradition. Over the years, she has earned recognition through several prestigious accolades, including the Guru Swamimalai Rajarathnam Endowment Prize from Sri Krishna Gana Sabha (2016), the Yuva Kala Bharathi award (2023), and the Yuva Kanaka Prathibha award […]
The inheritor of a rich oral-matrilineal legacy in poetry and music, Karuna Sagari received rigorous, in-depth instruction in bhakti spiritualism, poetics, and performance from her grandmother, Smt. Swarna Somasundaram, an esteemed scholar of classical and medieval Tamil literature. She has been immersed since childhood in a centuries-old devotional corpus, and the medieval bhakti traditions of […]
Narthaki is a disciple of Tanjore Shri K P Kittappa Pillai, who was a direct descendant of the Tanjore Quartet brothers (considered the fathers of Bharatanatyam). She learnt and practiced under him in Gurukul (Full time residential) for 14 years and specialized in the Tanjore style Nayaki Bhava tradition. She also trained under him on […]
