Arangetram Season 2023

Arangetram Season 2023 Meet our student dancers who offer their debut solo performance (Arangetram) this year.   Rahul YatesSunday, August 13 Lisa Smith Wengler Center for the Arts Smothers Theatre. Pepperdine Univ. 24255 Pacific Coast Hwy, Malibu, CA 90263 Reception 2:30pm / Performance 3:00pm Followed by dinner RSVP - Click Here Rahul is 18 years old and has been dancing with Shakti since he...

Rath Yatra 2023

Shakti Dance Company
Venice Beach, Los Angeles August 6, 2023 Shakti School of Bharata Natyam performance at the Annual Festival of Chariots (Rath Yatra) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GcwP6EhyyJ8 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A9i6X4DQAtk&feature=youtu.be https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GayUHaKfdSw&feature=youtu.be https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=roCvcZewD4Q&feature=youtu.be https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0TqJfR2Lb0c&feature=youtu.be https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_5YtDfGZB6A&feature=youtu.be https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TPk6F9MKG2Y&feature=youtu.be Chinmaya Mission Los Angeles. Tustin https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_scx286njFoValley Hindu Temple. Northridge https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fsOzkcbhsDsMalibu Hindu Temple. Calabasas https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cV9e7YCb_4QSri Panchamukha Hanuman Temple. Torrance https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AtQFDsC8NMwSiva Kameswari Temple. Costa Mesa https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fz7GictwcMg

Shakti Annual Recital 2023

Sunday April 30, 2023 James Armstrong Performing Arts Center, Torrance Happy Shaktis! View the complete gallery of images here! Photographer: Surendra Prakash Chinmaya Mission Los Angeles. Tustin https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_scx286njFoValley Hindu Temple. Northridge https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fsOzkcbhsDsMalibu Hindu Temple. Calabasas https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cV9e7YCb_4QSri Panchamukha Hanuman Temple. Torrance https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AtQFDsC8NMwSiva Kameswari Temple. Costa Mesa https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fz7GictwcMg

Maha Shivaratri 2023

Saturday, February 18, 2023 We celebrate Mahashivaratri with a gift of what we love best—offerings of Bharata Natyam dance by Shakti students at temples across southern California. Chinmaya Mission Los Angeles. Tustin https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_scx286njFoValley Hindu Temple. Northridge https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fsOzkcbhsDsMalibu Hindu Temple. Calabasas https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cV9e7YCb_4QSri Panchamukha Hanuman Temple. Torrance https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AtQFDsC8NMwSiva Kameswari Temple. Costa Mesa https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fz7GictwcMg View the complete gallery of...

Viji Prakash-Lifetime Achievement Award

Viji Prakash-Lifetime Achievement Award Viji Prakash Founder | Director of Shakti School of Bharata Natyam/Shakti Dance Company was honored for her lifetime achievement at the Los Angeles Indian Dance Festival Sat, March 11, 2023. 3pm De Toledo High School, West Hills CA Presented by Soorya Foundation for Performing Arts. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b-qaNbTA0IQImages by Surendra Prakash

Shakti Winter 2022 Holiday Activity

Shakti Winter 2022 Holiday ActivityPerformance Dhanashree Thillana. Swati Tirunal Festival. Yoba Linda December 2022. Shakti dancers - Jessy and Janani offered the beautiful Dhanashree Thillana composed by Svāti Tirunāḷ‍ Rāma Varma (1813 1846). Swati Tirunal was the Maharaja of Travancore/Kerala. He was revered as a brilliant music composer and credited with over 400 classical compositions in...

Dance Immersion

DANCE IMMERSION Featuring Uma Kadekodi (Bharata Natyam) and Kasi Aysola (Kuchipudi) with acclaimed musicians. (Program Notes) Saturday Oct 8th. 6:00pm James Armstrong Performing Arts Center 3330 Civic Center Dr, Torrance, CA 90503