Jessy Sitaramya -Disciple of Viji Prakash
West of Lenin 203 N 36th st #204, SeattleA Bharata Natyam performance by Jessy Sitaramya, disciple of Smt. Viji Prakash. All proceeds go to API Chaya.
A Bharata Natyam performance by Jessy Sitaramya, disciple of Smt. Viji Prakash. All proceeds go to API Chaya.
Spring Dance Festival featuring artists from India - Vaibhav Arekar, Rama Vaidyanathan & Ensemble - with opening performances by Arpana & Shakti Ensembles.
The Shakti Annual Recital offers students the opportunity to work together as a class, learn new choreography with music, practice memorization techniques, follow directions, build confidence and share the important work they have developed that year!
Shakti Summer Intensive dance camps in Los Angeles have earned a reputation for being the most rewarding dance experience a student can have. Under the guidance of Viji Prakash the program invites internationally renowned master teachers from India to offer Shakti students daily rigorous dance training from 10am to 6pm during the summer month of June.
Shakti performs at the Annual Festival of Chariots (Rath Yatra).
The word Aranga means raised stage. Etram means climbing. Arangetram means – reaching the stage. It is a rite of passage ceremony where the Guru presents her disciple to the public. After several years of training and preparation students perform a solo dance performance on stage for the public with live music accompaniment by master artists. The Arangetram celebrates a milestone in the students training in the dance and signals the beginning of a new chapter of discovery and deeper engagement in the artform.