Vijayadashmi Festival honors Saraswati the Goddess of Learning and the Arts. The festival is celebrated in Sept/Oct. The students lovingly prepare to dance and celebrate together. This is the chance for family and friends to see senior shakti dancers, alumni, the youngest as well as brand new enrollments to the school are inaugurated. Joy, dance, and food bring the Shakti families together each year!
Shakti students travel to temples across Southern California offering our dance in honor of Lord Shiva.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iUKsgM2eFU8 Shakti School of Bharata Natyam Annual Concert 2025 Presents Kutumbha - Shakti. The Power of Family A vibrant Bharata Natyam dance celebration of unity, community, and home. The performance is enriched by live music from the Shakti family Saturday April 26, 3pm James Armstrong Theatre Torrance, CA Tickets: $25 (General seating) Email: shaktiannual@gmail.com https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B4VoDyomG5M
Conceived and led by the internationally acclaimed dancer and choreographer Mythili Prakash, this much-anticipated Los Angeles-based Shakti Dance Camp, summer dance intensive, is a rite of passage for aspiring Bharata Natyam students. July 11-21, 2025
India's Spanda Dance Company offers PRAKASYA a Bharata Natyam performance under the artistic direction of Padma Shri Leela Samson.
Where horses take flight, snowflakes twirl, oceans sing, and sweet delights come alive.
Choreographer Viji Prakash reimagines Tchaikovsky’s classic through Bharata Natyam, India’s vibrant dance tradition.
Dancers from the Shakti School of Bharata Natyam lead you on a magical journey filled with dazzling choreography, intricate hand gestures, expressive storytelling, vibrant costumes, unique stage design, and an original score that bridges Indian and global soundscapes. Join us for the magic!
There is something magical about dancing in India. I want to offer dance in sacred spaces…temples that hum with a vibration so ancient and so alive. Dancing there becomes a beautiful conversation with centuries of connection.Travel transforms the students… darshan at temples, moments studying sculpture up close, evenings at concerts watching artists during the acclaimed Chennai music and dance season… suddenly you understand the pulse of the country, its rhythm and its breath. I want to give the students these precious moments that inspire discipline, awaken practice, and stretch the imagination. - Viji Prakash Director, Shakti School of Bharata Natyam.
A radiant garland of Bharata Natyam dance compositions - movement, gesture, rhythm, and story- lovingly woven by Jessy and Avanthi. Come gather with us in joy at the Sangam meeting. Tickets: electriclodge.org
The Kalaivanar Foundation is proud to present She’s Auspicious, featuring Mythili Prakash's powerful, fearless choreography. After touring across the world, this extraordinary work is finally coming home to LA. Featuring Shakti alumni dancers: Jahnavi Kalyan, Jessica Sitaramya, Malini Taneja and Nikita Rao.
Featuring Viji Prakash and a radiant garland of iconic dancers across the United States
Shakti School of Bharata Natyam presents Annual Concert 2026! Students of all levels...from beginner to advanced—across the four branches of Shakti will present a vibrant offering of dance.
In MARGAM, Kavya moves with sculptural precision, fierce imagination, and magnetic grace, juxtaposing traditional compositions with her featured work Indhumukhi. Presented by Shakti School of Bharata Natyam.