Meenakshi Srinivasan
Meenakshi Srinivasan (born 11 June 1971) is an Indian classical dancer and choreographer, and an exponent of the Pandanallur style of Bharatnatyam. She trained under Alarmel Valli and is considered among the most promising soloists of the younger generation of dancers in this traditional style. She has performed at the annual international dance festival of the Madras Music Academy, the SIFAS Festival of Indian Classical Music and Dance in Singapore, and the Musee Guimet in Paris.
Meenakshi Srinivasan
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- Name
- Meenakshi Srinivasan
- Born
- 11 June 1971
- Birthplace
- Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India
- Occupation
- Dancer, Architect
- Nationality
- India
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Meenakshi Srinivasan (born 11 June 1971) is an Indian classical dancer and choreographer, and an exponent of the Pandanallur style of Bharatnatyam. She trained under Alarmel Valli and is considered among the most promising soloists of the younger generation of dancers in this traditional style. She has performed at the annual international dance festival of the Madras Music Academy, the SIFAS Festival of Indian Classical Music and Dance in Singapore, and the Musee Guimet in Paris.
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She received the Ustad Bismillah Khan Yuva Puraskar from Sangeet Natak Akademi in 2011. In addition Srinivasan is a professional architect and runs a boutique architectural practice called Calm Studio in Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India.
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• Name — Meenakshi Srinivasan • Born — 11 June 1971 • Birthplace — Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India • Occupation — Dancer, Architect • Website — https: www.meenakshisrinivasan.com
Early life and training
Early life and training
Born on 11 June 1971, in Chennai, Srinivasan received her training in Bharatanatyam first under Venkatachalapathy of Kalakshetra then later under Alarmel Valli.
Career and notable performances
Career and notable performances
She has been featured at important sabhās in South India, such as the Madras Music Academy, Brahma Gana Sabha, Krishna Gana Sabha. and the Margazhi Festival. She has performed in dance festivals in other parts of the country including Bangalore Habba, the Nadam Festival, the Parikrama Festival, the Shilparaman Dance Festival, Dover Lane Music Conference in Kolkata, Devdasi Festival, the Surya Festival, the Swaralaya Festival and the Nishagandhi Festival. Internationally she has performed in the SIFAS Festival Of Indian Classical Music & Dance at the Esplanade – Theatres on the Bay in Singapore, the Singapore Repertory Theatre in Singapore; Ramli Ibrahim's Sutra Dance Theatre in Malaysia, the Gait to the Spirit festival in Vancouver, Canada, the Young Masters Festival in London, England, and the Musee Guimet in Paris, France. She has also performed in Holland and Belgium.
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Life and career
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1971
Meenakshi Srinivasan born.
Awards
She has received several honours in appreciation of her work. She has been acclaimed for her energy and inner power and the "measured brilliance" of her "nritta (pure dance), nritya (expressive dance) and natya (drama)" She has been conferred the titles Natya Kala Vipanchee (2007), Natya Kala Dharshini (2012) and Nrtya Abhinaya Sundaram. Srinivasan was awarded the Ustad Bismillah Khan Yuva Puraskar of Sangeet Natak Akademi, India's National Academy for Music, Dance and Drama, in 2011 for her notable talent in the field of Bharatanatyam.
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- 1.Sai, Veejay. Meet the next gen Indian artistes keeping Bharatnatyam alive and flourishing. The News Minute. 8 January 2017.
- 2.Menon, Anasuya. Seamless Grace. The Hindu. 21 July 2013.
- 3.Meenakshi Srinivasan. Sangeet Natak Akademi.
- 4.Seshan, A. Meenakshi's magnificent Margam. Narthaki: Your gateway to the world of Indian Dance. 29 October 2009.
- 5.Performances - 2000-2012. Meenakshi Srinivasan.
- 6.Upcoming Performances. Meenakshi Srinivasan.
- 7.Saranyan, Vidya. Focus on the Feminine. The Hindu. 1 January 2015.
- 8.Kantawala, Zainab. A celebration of dance. The Times of India. 27 Oct 2017.
- 9.111-day Surya festival begins today. The Times of India. 20 September 2017.
- 10.Ajayan, T. R. Swaralaya Festival of Music and Dance; Kerala. KutcheriBuzz. 1 October 2013.
- 11.Alurkar-Sriram, Sarita. Brilliant all the way. Tabla. 17. 25 March 2016.
- 12.A fine-arts showcase, Indian style. Today. 23 March 2016.
- 13.Meenakshi Srinivasan. Shruti: India's Premier Magazine for the Performing Arts.
- 14.Gait To The Spirit Celebrates Classical Dance Of India. The Link. 4 October 2014.
- 15.Smith, Janet. Gait to the Spirit festival brings in the best of bharata natyam. Straight. 29 October 2014.
- 16.MUSIC ACADEMY MADRAS. THE 11th Dance Festival MUSIC ACADEMY MADRAS. 46. 2017.
- 17.Meenakshi Srinivasan à Guimet. Inde à Paris. 14 October 2014.
- 18.Bharata Natyam dancer Meenakshi Srinivasan on tour in The Netherlands and Belgium. Tonal Ties. 1 February 2012.
- 19.Meenakshi Srinivasan. THARANG UTSAV.
- 20.Sinha, Meenakshi. Meenakshi Srinivasan: The values that come with learning a classical art are precious. The Times of India. 4 October 2013.
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