(Bharathanatyam artiste (performer, instructor, choreographer and researcher), story-teller, Indian folk dancer, Yoga practitioner and instructor)

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1 Swathi Subramanian (Bharathanatyam artiste (performer, instructor, choreographer and researcher), story-teller, Indian folk dancer, Yoga practitioner and instructor) Ph: Website: Professional training Bharatanatyam Guru Sri Udipi Laxminarayananan and Smt. Madhumathy Prakash - Training in Thanjavur Style of Dance, Choreography, and Nattuvangam (performance direction) Smt. Savithiri Jagannathan Rao - Fundamental training in Kalakshetra style Guru Sri Madurai R Muralidaran - Advanced training in Performance, Choreography, and Nattuvangam (performance direction). Summer 2010 Smt Indra Kadambi - Advanced training in the art of facial expression. Other Indian classical arts training Fundamental training in Kuchupidi and Mohiniattam from Smt. Maya Vinayan. Fundamental training in Carnatic vocal music and violin. Spoken Sanskrit from Samskritha Bharathi. Attended certificate course in Yoga asanas, pranayama, and meditation. Workshops Attended July 2009 DanceIntense Toronto - A two-week intensive professional development programme and choreographic residency for dancers in Indian classical and contemporary styles. April 2009 Cleveland Thygaraja Aradhana - Maargam: A ten day Bharatanatyam Dance Workshop Conducted by Smt. Rhadha, Smt. Savithri Jagannatha Rao, Sri Srikanth and Smt Ashwathi. April 2008 Cleveland Thygaraja Aradhana - Maargam: A ten day Bharatanatyam Dance Workshop Conducted by Prof. Sudharani Ragupathy and Kalaimamani Narthaki Nataraj. Spring 2008 A short course in Kathak by Smt. Archana Kumar. Spring 2008 A short course in Ballet at Velocity dance Center, Seattle. August 2008 Dance, Yoga & Meditation workshop by Dr.Seshadiri Iyengar - Essence of Indian Dance combined with Yoga and Meditation. Educational/Professional experience Guest Bharatanatyam Teaching Faculty at Oregon State University

2 Founder/artistic director of Anubhav Natya Academy, a company dedicated to teaching, performing, and practicing Natya Yoga (Bharatanatyam as a form of Yoga), traditional folk and contemporary semi-classical dance forms from India Private Bharatanatyam Teacher Masters in Fine Arts (M.F.A) in Bharatanatyam from Kalai Kaviri College Of Fine Arts (Bharathidasan University), Trichy, India. -Researched ancient treatises like Tolkappiyam, Dvanyalokha, etc to write a thesis on Sanchari Bhava (transient emotions), a concept in Abhinaya (facial expressions). -Took courses on the history of Indian Classical dance from prehistoric period till present, Indian dance theaters, and Indian dance theory from different classical texts Software Engineer, Cognizant Technology Solution, Chennai Bachelor of Engineering in Information Technology -- PSG College of Technology, Coimbatore, Alpha Matriculation Higher Secondary School, Chennai Padma Seshadiri Bala Bhavan Senior Secondary School, Chennai. Teaching Experience Nov 2012 Guest Lecture - Introduction to Bharatanatyam, Yoga and Hindu philosophy in the Music Department at University of Oregon, USA. May 2012 Guest Lecture - Introduction to Bharatanatyam, Yoga and Hindu philosophy in the Music Department at University of Oregon, USA. May 2012 Lecture Demonstration for Academy of LifeLong Learning, Corvallis Oregon June 2011 Demonstration for Family show and Master Teaching class for International Festival of Art and Idea, USA. March 2011 Guest Lecture - Introduction to Bharatanatyam, Yoga and Hindu philosophy in the Dance Department at Connecticut College, USA. March 2011 Lecture Demonstration - Introduction to Bharatanatyam in the Boys and Girls Scouts Club, USA. Feb 2011 Guest Lecture - Introduction to Bharatanatyam, Yoga and Hindu philosophy in the Students Council at Yale University, USA. Jan 2011 Guest Lecture - Introduction to Bharatanatyam (histrionics, story telling and aesthetics) in the Theater Department at Yale University, USA Invited as a Guest Teacher for Connecticut Ballet to teach Bharatanatyam in over 40 schools in North America, USA. March 2010 Guest Lecture - Introduction to Bharatanatyam (aesthetics and rhythm) in the Music Department at Yale University, USA. Nov 2010 Residency workshop - Taught Bharatanatyam and Indian folk for a two week duration at Giddeon Welles Public school, Connecticut, USA. Summer 2010 Bharatanatyam workshop at Cheshire Dance Center.

3 February 2008 Lecture Demonstration - Introduction and appreciation of Bharatanatyam for Indian children at Gurukul (Organization to promote Indian languages, arts and culture). August 2007 Lecture Demonstration - Introduction and appreciation of Indian dance for Hindu Swayamsevak sangh (HSS). Performances and Choreography -Have performed in over 350 stage shows including solo and group; classical and folk performances, in India, Canada and USA. Major Solo Classical Performances September 2013 Ganesha Festival, Balaji Temple, Oregon, USA. November 2012 Fund raiser, Mookambika Temple, Oregon, USA. October 2010 Navarathri Festival, Wesleyan University, CT, USA November 2010 Sri Venkateswara Temple, Pittsburgh, USA. December 2009 Second Annual Denver Homeless Youth Fundraising, Denver, USA. June 2009 Papanasam Sivan Festival - Sanatan Dharma Kendra, Sunnyvale, USA. November 2009 Harvest Celebration at Edmonds Community College, Seattle, USA. November 2008 Ragamala s UTSAV, Seattle, USA. May 2008 Swathi Thirunal Celebrations at Los Angeles, USA. May 2008 Thygaraja Aradhana, Salt Lake City, USA. April 2008 Papanasam Sivan Celebrations, San Jose, USA. January 2008 Thygaraja Aradhana, Shiva Vishnu Temple, Washington DC, USA Major Venues in Chennai, India (Mylapore Fine Arts Club, Karthik Fine Arts, Hamsadhwani, Pushpanjali Trust, Ram Samaj, and Nadha Dhwani). Major Group Dance-Drama Performances 2010 Acted out the much acclaimed character of Porkollan (goldsmith) in Madurai R Muralidaran's Silapadikaram at Marlborough, MA, Philadelphia, PA, Greenbelt, MD Lead performer in Sri Rama Charitam at German hall, Chennai Acted out the lead character of Kannapanayanar in Natyamanjari s Shiva Leela Vinodan at Bharathya vidhya bhavan, Chennai Acted out the lead character of Kalingan amongst others in Sri Krishna Leela at Udupi Krishna Temple, Karnataka and Thennangore, Tamil Nadu Performed multiple characters in Nandanar Charithiram at Bharath Kalachar, Chennai and Thirukoviloor, Tamil Nadu. -Have choreographed for over 50 stage shows including solo and group; classical and folk performances, in India, Canada and USA. Major Classical Choreography July 2011 Choreographed, trained and conducted a complete recital with live orchestra for a student in India.

4 November 2008 Invited to choreograph dance-drama Nava Itihasam (A new epic of struggle and freedom) on the life of social service activist Gandhian Smt Krishnammal Jagannathan for Land for Tiller s Freedom (LAFTI) fund-raiser, Seattle, USA. August 2008 Invited to choreograph group dance drama Sri Krishna Thulabaram for Krishna Janmashtami celebrations at Vedic Cultural Center. May 2008 Invited to choreograph group dance drama Chidambaresha Kuravanji for Nithyananda Swamy Temple Fund-raiser, Seattle, USA. April 2008 Invited to choreograph group dance drama Sri Rama Charithiram for Rama Navami celebrations at ISCKON. Major Folk Choreography and Performance April 2011 Pinnal Kolattam (braiding of ribbons attached to sticks) with sixteen kids for Tamil and Telugu Sangam, CT, USA. January 2009 Indian Association of Western Washington (IAWW) Republic Day Celebrations, Seattle, Semi-classical and South Indian Folk July 2008 Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Alumni Meet, Chennai, India. February 2008 Over 50,000 Youtube hits for the Kummi Folk (hand clapping dance) choreography at Pongal Celebrations, Seattle. Performance and Choreography for International Festivals June 2011 Performance for Family show and Concert performance for International Festival of Art and Idea, USA, CT, USA. July 2010 Choreographed and performed in a ten member troupe Tamil classical/folk dance-drama at Federation of Tamil Sangams of North America (FeTNA) 23rd Annual Tamil Convention, Palace Theater, Waterbury, CT, USA. April 2010 Choreographed and performed vibrant group dances (Bharatanatyam, south-indian folk, semi-classical, collaborative work with Modern dance & Ballet) for Namaskar Foundation, World on stage, Stamford CT - International Dance Festival, Palace Theater, Stamford, CT, USA. Other related activities September 2011 Fall 2010 October 2010 June 2009 June 2008 Presented paper Classical Dance Forms and Indian Culture - An analysis for Vysakhi Nrithyotsav conference (Andhra University, Vishakapatnam, India). Audited courses Art of India and Visualizing stories in India at South Asian Department at Yale University. Student won the first prize for Novelty round in the dance competition judged by the famous danseuse Smt. Rama Vaidyanathan in USA; Invited Judge for dance competitions organized by Sivan Fine Arts Academy, San Jose,USA; Invited Judge for dance competitions organized by Sivan Fine Arts Academy, San Jose,USA;

5 November 2008 Introduced big screen projections in dance-dramas to enhance visual aesthetics and comprehension Article published on Indian dance and Hinduism in Tattva - leading Hindu Youth Magazine Girls cultural head in Dramatix cultural club, PSG College of Technology, India Cultural head in Alpha Matriculation Higher Secondary School, India Member of Padma Seshadiri Bala Bhavan, KK.Nagar dance team, India - Performed for all school anniversaries, cultural events and projects. Awards 2006 Title Natya Makarandam from Natyamanjari, Chennai, India First Prize in Bharatham, a televised dance competition on Raj Television Network conducted by Sri Mohan Vaidya. Media (Interview/Review/Television) 2010 Write up on me on Women s Web 2010 Teaching Coverage on Newstimes 2010 Performance review on Narthaki.com 2010 Performance review on Lokvani.com 2008 Interview in the Sunday edition of Dinathanthi the leading Tamil News paper. Video Recordings on Doordarshan Television Network 1997 Classix, - Performed Bharatanatyam for carnatic songs sung by Smt. Nityashree and others Indian Independence Day Celebration - Performed South Indian folk dance for Sri Bharathiyar s songs.

Fall 2018 Spring 2019

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