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2020 - Young Arts Winner

Arya Pratap was awarded 2020 Young Arts Winner in the World Classical Dance Category.

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2020 Dance winners

2020 - World Arts West, San Francisco

Arya Pratap was selected as a soloist for the 2020 World Arts West performance.

NARTANA MALIKA

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Featured Speakers:

Sri Madurai R. Muralidharan

Sri Thampy Antony

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September 16th, 2018:

Dedicated to Kerala, our motherland, to support the flood relief efforts after one of nature’s deadliest floods wreaked havoc in Kerala, South India. The unprecedented flood has taken away close to 400 lives, hard earnings, people’s homes and loved ones. The upcoming months are crucial for Kerala’s recovery so please join us in our efforts to help rebuild Kerala. The amount collected from tickets, apart from expenses, will be going to the Chief Minister’s Distress Relief Fund for Kerala. 

SAMANYA ~ UNITY

Major Dance Fundraiser Show

Partnered with Voice of A Child, Non-Profit Organization

SAMANYA

October 26, 2016

Jain Temple

Milpitas, CA

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Voice of A Child: Human Dignity through Opportunities in Education!

Nritanjali raised $10,000 for Voice of A Child's Pazhassi Raja Tribal School Project through a collaboration with 12 Classical Indian dance schools from the Bay Area. 

Learn more about Pazhassi Raja Tribal School Project

Sense Beyond with Guru Madurai R. Muralidharan

2011 - Bay area, CA

THE HINDU

Madurai R. Muralidharan loves to experiment. The Bharatanatyam dancer-choreographer seems to be pushing his creative limits to new heights with his latest production, ‘Sense Beyond.'

Presented by Kalalaya-USA, NDA and Subasheela Academy of Fine Arts, ‘Sense Beyond' is a concept that is inspired by the Broadway musicals that Muralidharan watched during his trips to New York. “Watching long-running shows such as ‘Chicago,' ‘Beauty and The Beast' and ‘Les Misérables' set me thinking. These shows run for years and years, and to packed halls. In India, despite the abundant talent and so many ancient art forms, ventures here hardly find takers. Getting a full house just for one show is an uphill task here.” That's how ‘Sense Beyond' was born.

While the talented dancer, who runs Nrithyakshethra Dance Academy, has composed the music and penned the lyric, wife Chithra Muralidharan gets the credit for choreography. Muralidharan has moved away from myth and folklore written a story revolving round Yadhav, an orphan, whose only desire is to learn dance. “Yadhav traverses the land in search of his goal, meets people who practise various dance styles and finds his calling in Bharatanatyam. There's an element of mystique, plenty of humour and interesting dance segments.” 

2009 - World Arts West, San Francisco

10-year-old Bharatnatyam Star Wows at SF Dance Fest.. India West News

She impressed because of her solidly

focused training and the clarity of the goal towards which she was striving. This was a young dancer worth watching... Dance View Times

 World Arts West - Athira's Profile

World Arts West 2009 Program book

Athira Pratap - Page 9