Orchestra

Smt.Dr.Subashree Narayanan

Smt.Dr.Subashree Narayanan - Nattuvangam

Smt. Dr. Subashree Narayanan is an ‘Doctorate in Clinical Nutrition’ & mother of two. Subashree has won many Laurels & Accolades in Nritta & Abhinaya. Seeing her potential in Abhinayam, her Dance Gurus Shri. GV Ramani & Smt. Ranganayaki Ramani referred her to Padmabhushan Smt. Kalanidhi Narayanan (Virtuoso of Abhinayam) to study the art form further. Subashree has given several performances both in India & US. She has also conducted her Arangetrams, in India, and in the US. She is currently enhancing her domain in Bharathnatyam under the tutelage of Guru. B. Bhanumati, Bengaluru & Smt Sheela Chandrashekar, Bengaluru.
In conjunction with her dance career, Subashree’s parents enrolled her in Carnatic music under Sangeetha Vidhwan Shri. A.S. Panchapakesha Iyer (Author of Gaanamrutha Bodhini – Foundation of Carnatic Music). She went on to complete her Diploma in Carnatic music at the young age of 14. Later, she went on for advanced Vocal Training under the guidance of Guru Smt. T.R. Balamani (Also guru of Shankar Mahadevan, Bombay Jayashree, her batchmates).
Subashree is a core member of ‘Rasajhari’, which has conducted a variety of dance recitals over the years and continues to promote the artforms. Now after a hard and long journey from being a student to a teacher today, Subashree has successfully opened a school under the name “KalarAdhana – School of Arts”.

Karnataka Kalashree Vidwan D S Srivathsa

Karnataka Kalashree Vidwan D S Srivathsa – Lead Vocalist

Srivathsa, whose passion is singing for classical dances which has made him what he is today, believes that singing for dance enhances one's bhaava or the expression in rendering of any given composition.
Having learnt Vocal music from Guru Karnataka Kalashree Sr. D.V.Nagarajan from Vijaya College of Music, Bangalore, Srivathsa learnt Bharatanatyam from Karnataka Kalasheree. Guru. B. Bhanumathi for over six years, also imbibing the nuances of dance-singing from her.
Having performed for senior gurus like Smt. Narmada, Kum. B. Bhanumathi, Smt Radha Sridhar, Smt. Lalitha Srinivasan, Smt. Padmini Ramachandran, Smt. Revati Narasimhan, Sri Sathyanarayana Raju, Sri. P. Praveenkumar, Smt. Viji Prakash-Los Angeles and the likes, Srivathsa has come a long way in carving a niche for himself as a Singer, Nattuvanar, Composer of lyrics and music.
Srivathsa, as a solo concert performer, has extensively performed at all prestigious music sabhas of India, Australia and Singapore. Srivathsa has been travelling to Shakti Dance Company, Los Angeles, Kalabharathi school of dance, Portland, OR, and Natyabhoomi school of Dance, Mary land, every year since 1995.
Having been awarded by Karnataka state Sangeetha Natak academy - Karnataka Kalashree award, Srivathsa has won the aryabhata international award, Ananya Puraskara, Drishti dance award, Kalayogi and Naada Brahma award.
Along with his wife Dr. Soundarya Srivathsa, an accomplished Bharatanatyam dancer, Srivathsa heads the dance-music school - Nartana Keerthana in Bangalore.

Vidwan Sri. N Narayanaswamy

Vidwan Sri. N Narayanaswamy - Mridangam

Vidwan N Narayanaswamy is a disciple of Guru Kalaimamani Guruvayoor Dorai. Narayanaswamy is an exemplary artist who has carved a niche for himself in the field of Mridangam and heralds as the most sought-after percussionist for classical performances. His career as a lead percussionist spans over decades and his mastery over the art form speaks for itself. He is gifted with a rare quality of dexterity and versatility; in that he easily adapts to artists of varying caliber. His virtuosity of being able to produce unparalleled melody in rhythm has left his audience spellbound. In today’s world of instant gratification, one has a lot to learn from him who invests time with each artist to do complete justice to what is expected from him. His commitment and devotion to art is noteworthy. Narayanaswamy has toured extensively both in India and other countries such as the UK, US, Malaysia, Sri Lanka to render performances.

Vidwan Narasimha Murthy

Vidwan N R Narasimha Murthy – Flute

N R Narasimha Murthy is a well accomplished Carnatic flutist. He started at a very young age and underwent training with Guru Vid. M. S Srinivasa Murthy later with Guru Vid. M. R. Doraswamy. Has gone training under vocalist Guru Vid. S. Shankar. Ably nurtured under their guidance with dedication to music soon started enthralling the audience. He is known for the melody, nuances and creativity.

He is an "A" graded artist from the All India Radio and Doordarshan India. In 1994 he was invited by the Government of Wales for their "FIRST AISAN FESTIVAL". In 1996 performed in " LINCOLN CENTER" New York, USA. In 2010 ICCR tour to Sri Lanka .2010 October was invited to China to be part of " CULTURAL HARMONY" a program organized by UNESCO during Commonwealth Games Festival. Has done several compositions and music for Dance. He has extensively travelled globally to spread Carnatic music.

Vidwan Pradesh Achar

Vidwan Pradesh Achar – Violin

Pradesh Achar is a well-known musician to has cultivated both Carnatic Vocal and Violin from teenage. He had keen interest in music and started violin from his uncle Mysore Gopinath. Later he became disciple of Smt Lalgudi Rajalakshmi a veteran violinist.at the same time he also started practicing vocal from Haveri Prahladachar and Dr Vidyabushana. He started stage performance at the age of 20 in both disciplines. He has performed in many prominent music festivals and places in all over India. He is also scholar of Sanskrit in the field of vedas and vedantas. He is also B High grade artist in All India radio and Doordarshan.

He has given many solo and violin duet concerts with his guru. He has also been accompanying many veteran vocalists like Padmabhushan Dr KJ Yesudas, Dr Vidyabushana, Aruna Sairam, Malladi Brothers, Unni Krishnan, RK Padmanabh, Anooru Ananthakrishna Sharma etc. He has also specialized in music directing, teaching and composing classical and light music. He is also well versed in accompanying many Dance programs and recordings. He has also released many devotional albums

Vidwan D.V. Prasanna Kumar

Vidwan D.V. Prasanna Kumar – Rhythym Pad

D. V. Prasanna Kumar, Nattuvanaar and multi percussionist is a student of Vid. S. V. Giridhar and Anoor Ananthakrishna Sharma for percussions and has embellished his Nattuvangum skills from Vidushi late Kamalarani of Kalakshethra. He has toured all over the globe giving performances and Nattuvangum workshops and lecture demonstrations. He has been teaching the art of Nattuvangum for young aspirants under his Institute Nattuvanga Prathishtaana from past 10years and has worked as a guest faculty in Bangalore university for 5 years teaching the art of Nattuvangum for MA dance. Prasanna Kumar has also penned many Compositions and Dance dramas for dance, which Are widely performed by Dancers all over the world. He has been honoured with Ananya Puraskara, Aryabhata international award, Kalayogi Sanmaana, Gayana Samaja best accompaniment for concert award to name a few.

Deepthi Radhakrishna

Deepthi Radhakrishna - Mentor

Deepthi, a graduate in Science Education from the Regional Institute of Education (Mysore), began her formal training in Bharatanatyam at the age of 8 under Guru Sheela Shridhar (Mysore) and completed her Rangapravesha in the year 2005. She proceeded for advanced training under Guru B Bhanumati and Smt Sheela Chandrasekhar (Nrityakalamandiram) and has been learning under them for nearly 11years. She has also attended workshops in abhinaya under Smt.Bragha bessel. Her passion for dance led her to pursue Masters of Fine Arts (MFA) in Bharatanatyam from Bharathidasan University (Tiruchinapalli) in which she secured a distinction. She has been a regular performer in “Bharatanjali,” a special group feature of Nrityakalamandiram, accompanied her Gurus in Lecture- Demonstrations and Workshops in various occasions and has many solo programs to her credit. She has been an efficient faculty member of Nrityakalamandiram and has also assisted her Gurus in training several students for solo as well as group presentations. In the words of her Gurus, she is a hard-working, committed student of dance and an excellent teacher. She is serious about the Art and shows promise as a performer as well as a teacher.