Madhu Nataraj

Madhu Nataraj (born 24 February 1971) is an Indian classical, contemporary dancer and choreographer who lives in Bangalore.[1][2][3]

Madhu Nataraj
Born (1971-02-24) 24 February 1971
Bangalore
OccupationDancer, choreographer, arts entrepreneur
Years active1991 to present
Current groupNatya institute of Kathak & Choreography Stem Dance Kampani
DancesKathak Indian Contemporary dance
Websitewww.stemdancekampni.in

Early life

Nataraj was born on 21 February 1971 in Bangalore to M.S.Natarajan and Maya Rao, an Indian classical dancer.[3][2][4]

Education

Nataraj did her B.Com from Mount Carmel College, Bangalore. She learnt dance at Natya Institute of Kathak and Choreography in Bangalore and also enrolled for a course in journalism at the Bharatiya Vidya Bhavan. She has a master's degree in Anthropology from Indira Gandhi Open University.[5]

Nataraj received her dance training in Kathak under her mother Maya Rao, aunt Chitra Venugopal and Munna Shukla.[3][1]

Nataraj trained in contemporary dance from Karen Potter at the Jose Limon Centre, New York. She learnt under Karen Potter and Sara Pearson.[3][5]

She has trained in folk and martial dances of India and studied Yoga using the B.K.S Iyengar technique.[1]

She studied journalism at the Bharatiya Vidya Bhavan, and was as of 2018 pursuing a master's degree in Anthropology from Indira Gandhi Open University.[5]

Career

In 1995, Nataraj set up the STEM (Space.Time.Energy. Movement) Dance Kampni which is the performing wing of Natya Institute of Kathak and Choreography.[5][6]

Nataraj has performed in various dance festivals such as the Khajuraho Festival, Khajuraho; Purana Quila Festival, Delhi; Nritya Kriti organized by Sangeet Natak Akademi, Ahmedabad; Festival of Babylon; Kathak Mahotsav, Delhi, Lucknow and Canada and Kalanidhi International Dance Festival, Toronto.[3]

Awards

In 2010, Nataraj was awarded the Ustad Bismillah Khan Yuva Puraskar of Sangeet Natak Akademi for her talent in the field of creative and experimental dance.[3] She won the 50 young achievers of India today award. She also received the Mohan Khokar Award in 2011.[3]

Other interests

Nataraj enjoys reading and she writes on various topics ranging from dance to women's issues.[7]

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gollark: Can you digitally go out?
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gollark: Can you orbitally go out?
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References
  1. Connections, Saigan. "Articles - KATHAK AS A SPRINGBOARD FOR CHOREOGRAPHY by Madhu Natraj". www.narthaki.com. Retrieved 27 November 2018.
  2. "Kathak with a big twist". Deccan Chronicle. 5 April 2016. Retrieved 27 November 2018.
  3. "CUR_TITLE". sangeetnatak.gov.in. Retrieved 27 November 2018.
  4. "Madhu Nataraj Kiran on her mother the iconic Maya Rao". mumsandstories.com. Retrieved 27 November 2018.
  5. Kambanna, Manasa (1 July 2018). "Walking many roads". The Hindu. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 27 November 2018.
  6. "Welcome to Stem Dance Kampni !". www.stemdancekampni.in. Archived from the original on 18 October 2018. Retrieved 27 November 2018.
  7. Shekhar, Divya (2018). "How poetry of 12th century women mystics impacted Madhu Natraj". The Economic Times. Retrieved 27 November 2018.
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