Nayana Srinivasamurthy,
Bharathanatyam
Exponent
About
Nayana Srinivasamurthy
Chief Instructor and Founder of Natesha Nrithyalaya
A professional Psychologist, turned to a performer and choreographer by passion coupled with years of experience as a dancer and classical dance trainer since 2007. Born and raised in Bangalore, Karnataka, and began her formal Bharathanatyam training at the age of six, under Guru Veeraraju and Shivabhagya – the former lectures of Kalakshetra foundation.
Nayana Srinivasamurthy is a senior grade certified artist by Karnataka Secondary Education Examination Board with the accreditation to coach India’s flagship and prestigious heritage dance form, Bharathanatyam.
While on pursuit of her Master’s in Clinical Psychology, Nayana worked with neuro-typical and differently abled children. While working with them, she discovered that dance is not just a compilation of graceful movements but it also is an art form involving therapeutic movements which develop fine motar, gross motar, cognitive skills and emotional intelligence and much more.
With this discovery she set out to build the classical dance academy Natesha Nrithyalaya. The academy stands as a monument of her vision which aimed at providing a solution to the psychological wellbeing of society and also to preserve the cultural art form of Bharathanatyam.
She says
What she says about her career?
I began teaching Bharathanatyam at 16 while still a student at my college. This dual role as student and teacher was a mind-blowing experience, marking the start of my journey.
I find teaching far more exciting than performing on stage. It gives me immense pleasure to nurture and develop new young talents for the future.
“Art has no exchange value, it is something above and beyond money and can only be judged on its experiential value. Art forms are a part of our culture, it is our shared socio-cultural capital and such talents should be acknowledged and shaped. By placing huge importance on such art forms, people discover hidden skills and stay connected with Indian classical arts. And this is the goal of Natasha Nrithyalaya”. She says
Certification
We are certified by the Karnataka Secondary Education Examination Board.
Meet The Team
Couple of professionals, joined together to deliver the best
Chaithra Umesh
Chaithra brings over 6 year of extensive teaching and choreography experience to Natesha Nrithyalaya. Started at the age of six under the guidance of Guru. Deepa Bhat in Kalakshetra style and continued excelling the art under Guru. Shyampraksh in Tanjavur style. She is a senior grade artist by KSEAB and holds a bachelor degree in Bharathanatyam from Bangalore University.
Her experience that brings from 100+ stages and counts, deliver a great insight to the students of Natesha Nrithyalaya. To name few of her great stages includes, Thanjavur Brihadeshwara Temple, Delhi Karnataka Sangha, Sringeri Sri Sharadamba Temple, Chandana TV, Tirupati TTD etc.
Pathi Likitha
A well versed artist, blessed with great movements and a frequent performer at various historical temples such as the Thanjavur temple, Srikalahasti Temple to name a few.
Likitha started learning classical dance at the age of 6, under her Guru Smt.Gayatri at Andhra Pradesh, Nellore. She holds a double Masters Degree among which one is Masters of Arts in Bharatnatyam at Reva University, Bangalore.
Her passion for teaching brigs her here, and her interest to learn is still continues. She is currently undergoing Advance level training in Bharatnatyam and Nattuvangam under her Guru. Shri. Sharath T Suryanarayana.
Kamakshi G
A second generation artist, started at the age of 3 from her mother Smt. Sivashri, later continued with Guru Ganesan, Guru Hari Mohan, and Guru Soumya in Pudukkottai. She holds a double Masters Degree among which one is Masters in Carnatic music under the guidance of Dr. N. Saradha, HOD of Bridge Academy College of Fine Arts in Chennai.
Smt. Kamakshi brings her 12+ years of teaching experience to Natesha Nrithyalaya along with a numerous concert experience across temples, Sabhas and music events. Her major concerts includes, Thyagarajar Aaradhana in Thanjavur, Chennaiyil Thiruvaiyaaru, Naradha Gana Sabha in Chennai, and Kalai Sangamam (Thirukkuralin Nadham) in Malaysia. She was also honoured with the title "KALAI ILAVAL" by Ariyanachi Amman Temple
Malathi N
Malathi brings over 11 years of extensive school administration experience to Natesha Nrithyalya. Starting her professional career with National Centre for Biological Science (NCBC) as Secretarial Assistant, and held various positions in office administration at multiple organisations. Previous to Natesha Nrithyalaya, she was employed at Eben-Ezer Public School.
She plays the critical role of "office in-charge", handles the end to end office administration at Natesha Nrityalaya. Her multilingual competence (fluent in Kannada, Telugu, Tamil, Hindi and English) makes the space easily accessible.
Sangavi Sivasankar
Sangavi takes care of costumes and accessories unit (Natyamabara Costumes) of Natesha Nrithyalaya. She comes up with several years of experience by handling the retail stores and carry excellent sense of love and understanding on classical dance, which helps her to create a great inventory of costumes with vibrant colours.
Our Careers
Join our team
We are always open to young and creative artists to join our team.
Are you an enthusiastic Bharathanatyam artist? And looking for an exciting teaching career in Bharathanatyam? Are you open to explore new ideas and implementation to the artform?
Do you feel thrilled in teaching the young buds? If “Yes”, Join us today! We are happy to dance together.
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Explore our Costume Library
We comes up wth extensive collection of premium Bharathanatyam costumes, available for both RENT or BUY.