Sweta Ravisankar
Bharatanatyam Performer
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Sweta Ravisankar is a distinguished Bharatanatyam performing artist, teacher, and choreographer, with over three decades of immersive experience in the classical Indian dance form. She holds a Master's degree in Bharatanatyam (MFA) and has also earned an M.Tech in Biotechnology from SRM University, Tamil Nadu. Her rigorous training in Bharatanatyam began in…
Journey Timeline
1993
Began Bharatanatyam training — Under Guru Smt. Padmini Radhakrishnan in Mumbai.
2001
Arangetram — January 2001.
2003
Received "Natya Kala Bhushanam" award — From Natyanjali Trust, Chennai.
2003
Received "Nritya Shivali" award — From Shivali Cultural Society of India, Mumbai.
2003
Received "Youth Excellence Award" — From Lions Club International District 323 A2.
2005
Received "Singar Mani" award — From Sur Singar Samsad, Mumbai.
2007
Began teaching Bharatanatyam — Approximately 17 years prior to 2024.
2007
Received "Natya Yuva Mani" award — From Gana Mukundhapriya, Chennai.
2008
Received "Yuva Kala Vipanchee" award — From Vipanchee, Chennai.
2009
Began training under Guru Smt. Roja Kannan — In Chennai.
2011
Performed in Sanatana Dharma Kendra — Sunnyvale, California, USA.
2012
Founded Sarada Kala Nilayam (SKN) — A performing arts organization.
2013
Received "Best Dancer Award" — From Parthasarathy Swami Sabha, Chennai.
2019
Received "Resident Fellow" recognition — At New Expressive Works, Portland, OR.
2020
Presented Ten Tiny Community Healing Dances — By the City of Portland.
2021
Received RACC Make Build Learn Grant — For making performance-quality music tracks.
2022
Received RACC Make Build Learn Grant — For building a dance studio in Beaverton, OR.
2022
Presented Ten Tiny Dances — By the City of Beaverton.
2023
Presented Ten Tiny Dances — By the City of Beaverton.
2024
World Premiere of "Imagining Pain: The Menster Saga" — At the Inaugural Women Choreographers of Pacific NW Festival, Portland.
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Awards & Honors
- Senior Scholarship in Bharatanatyam — Ministry of Culture, Government of India
- Artistic Grants — Oregon's Regional Arts and Culture Council (RACC)
- Artistic Grants — Hillsboro Arts and Culture Council (HACC)
- Artistic Grants — Oregon Arts Commission (OAC)
- TAAP grant (as master artist) — Oregon Folklife Network
- 2013 · Best Dancer Award — Parthasarathy Swami Sabha, Chennai
- 2008 · Yuva Kala Vipanchee — Vipanchee, Chennai
- 2003 · Natya Kala Bhushanam — Natyanjali Trust, Chennai
- 2005 · Singar Mani — Sur Singar Samsad, Mumbai
- 2003 · Nritya Shivali — Shivali Cultural Society of India, Mumbai
- 2007 · Natya Yuva Mani — Gana Mukundhapriya, Chennai
- 2003 · Youth Excellence Award - Cultural Field - Young Ambassador of 21st Century — Lions Club International District 323 A2
- 2019 · Resident Fellow — New Expressive Works, Portland, OR
- 2024 · Cultural Sustainability Grant — Creative West
- 2024 · Performance Series Grant — Hillsboro Arts and Culture Council (HACC)
Media Coverage
- Classical Indian dance on Eclipse Weekend
Oregon Arts Watch
- By Meenakshi Natarajan
Thendral Magazine, USA
- Sweta Ravisankar's Solo Rendition of Bharathiar Poems
Priya features...
- Beaverton dancer hones classical dance skills in India
The Portland Tribune
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