Jayashree Narayanan

ARTISTE'S PROFILE

Name :

Jayashree Narayanan

Postal Address

House No.& Street :

No.10, 2nd Cross St.

Town/City :

Shanthi Nagar

District :

Pondicherry

State :

Pondicherry

Pin Code :

605011

Telephone(s) with STD Code :

Landline :

91-413-2244325

Mobile :

094430-30086

Fax :

044-24411785

Other PP number(s) for contact :

E-mail ID :

krimens@yahoo.com

Website :

Date of Birth/Age :

Education :

M.A. (Sociology)
Kalakshetra I Class diploma in Bharatanatyam (5 yrs.),
Kalakshetra Distinction Post Graduate Diploma (2 yrs) and
Advanced Study at Kalakshetra on Govt. of India Senior Scholarship (2-1/2 yrs.)

Field of expertise :

Bharatanatyam

Academic/Professional activities :

Principal in-Charge of Bharathiyar Palkalai Koodam, and HOD – Dance affiliated to Pondicherry University
Cocnern Section Artist at Kalakshetra
Question paper setter for BA Dance, MA Dance and SLET examination
Practical examiner at Kalakshetra, Barathidasan University and Bangalore University
Syllabus tormulater for the CCRT Junior level scholarship dance students.
Director, Salangai School of Dance since 1975
Advisory member of “Bhairavi” carnatic music cicle
Was a member of A.I.R. light music audition committee.
Has performed in dance dramas all over India and East European countries with Kalakshetra troupe

Has composed and choreographed a full length dance drama of Bharathidasan’s “kudumba Vilakku’, and ‘Vanamahot savam” a dance drama on the theme afforestation.
Has also choreographed dance dramas
“ Onbathu Suvaigal’ of Bharathisadan,
“ Kaikeyein Manamatram” of Kamban,
“ Mareecha Vadam’ (an episode from Ramayanam) and
“ Kutrala Kuravanchi” (an episode)
Apart from having composed many Alarippus, Varnams, Padams and Thillanas and conducted many Arangetrams for students.

Name of the institution(s)you :
associated with

Principal In-charge of Bharathiyar Palkalai Koodam

Honours/Awards/Fellowships,etc. :

NATYA SHIROMANI AWARD
Yoganjali Natyalaya (2003)
PUDUVAI KALAIMAMANI
Govt. of Pondicherry (1997)
BEST BHARATANATYAM GURU in Pondicherry Kalaimangal Sabha (1995)
OUTSTANDING YOUNG PERSON
Pondicherry Junior Chamber (1995)
ISAI GNANA CHUDAR
Sangeetha Laya Sruthi (1995)
KATAKAR AWARD
Sangeet Natak Academy (1971)

Books/Articles authored :

Has co-authored a book “Folk Arts of Tamilnadu”

Any association with foreign :
institution(s)

Was an examiner of Dance at Singapore Indian Fine Arts Society (May 2005) for their Annual month long examination

Any other information :

Was an A.I.R. News Reader & Announcer and AIR POndicherry ‘B’ H1 Drama artiste