Viji Prakash Explained

Vijaya Lakshmi Prakash, popularly known as Viji Prakash, is an Indian Bharata Natyam dancer, instructor, choreographer,^[1] and founder of the Shakti Dance Company and Shakti School of Bharata Natyam. She has been working in the USA since 1976, with a career spanning over 40 years in practicing, performing, teaching, and choreographing Bharata Natyam.

Key achievements and background:

• Began studying Bharata Natyam at age 4.
• Trained under the renowned gurus Kalyanasundaram and Mahalingam Pillai of the Sri Raja Rajeshwari Bharata Natya Kala Mandir in Bombay.
• Also studied Mohini Attam and Kathakali under Guru Kanak Rele.
• Founded the Shakti School of Bharata Natyam and Shakti Dance Company in Los Angeles in 1977.
• Has trained over 2,000 students, with over 300 students performing their solo debuts (Arangetram).
• The Shakti Dance Company has performed at prestigious venues such as the Hollywood Bowl and the LA County Holiday Celebration.
• Recipient of multiple prestigious awards, including the Best Guru Award from the Music Academy in Chennai and the Soorya LifeTime Achievement Award.
• Served as an Adjunct Assistant Professor of Bharata Natyam at UCLA from 1999 to 2015.

External links

• http://www.narthaki.com/info/rev15/rev1776.html
• Sri. Rajarajeshwari Bhratanatya kala mandir
• Shakti Dance Company - Official website
• Website of Mythili prakash
• Asia Society, Texas, 'Mythili Prakash', ASTC Presents
• Embassy of the United states, Jakarta and Indonesia, PAU HANA International Workshop of Art Performance Jakarta | 12 February 2009
• The Huffington post, My Guru Viji Prakash : 27/03/2012

Notes and References

1. Web site: Roots intact. https://web.archive.org/web/20071111173442/http://www.hinduonnet.com/thehindu/fr/2005/12/30/stories/2005123002700600.htm. usurped. 11 November 2007. The Hindu. 31 July 2010.