TRADITIONAL TO THE CONTEMPORARY
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| 2019 | |
| Arangetram of NATYA student: Anushree Senthil | 13th Sat July 2019 Bharathiya Vidya Bhavan Mylapore, Chennai, India |
| With live orchestra of musicians at Mylapore, Chennai. Guests of Honor: Smt. Nagamani Srinivasa Rao, Director, Bharatha Darshana Kalasri Dr. Krishnakumar and Kalasri Binni Krishnakumar, Carnatic/Playback singers and Educators Balamurali Balu, Music Director, Tamil Film Industry |
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| Walters Cultural Arts Center Speaker series, invited speaker. Free and open to public. | Cultural Treasures from India 7pm Tue 18th June 2019 Walters Cultural Arts Center |
| A talk and live dance presentation about the beauty and bounty of ancient India’s art and cultural traditions, presented by Jayanthi Raman, an award winning and nationally recognized traditional classical Indian dance performer, choreographer, master artist and influential arts advocate in the Pacific Northwest. | |
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| June 2019 NATTUVANGAM: Rhythm of Bharatha Natyam 6pm Sat 15th June 2019 Hillsboro NATYA Studio | Chief Guest: Dr. Radha Krishnan Director: Thandavam School of Dance and Music, UK |
| Master artist award recipient for Bharatha Natyam and Nattuvangam, Guru Jayanthi Raman presented lecture and demonstration of tala patterns of Carnatic music and Bharatha Natyam. Apprentice-Natya student Yuvapreethi Ganesh demonstrated basic nattuvangam skills. | |
| Supported by Cultural Venue Grant from Walter Arts Cultural Center, City of Hillsboro and the Hillsboro Arts and Culture Council | June 2019 NatyArangam: Margam 7:30pm Fri 7th June 2019 Walters Cultural Arts Center |
| An evening of Bharatha Natyam Margam by Natya Dance Academy 2019 and 2020 graduating students: Shreya Veeredhi, Anushree Senthil & Shreya Kaushik Disciples of Guru Jayanthi Raman |  |
| May 2019 SHIVOHAM: The Absolute 4pm Sat 11th May 2019 PCC Rock Creek Forum Auditorium | An evening of Bharatha Natyam by Natya Dance Academy and Jayanthi Raman Dance Company Chief Guest: Hillsboro Mayor Callaway |
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| The full length dance production featured ancient and contemporary poetry in Sanskrit and English with original choreography by Jayanthi Raman and legends of Kalakshetra. Raman’s use of traditional Indian dance vocabulary to convey thematic concepts was well appreciated by the full house audience and the Mayor. Dancers joined as a collective force to create a unique experience for the audience with compelling contemporary choreography grounded in traditional dance. | |
| 2018 | |
| Saturday 6th October 2018 Venue: Beaverton City Library Auditorium | October 2018 SMRITI: Recollection Contemporary and traditional Bharatha Natyam |
| The full length dance production draws upon ancient and contemporary literature with original choreography by Jayanthi Raman and legends of Kalakshetra. Funded in part by grants from the Regional Arts and Culture Council and Beaverton Arts Commission |
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| April 2018 Collective Vision Indo-Jazz musical dance concert |
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| Saturday 21st April 2018 Venue: PCC Rock Creek Campus Featuring seven professional dancers from Northwest and from India and four Jazz and four Classical Carnatic musicians Funded in part by grant from Collins Foundation and Cultural Coalition of Washington County |  |
| April 2018 DUALITY: An Immigrant Experience Oregon Tour |
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| Friday 6th April: Pilot Butte Middle School, Bend Saturday 7th April: Cross Roads Carnegie Art Center, Baker City Sunday 8th April: Eastern Oregon University Wednesday 11th April: Jacoby Auditorium, Umpqua Community College, Roseburg Friday 13th April: Chehalem Cultural Center, Chehalem Saturday 14th April: Loucks Auditorium, Salem Public Library, Salem Monday 16th April: Taylor-Meade Performing Arts Center, Pacific University, Forest Grove Tuesday 17th April: Mount Hood Community College, Gresham |
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| After successful presentation in April 2017, Raman tours her 25th dance production in her home state - Oregon. Based on a fictional story inspired by true events written by Tamil author Sasikala Vijayakumar. Script and Adapted for dance by Jayanthi Raman Tour funded in part by grant from Oregon Community Foundation |
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| DUALITY An Immigrant Experience Special Concert in Redmond, WA | 4pm Sunday 15th April 2018 Venue: Redmond Senior Center Redmond, WA 98052 |
| February 2018 Master Classes in Bharatha Natyam | Pacific University, Forest Grove Theater and Dance Department |
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| November 2017 | |
| MIME AND MOVEMENTS Clackamas Community College. Mini-Grant from CCC Foundation. Sponsored by World Languages Department and Multicultural Center. |  |
 | MIME AND MOVEMENTS Loucks Auditorium, Salem Public Library. Supported by Friends of Salem Library. |
| DANCE OF THE HUMMINGBIRDS (re-Staged) at the Beaverton City Library Auditorium Community Program Grant from Beaverton Arts Commission |  |
| October 2017 DANCE OF THE HUMMINGBIRDS Indian Dance, Music, Poetry and Painting Full house show! Concept & Choreography: Jayanthi Raman Original Poetry by Oregon Poet Laureate Paulann Petersen; Original Music by Archana Bennur and Original Paintings by Shashank Rao with Live orchestra of musicians Winningstad Theater, Portland5 Centers for the Arts Supported in part by by grant from Miller Foundation |
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 | August 2017 Benton County World Stage International Festival - Benton County Fairgrounds |
| May 2017 MIME AND MOVEMENTS Lincoln City Cultural Center Lincoln City, OR |  |
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| April 2017 DUALITY: An Immigrant Experience Raman's 25th production! Newmark Theater, Portland5 Centers for the Arts With Special Vocals by Bollywood legend Hariharan Creative Heights Grant from Oregon Community Foundation |
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| 2016 | |
| November 2016 ERASING BORDERS Classical Indian and Modern Dance at Beaverton City Library Auditorium Community Program Grant from Beaverton Arts Commission |  |
 | April-May 2016 DUALITY: Outreach Events Panel Mediator: Jayanthi Raman The events celebrated the contributions of Indian immigrants in Oregon. The eminent panelists included Intel VPs, Directors, Engineers, Physicians, entrepreneurs, academicians, who excelled in their professions and made a difference in the community through voluntary efforts. |
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| Intel JFCC Auditorium with special guest Hillsboro Mayor Wiley PSU Lincoln Hall supported by PSU Institute of Asian Studies Oregon Historical Society supported by OHS and World Affairs Council of Oregon. |  |
| 2015 | |
 | October 2015 ANUBHAVA Full length Bharatha Natya margam presentation Original choreographed pieces and finale Tillana of Guru Adyar Lakshman |
| Anubhava was presented at: Lincoln Performance Center, PSU Hult Center, Eugene LaSells Stewart Center - Oregon State University Grant from Collins Foundation and the Oregon Cultural Trust |
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| Lec-Dem on Dance ACMA, Beaverton and Walter Arts Cultural Center, Hillsboro Grants from Beaverton Arts Commission and Hillsboro Arts and Culture Council |  ACMA, Beaverton |
 | June 2015: Natya Yoga Lec-Dem on Yoga and Indian Classical Dance International Yoga Day, Pioneer Courthouse Square, Portland, OR |
| June 2015 World Beat Festival Featured Indian dance troupe at the festival in Salem, OR |  |
 | June 2015 PANCHATANTRA: Indian Dance Theater (re-staged) Funded in part by grant from Beaverton Arts Commission |
| May 2015 EXPRESSIONS Solo work by Ramya Raman Linn Benton Community College Dance |  |
 | May 2015 PANCHATANTRA Indian Dance Theater Sold out show at Winningstad Theater, Portland5 Centers Based on India’s 2500 year old Indian fables Grant from Regional Arts and Culture Council, Portland |
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| 2014 | |
| November 2014 SIGN MUDRAS Miles Theater, Pacific University Grant from Forest Grove Public Arts Commission Presented by Pacific University Dance and Theater Department |  |
 | October 2014 Juried Artists Showcase at ArtsNW Conference Hult Center, Eugene, OR Career Opportunity grant from the Oregon Arts Commission |
| August 2014 MAYA: Illusion With MacArthur Genius Fellow NY drummer Danis Prieto and Ghatam maestro SV Ramani Winningstad Theater, Portland5 Centers for the Arts |  |
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 | March 2014 SIGN MUDRAS Experimental Dance Theater Indian Dance and American Sign Language With ASL interpreter Dot Hearn Grant from Beaverton Arts Commission |
| July 2014 MOVEMENTS OF SPRING Solo dance by Natya faculty Ramya Raman Ten Tiny Dances, Beaverton |  |
| 2013 | |
 | October 2013 Invited to perform on stage by legendary Bollywood singer Hariharan Arlene Schnitzer Concert Hall, Portland |
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| April 2013 GURUBYO NAMAHA: Ode to Guru Odissi and Bharatha Natyam classical dance styles St. Mary’s Academy, Portland Grant from Regional Arts and Culture Council, Portland |  |
| 2012 | |
 | March 2012 SAMPRADAYA Select choreographic works by Jayanthi and Ramya Raman, full house crowd Walter Arts Cultural Center Commissioned by City of Hillsboro and Hillsboro Arts and Culture Council |
| 2011 | |
| SANSKRITI Classical Bharatha Natyam and folk dances Portland State University |  |
| 2010 | |
| Oct-November 2010 SHRISHTI: Creation With guest dancers from Orissa Dance Academy & Pung drummers from Manipuri Nartanalaya, India Grant from Regional Arts and Culture Council and the Collins Foundation |  |
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| 2010 US/Canada Tour - SHRISHTI: Creation Lec Demonstration - Intel JFCC Auditorium Concert at Newmark Theater, PCPA, Portland, OR Lecture and master classes: Washington State University, Moscow, ID Concert at Beasley WSU Coliseum, Festival Dance & Performing Arts, Moscow, Idaho Concert at College of Southern Idaho, Twin Falls, Idaho Concert at Sun Valley Resort, Sun Valley, Idaho Concert at Austin IFA- India Fine Arts, Austin, TX Lec Dem - Spokane Falls Community College Lec Dem - Shadle Library, Spokane, WA Concert at Bing Crosby Theater, Spokane, WA Concert at Calgary, CA Concert at Yakima Valley Community College, WA Concert at Central Washington University, WA Concert at Lemont Temple, Chicago |
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