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Aparna Ramaswamy is a highly acclaimed Bharatanatyam dancer, choreographer, and co-artistic director of Ragamala Dance Company, which she leads alongside her mother, Ranee Ramaswamy. Raised in both India and the United States, Ramaswamy is a senior disciple of the legendary Bharatanatyam dancer and choreographer Alarmél Valli from Chennai, India, known as…
Journey Timeline
2010
Named one of "25 to Watch" — By Dance Magazine
2011
Named "Artist of the Year" — Jointly with Ranee Ramaswamy by the Minneapolis Star Tribune
2016
Received Doris Duke Performing Artist Award
2016
Received Joyce Award
2021
Fires of Varanasi: Dance of the Eternal Pilgrim opened Kennedy Center's 50th Anniversary celebration — Created in collaboration with Ranee Ramaswamy
2022
Received Distinguished Alumni Achievement Award — From Carleton College
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Awards & Honors
- 2016 · Doris Duke Performing Artist Award — Doris Duke Charitable Foundation
- 2016 · Joyce Award — Joyce Foundation
- McKnight Artist Fellowships for Dance and Choreography
- Guggenheim Fellowship
- Rockefeller Foundation Bellagio Center Research Fellowship — Rockefeller Foundation
- Bogliasco Foundation Fellowship — Bogliasco Foundation
- Bush Fellowship for Choreography
- Arts and Religion grant — Rockefeller Foundation
- Jerome Foundation Travel Study Grants — Jerome Foundation
- Artist Exploration Fund grant — Arts International
- 2022 · Distinguished Alumni Achievement Award — Carleton College
- 2010 · 25 to Watch — Dance Magazine
- 2011 · Artist of the Year — Minneapolis Star Tribune
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