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Sweta Ravisankar is a Bharatanatyam and Nattuvangam artist, teacher, and choreographer with over three decades of experience in Indian classical dance. Based in Beaverton, Oregon, she is the founder and artistic director of Sarada Kala Nilayam (SKN), which also has a presence in the Bay Area, California. Ravisankar holds a Master's degree in Bharatanatyam…
Journey Timeline
1993
Began Bharatanatyam training — Under Guru Smt. Padmini Radhakrishnan in Mumbai, India.
2001
Arangetram — January
2009
Began advanced training — Under Guru Smt. Roja Kannan in Chennai, India.
2009
Began teaching Bharatanatyam
2011
Performed in USA — At Sanatana Dharma Kendra, Sunnyvale, California.
2012
Relocated to the United States
2012
Founded Sarada Kala Nilayam (SKN)
2024
Returned from two-month trip to India — Attended conferences, performed, and collaborated with musicians in Mumbai and Chennai.
2024
World Premiere of 'Imagining Pain: The Menster Saga' — At the Inaugural Women Choreographers of Pacific NW Festival, Portland.
2025
Received Traditional Arts Apprenticeship award
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Awards & Honors
- Senior Scholarship — Ministry of Culture, Government of India
- Grants — Oregon Arts Commission (OAC)
- Grants — Regional Arts and Culture Council (RACC)
- Grants — Hillsboro Arts and Culture Council (HACC)
- Grants — Beaverton Arts Commission
- Nritya Shivali — Shivali Cultural Society, Mumbai
- Youth Excellence Award - Cultural Field - Young Ambassador of 21st Century — Lions Club International District 323 A2
- 2025 · Traditional Arts Apprenticeship award
- Cultural Sustainability Grant — Creative West (2024-2026)
- 2024 · HACC Performance Series Grant — Hillsboro Arts and Culture Council
- 2023 · HACC Project Grant — Hillsboro Arts and Culture Council
- 2023 · RACC Arts 3C Grant — Regional Arts and Culture Council
- 2023 · Ten Tiny Dances — City of Beaverton
- 2022 · Ten Tiny Dances — City of Beaverton
- 2021 · RACC Make Build Learn Grant — Regional Arts and Culture Council
Media Coverage
- Sweta Ravisankar - Chennai
KutcheriBuzz
- "In Love with...", a Solo Margam By Sweta Ravisankar
India Currents
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