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Meenakshy Schofield Bhaskar Meenakshy Bhaskar is the founder of Bhaskar's Arts Academy. She has been teaching and performing Bharathanatyam, Odissi, Kuchipudi, and Kathak for the last thirty-five years. Winner of the annual Singapore’s Young Artiste Award in 1996, she is currently based in the Sacramento area. In the last ten years, Meenakshy has toured almost a dozen countries world-wide including Vietnam, Thailand, Brunei, Indonesia and India, performing her original choreographies. She started her dance career in classical Indian dance, but went on to study modern dance in the USA, graduating from the University of Wisconsin. She performed extensively in Singapore and abroad under the auspices of Nrityalaya Aesthetics Society, founded by her parents, artistic director K.P. Bhaskar (recipient of Pingat Jasa Gemilang medal) and chief choreographer Santha Bhaskar (winner of Cultural Medallion for Dance). Meenakshy’s unique dance choreography is rooted in the Bharatantyam idiom while exploring western concepts and modern themes. She presented Vinayaka (2006), a re-interpretation of a popular mythological story using contemporary dance beats. She has also choreographed Yaatra (2005), a modern-day portrayal of life in Kolkata, set to western classical music composed by John Sharpley. |
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