Kalakshetra Vilasini
Kalakshetra Vilasini | |
|---|---|
| Born | Vilasini Krishnapillai 1939 |
| Nationality | Indian |
| Spouse | Muralidharan Nair |
| Children | 2 |
| Awards | Kerala Sangeetha Nataka Akademi Award |
Kalakshetra Vilasini (born 1939) is an Indian Bharatanatyam dancer from Kerala.[1] Vilasini, who won first place in Bharatanatyam at the Kerala University Youth Festival, is also the first person from Kerala to get admission to the Kalakshetra of renowned dancer Rukmini Devi Arundale. She is the recipient of Kerala Sangeetha Nataka Akademi Award in 1995.[2]
Life and career
Vilasini started practising Bharatanatyam at the age of 12. After gaining admission as a teacher at Tripunithura RLV Sangeetha Academy, she was the only artist selected by the Government of Kerala in 1958 to send to Kalakshetra in Chennai for training under Rukmini Devi Arundale. Vilasini started a dance school named Nrityasree at her home in Ernakulam to provide training in Bharatanatyam in Gurukula style. In 1995, she retired from RLV as the Head of the Department of Bharatanatyam. The same year, she was honoured with the Kerala Sangeetha Nataka Akademi Award. [3]
In the year 2022, she was honoured with the Amrit award by Sangeet Natak Akademi for 7 decades of dedication to Bharatanatyam.[4]
References
- ^ K, Parthan (5 August 2012). "കലാക്ഷേത്ര ശൈലിയിൽ ഭരതനാട്യത്തിന്റെ പ്രചാരക വിലാസിനി ടീച്ചർ". Mathrubhumi. pp. special edition.
- ^ "Kalakshetra Vilasini honoured". The Hindu. 28 July 2012. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 18 May 2023.
- ^ "Review - A tireless action stretches its hands towards perfection - Prof. CP Unnikrishnan". narthaki.com. Retrieved 18 May 2023.
- ^ "Amrit awards announced".