Congratulations to Ranee Ramaswamy..Ragamala in Minneapolis
Sridhar Shanmugam
OBAMA NIOMINATES INDIAN-AMERICAN TO NATIONAL COUNCIL OF ARTS
US President Barack Obama nominated Renee Ramaswamy, a Bharatanatayam exponent, to the prestigious National Council of the Arts for a five year term. Ramaswamy founded the Ragamala Music and Dance Theatre in Minneapolis, Minnesota in 1992 and has been popularising this classical Indian dance form in America. Ranee is to be a Member of the National Council on the Arts for a term expiring September 3, 2018.
Since 1984, Renee has been a disciple of Alarmel Valli, one of India's greatest living masters. Renee has worked with celebrated artists such as poet Robert Bly, jazz musician Howard Levy and legendary composer/ violinist L Subramaniam.
Among her many grants and fellowships are 13 McKnight Artist Fellowships, a Bush Fellowship, and an Artist Exploration Fund grant from Arts International. Her work is supported by the National Endowment for the Arts, the National Dance Project, and the Japan Foundation. In 2011, she was chosen as the McKnight Foundation Distinguished Artist. Ranee and co-Artistic Director Aparna Ramaswamy were named the 2011 'Artist of the Year' by the Minneapolis Star Tribune.
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