| ACCOMPLISHMENTS
AND PERFORMANCES
 2007 Empanelled artist of ICCR[Indian Council For Cultural Relations]
2004 Upgraded to “Top grade” auditioned artists of Prasar Bharathi, Broadcasting Corporation of India, Doordarshan, New Delhi.
2002 Won the competition held by Tamilnadu Eyal Esai Nadagamandram, Government of Tamilnadu.
2000 Received the “Kalakusuma” award from the Aryabhata cultural organization, Bangalore.
1999 Upgraded from grade “B” to grade “A” auditioned artists of Prasar Bharathi, Broadcasting Corporation of India, Doordarshan, New Delhi.
1999 Won the 1st prize for the Bharathanatyam conducted by South Central Zone Cultural Center, Nagpur at Belgaum, Karnataka, forYuva Sangeet Nritya Mahotsava.
1998 Awarded the scholarship in the field of Bharathanatyam dance by the Department of Culture, Ministry of Human Resource Development, Government of India.
1991 Scholarship from CCRT [Centre for Cultural Resources and Training] New Delhi, under cultural talent search scholarship scheme from the age of eleven.
1990 Secured the 1st rank in Karnataka Bharathanatyam junior examination.
Her
performances have won all round appreciation from press
and public alike. Her performances include:
Navia has danced at some major Sabhas in Chennai during the Music and Dance season such as The Karthik Fine Arts 2001,2005,2005, ;Narada Gana Sabha 2004,Bharithya Vidya Bhavan,2005, Bharath Kalachar’s Margazhi Mahotsava 2006,Mylapore Fine Arts,2006 ,Sri Parthasarathy Swami Sabha,2007.
2006 Performance for the Thalam organization, Trichur, Kerala.
2006, 2002 Performed for the “Parampara”, Soorya festival organized by Soorya stage and film society, Trivandrum, Kerala .
2005 Performance for Bangalore Habba.
2005 Performance at Natyanjali festival, at Vadakanada shetram, Trichur, Kerala.
2005, 2002 Performed at the Natyanjali festival, Chidambaram.
2005,2002,Performed at Madurai Tamil Essai Sangam, Madurai.
2004 Performance at Kalarang festivals of dance, music and theatre, organized by Directorate of Art and Culture, Goa and West Zone Cultural Centre.
2004 Performed at the Kittappa Pillai Memorial dance festival organized by the Ponnaiha Lalithakala Academy,Bangalore.
2002 Performed at the Bharathanatyam Mahotsava conducted by Sangeetha Natak Academy [New Delhi] in Bangalore.
2002 Udayonmukhi dance festival, organized by SVN Music Academy, Bangalore.
2002 She gave dance recitals in Madurai Tamil Sangam, Naradha Gana Sabha, Karur,
Shivakashi Arts Club, Shivakashi, Tamil Sangam, Pollachi,Karthik Fina Arts ,Chennai and Saral Vizah at Kutralam under the Talent Promotion Scheme of the Tamil Nadu Eyal Isai Nataka Manram
2002 Performed at the Classical Dance Festival conducted by Goa Kala Academy and West Zone Cultural Centre, Udaipur.
2001 Performed at the Hari Dasa festival, Mysore.
2000Performed for the Parangat festival in Bangalore ,a festival of classical music and dance organized by South Zone Cultural Centre, Nagpur and Department of Karnataka and Culture, Government of Karnataka.
2000 Performed at the Kadambam festival, Vanavasi.
2000 Performed for the Soorya Festival at Pondicherry.
1999 Performed at Nellai Sangeetha Sabha, Tirunelvelli.
1999 Dance festival at Udupi Temple, Mangalore.
1999 Pallavotsava Festival, Mysore.
1999 Performed for the 30th anniversary celebrations of Rasa Sanje Nruthyotsava conducted by Venkatesha Natya Mandir,Bangalore.
1999, 2006 Kinkini festival, Bangalore.
1997 Ankura festival, organized by Akila Karnataka Nrithya Kalaparishat, Bangalore.
1994 Every Friday Cultural Programme organized by ICCR, Bangalore.
1994 Karnataka Lasya Rangini dance festival, Bangalore.
1994 12th National Kannada Samelana, New Delhi.
1992 UNIDO Conference, Bangalore.
1990 Malleswaram Sangeetha sabha,Bangalore.
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Shivakashi Arts Club, Shivakasi.
Dance Festival conducted by Goa Kala Acadamy and West
Zone Cultural Centre, Udaipur.
NATYANJALI festival, organized by the Natyanjali Trust
at Chidambaram temple, Tamilnadu.
Madurai Tamil Essai Sangam, Madurai.
UDAYONMUKHI dance festival, Organized by SVN music academy,
Bangalore.
Guru Kittapa Pillai Festival organized by Ponnaiya Lalitha
Kala Academy, Bangalore.
Bharathanatyam Mahotsava, Dance festival by SANGEETH
NATAK Academy in Bangalore
Performance at Kalarang, festivals of dance, music and
theatre. Organized by Directorate of art and culture,
Goa and West zone cultural center [Udaipur] and Kalangan
[centre for performing art, Margao, Goa]
"PARAMPARA", SOORYA Festival organized by
Soorya, stage and film society, Trivandrum
Performances
Abroad
2007 Performance at the Shiva –Vishnu Temple organized by the Hindu Community and Cultural Center, California, U.S.A
2006 Performance at the Smoke Brush Foundation, Colorado Springs, Colorado,U.S.A
2005 Performance at the Nehru Center, London.
2004 Performance at the “Festival of India” organized by ISKCON Temple, Utah, U.S.A.
2004 Performance for a fund raiser by The Golden Sun Foundation for world culture “Dust to Gold”, Boulder, Colorado, U.S.A.
2004 Performance for the “Youth Festival” Organized by Soorya, stage and film society at eleven countries for “Integration through Culture- Bridging the gap, the world tour with a mission”. The eleven countries include Austria, Switzerland, Italy, Germany, U.K, Qatar, Kuwait, Bahrain, Abu Dhabi, U.A.E and Oman.
2003, 2004 ISKCON Temple Denver, Colorado, USA.
2003 Dance festivals at New Jersey, Los Angeles, Philadelphia, Detroit and Delaware.
2003, 2004 Performance at the Indian Dance Festival conducted by Kerala Association of Colorado, Denver, U.S.A
Press
reviews
“Marking the 107th centenary celebrations of Sri Parthasarathy Swamy Sabha, Navya Natarajan's Bharatanatyam recital came like a whiff of fresh breath in an eventful dance season. A student of Padmini Ramachandran, and A. Lakshmanan, Navya Natarajan has imbibed the best of both the styles…”
[Saraswathi Vasudhevan ,The Hindu Chennai,January 26, 2007]
“...Navia's performance was a harmonious blend of bhava, nritta and nritya. Her strong point is her expressive face, an arena of myriad emotions. And her performance has a marked feature; variety and versatility. Her recital upholds tradition in theme, form, and style, the dance and the dancer forming one joyful entity…”
[Padma Jayaraj , for Narthaki February 10, 2006]
“…Shunning all gimmicks Navia's recital upheld the tradition in theme, form and style. Her margam contained variety but there was underlying bedrock of tradition. The moods too varied from devotion to amorousness to motherly love. Navia lived her portrayal of the devotee, the lovelorn Nayika and the doting mother…
..The dance and the dancer formed one composite, joyful unity…” [Jaya Narayanan, The Hindu,Trivandrum January 27, 2006]
“…Navia combines the poise and flowing grace of the Vazhuvoor bani with a youthful exuberance of her own…
..The decorative jatis, full of little surprises, in the ragamalika varnam dedicated to Lord Brihadiswara, designed to play with jaati patterns and with plenty of jumps and quick turns, were well suited to the dancer's personality…
A solid grounding in the basics helps her to maintain clarity of footwork at high speeds, not to mention unflagging stamina...
In the abhinaya aspect, Navia shows a freedom of expression not hampered by the `pretty pretty' syndrome. The portrayal of the nayika's total immersion in love for her Lord had moments of abandon that are necessary if the presentation is to rise to the level of an individual statement…”
[Anjana Rajan, The Hindu, Chennai,December 23, 2005]
“…Navya's grip over footwork was noteworthy, as were the graceful movements of her hands and convincing abhinaya…”
[ The Hindu,Trivandrum, December 02, 2002 ]
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Contact:
 Navia lives and teaches in Fremont, California, U.S.A.
Contact information:
In India : 080-25449433
email:
navnat_9@yahoo.com
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