Honoured by the New Jersey State Senate on November 15 for her exemplary contributions to the arts, Anugraha has spent five transformative years navigating the dance landscape in the United States, carving her niche in a new country and audience.
Anugraha reflects, "I've been in Jersey these five years, navigating my way through a career in dance, a new country, and a new audience to perform to. I've been working in NYC, meeting different kinds of people, and doing a variety of work. An award like this encourages me to contribute more artistically to the society that I am in. It's a wonderful sign of encouragement, especially with all the new works I'm creating."
Anugraha's passion for Bharatanatyam has only deepened in this new chapter. The work she's doing at her Anugraha Arts Centre, founded just a year ago, exemplifies this. "I noticed a gap in Bharatanatyam teaching in the US," she shares. "I specifically teach the Karanas, a codified dance form created from the research works of Padma Subrahmanyam. I've been her disciple for the last 20 years, and I thought it was my moral responsibility to share that (knowledge)."
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