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"Few dancers communicate effectively across the wide gulfs of cultural difference. Jayanthi Raman is one.
Even a viewer conditioned by American culture can recognize what sets Raman’s dancing apart.
Technique, expressiveness, acting ability, musicality - just as in a ballet." Dance Review, The Oregonian.

Local Bharatha Natyam dance maven Jayanthi Raman offers a peek at and primer on classical Indian dance with backup from a live orchestra at the Beaverton City Library. Raman, who's been crafting and performing modern takes on the centuries-old South Asian dance form for nearly two decades, is an energetic and mesmerizing performer. Plus, she also runs her own dance school, so she’s used to educating newbies..... Kelly Clark Willamette Week, July 2009

UPCOMING EVENTS

Upcoming Events 2013

5pm Sunday 21st April 2013: 20th Year Anniversary
Jayanthi Raman Dance Company & Orissa Dance Acdemy present
Gurubyo Namaha: Salutation to the Guru
15 member team of dancers performing
Bharatha Natyam & Odissi Classical dances
Venue: St. Mary's Academy Auditorium, Portland, OR

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December 2012: Raman receives Project Grant funding support from the Regional Arts and Culture Council to present her latest production: Gurubyo Namaha with 15 Professional dancers from India joining her. 

March  2012: SOLD OUT! performance of
Jayanthi Raman Dance Company's Sampradaya: Traditions from Temple to Theater
Bharatha Natyam duo dance performance by Jayanthi Raman & Ramya Raman

December 2011: Raman receives Professional development grant funding support from the Regional Arts and Culture Council to travel to India to study advanced rhythmic patterns of Indian percussion related to Bharatha Natyam. 

September-October 2010: Dr. Jayanthi Raman's SHRISHTI - Creation: Temple dance ballet of India  completed the US tour in Sept-Oct 2010 with rave reviews from critics and audiences. Read reviews of Shrishti.
Watch video of Shrishti on KLEWTV.com presented by Festival Dance Great Performance Series, ID.

"….Dr. Jayanthi Raman, the women behind Shrishti: Creation.......... happens to be one of our region's best choreographers and performers of traditional East Indian dance...."  Tiffany Harms, Inlander, Spokane, WA October 2010.

July 2010: Raman received the Washington State Arts Commission Folk Art Apprenticeship program award to teach apprentice Pooja Ghelani from Seattle. Raman is the only Oregon based master artist to receive this award. This is the fourth time Raman has been awarded this honor.

December 2009: Raman receives grant funding support from the Collins Foundation for choreography of 'Shrishti - Creation', dance ballet production to be premiered in September 2010. Raman also received individual artist project grant funding for creation and presentation from the Regional Arts and Culture Council. Featuring 10 dancers and musicians from India. Commissioned by Rasika.

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‘Dance is very much a part of life and very much part of who I am’ ...........  Jayanthi Raman
Master artist, Performer  & Choreographer, Portland, OR

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