Mithun Shyam is an Indian

Bharatanatyam Bharatanatyam () is a major form of Indian classical dance that originated in Tamil Nadu. It is one of the eight widely recognized Indian classical dance forms, and expresses South Indian religious themes and spiritual ideas, particularly of ...

dancer, choreographer and teacher based in

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. He has contributed to social and gender-based themes through classical dance.

Career

Shyam is a student of Guru Padmini Ramachandran and is trained in the

Vazhuvoor Vazhuvoor (or Vizhuvur) is one of the original styles of Bharatanatyam, a major form of Indian classical dance. The main distinctive features include: *rich ''sringar'' elements *wide range of dancing pace *softer facial ''abhinaya'' *extremely ...

style of Bharatanatyam. He is an 'A' graded artiste of

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and is also empanelled with the

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. His dance productions include Purushantaragatah, Shyama Sundari, Manaha, 18 Golden Steps, Bibi Nachiyar, Gandarva Abhinaya, etc. He established the dance institution Vaishnavi Natyashala, in Bengaluru in 1998.

Filmography

Performances

* Shoonyam (2020 silent short film with dance performances) * Raindrops Festival *

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Horizon Series * Dasyam Festival *

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* Drishti Dance Festival * Dasyam Festival * Hampi Utsava * Karthik Fine Arts * Ananya Nritya Dhaare * Narthaka Festival * Rasa Sanje * Nrityanjali Festival * Nirgun Samaroh * Kinkini Nrityotsava With_NaMo

Awards and accolades

Yuva Kala Prathibha - ''presented by BCKA in 2014''
Nrithya Sundaram - ''presented by Bharathanjali Trust in 2016''
Young Natyacharya Award - ''presented by The Dance India in 2017''
Kavi Sarvagna Prashasthi - ''presented by Kannada Rakshana Samithi in 2017''
Kannada Natya Kausthubha Prashasthi - ''presented by Kannada Abhivrudhi Pradhikara in association with Kannada & Culture in 2018''
Kala Rathna Prashasthi - ''presented by Akhila Karnataka Brahmana Yuvakara Sangha in2021''
Natya kala Kesari - ''presented by Lios Club International in 2021''
Kala Shreshta - ''presented by Sangeet Nritya Bharati Academy in 2022''

Ustad Bismillah Khan Yuva Puraskar Ustad Bismillah Khan Yuva Puraskar is an annual Indian award given by the Sangeet Natak Akademi to outstanding artists under 40 who have demonstrated talent in the fields of music, dance and drama. The award is intended to provide national reco ...

- ''presented by

Sangeet Natak Akademi Sangeet Natak Akademi (The National Academy of Music, Dance and Drama in English) is the national level academy for performing arts set up by the Government of India. History It was set up by the Indian education ministry on 31 May 1952 and ...

for the year 2020''

References

External links

The New Indian Express

he Hindu Business Line

The Hindu

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