SMITHA RAJAN

                      Mohiniattam performances:

Smitha Rajan has given performances at various programs in India and abroad. Some of the places and festivals that she has performed are:

*Swathi Music and Dance festival (Kochi) arranged by Kerala Fine arts Society                                     
*Indian Association -Dubai, UAE
*Malayali Association -Abu Dhabi, UAE
*Soorya Festival (Thiruvananthapuram)
*Krishna Gana Sabha (Chennai)
*Nishagandhi Festival (Thiruvananthapuram),
*Thendral Thiruvizha (Madras)
*Palani Pankunni (Palani)
*French Festival (Pondicherry)
*Gunguru Festival (Bhopal)
*Sur Singar Samsad Kal Ki Kalakar Sangeeth Sammelan (Bombay)
*Ustad Allauddin Khan Sangeeth Academy (Bhopal)

She has also danced at a number of Nrithya Uthsavs arranged by the Kendra Sangeeth Natak Academy all over India. She has given lecture demonstrations in universities and other cultural organizations such as the Kalakshetra, Kalamandalam and the Nrithyagram for the promotion of Indian classical dance forms. Smitha has performed in Europe, US, Far East, Middle East and completed more than one thousand professional stages world wide even before she turned 30.

In addition to Mohiniyattam, Smitha has also been formally trained in Kathakali and Bharatanatyam. She has had the opportunity and blessing of sharing stages with her grandfather - Kathakali dancer Kalamandalam Krishnan Nair.