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Janardhan Raj Urs

He is a highly promising and a versatile dancer. Years of rigorous training, dedicated approach and hard work have made Janardhan a dancer of repute. Guru's

Sri. Janardhan has had intensive training in Kathak under Guru. Dr. Maya Rao for more than a decade and Contemporary Dance under Guru Smt. Madhu Nataraj.

Qualification

Sri. Janardhan is a graduate of Natya Institute of Kathak and Choreography. And has a master’s degree in History, diploma in Photography, Videography, Animation and Indology. He is a Graded artist from Doordarshan and he has accomplished his Kathak vidwath exam (Karnataka Secondary Examination Board). He is the Director of Cornucopia Creations and teaches dance, under the programme "ULLASA" Online dance class for Kathak and Contemporary dance forms, he has won acclaim as a leading dancer of the ensemble both in the ballets and classical repertoire. Janardhan is also trained in Martial Arts like Thang Tha of Manipur, Kalaripayattu of Kerala & Ninjintsu from Japan under Sri. Sonar Chand, Sri. Ranjan Mularratt and Nikolaj respectively & he is trained in Sanskrit dance drama presentation & familiar with folk dances of India.

Choreography's

He has performed in National and International Dance festivals and traveled more than a decade with the Kampni and collaborators, he had an opportunity to collaborate with renowned artists from different parts of the world in dance and mix media arts. His passions for choreography and sense of creativity have made him a reputed choreographer amongst his generation. He has created many dance production, musicals,repertoire and short sequences to name a few Nadanta, Bhasma, Migrant, ECO-EGO, Bhagavatgeeta, Gandhi geeta, Maya Moksha, Dance of Death, Chanakya, Metamorphosis of Narcissus , Miles to go before I Sleep, Stonewall, Laudato-si , Dha, Numith, Bechara Bhagwan, Bagavadajjukiyam, Shringara Naradiyam, Cascade of Cadence, Rum kana Rum Ravana, Smaram Harim, Prakurthi Bhava Rasa, Bhayanaka , Bhoota kola, Beauty & the Beast, Santa Gana, the Enlightened one etc. He is a multifaceted artist.

He is a recipient of the “Aryabhatta” award and has been featured many times in the media Mega Events ,Workshops & paper presentations

Janardhan Has been invited from Government of India, Government of Karnataka, Government of Odisha to choreograph mega events like Inauguration of Asian Athletic Champion ship, Suvarna Karnataka, Make in Odisha, skilled in Odisha etc. he had conducted lecture demonstration for University of North Carolina USA , Bangalore University , Karnataka University etc & dance schools in India and abroad.

Besides performing extensively on the stage, Janardhan is adept in Choreographing dance Productions for Educational institutions, Corporate Sectors & conducts workshops in Kathak, Martial arts and Indian Contemporary dance.

“Janardhan Raj Urs believes that he is a destined dancer & an ardent devote of Knowledge ”