Uthra Sankaran
Profile
BHARATANATYAM PERFORMER | TEACHER
Founder, Kavin Nātyam, Basel ( 2019 to present ) : Bharatanatyam training for all levels.
Member of the Executive Committee, Swiss Natya Sabha ( 2023 to present )
Chair of the Swiss Natya Sabha ( 2025- 26 )
Training | Dance, Music and Theater
Uthra Sankaran has been training in Bharatanatyam for over two decades under Guru Smt. Shobana Bhalchandra at Tharanginee School of Bharatanatyam, Chennai, and further honed her technique under Smt. Karuna Sagari of Bhakti Nātya Niketan, Coimbatore.
Alongside dance, she is a trained Carnatic vocalist, having studied with Smt. Nirmala Srinivasan in Coimbatore and currently continuing under Smt. Uma Kumar at Ragamalika School of Music, Switzerland. Her parallel interest in theatre includes acting and workshops with Upstart Entertainment, Basel.
In 2020, she launched Kavin Nātyam, a creative initiative dedicated to teaching Bharatanatyam, exploring and presenting classical arts in fresh and meaningful ways.
Performances
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Toured seven cities with a team of 10 dancers for the ( ICCR ) Indian Council of Cultural Relations, India in December 2013.
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Thematic solo presentation for FIFA - U-17 Women’s World Cup, India Chapter, in Bern, in the presence of Mr. Gianni Infantino, President of FIFA, December 2020.
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Performed and elaborately presented a research piece, on Nāyikas ( heroine classification ) in Indian dance, for the Swiss Nātya Sabha Symposium, in Zurich, September 2021.
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Opening performance at the Swiss Indian Chamber of Commerce, Young Professionals Network event in Basel in the presence of His Excellency Ambassador, PR Indra Mani Pandey, Basel, November 2021.
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Performed in the prestigious event of celebrating 50 years of friendship between India and Bangladesh, by the Permanent Mission of Bangladesh and India to the UN, Geneva. December 2021.
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Trained intensively in a ten day Bharatanatyam workshop with Dr. Saskia Kersenboom in Legend, Hungary. September 2022 & 2023
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Performed as one of the artists for “ A Tribute to Rukmini Devi “, Baden, March 2023
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Performed at the SiFAA Margazhi, Zurich, December 2024
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Curated, choreographed and performed for various events during “ Das Tanzfest Region Basel ” representing Kavin Nātyam, May 2025
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Trained intensively during the seven day “ Dance Residency, And She Spoke “ by Vaibhav Arekar, Basel, June 2025