Manasa Jayanthi belongs to the next generation of Indian American Bharatanatyam dancers.
A prime disciple of Smt. Jothi Raghavan, she has performed across the country and in India as both a solo and an ensemble dancer. Today, she continues her dance education under her guru and is mentored by a network of senior artists. She also continues to receive advanced nattuvangam training under Sri Sheejith Krishna.
Manasa was selected as one of the top five contestants worldwide for the senior category of the Cleveland Thyagaraja Aradhana Festival's Annual Dance Competitions in 2011. In 2017, she was awarded Best Dancer from The Foundations TV organization. She frequently conducts lecture demonstrations and workshops at educational institutions and takes part in many community events in the Greater Boston area.
Manasa has cultivated a strong sense of the foundational roots of this art form, from which she explores the parameters and grammar of her craft. She draws inspiration from multidisciplinary art forms and academic dialogues in order to embody her unique voice. Today, Manasa is not only an aspiring global and cosmopolitan artist, but also serves as the Artistic Director for the Nrityanjali School of Dance (founded by Jothi Raghavan, est. 1977).
A prime disciple of Smt. Jothi Raghavan, she has performed across the country and in India as both a solo and an ensemble dancer. Today, she continues her dance education under her guru and is mentored by a network of senior artists. She also continues to receive advanced nattuvangam training under Sri Sheejith Krishna.
Manasa was selected as one of the top five contestants worldwide for the senior category of the Cleveland Thyagaraja Aradhana Festival's Annual Dance Competitions in 2011. In 2017, she was awarded Best Dancer from The Foundations TV organization. She frequently conducts lecture demonstrations and workshops at educational institutions and takes part in many community events in the Greater Boston area.
Manasa has cultivated a strong sense of the foundational roots of this art form, from which she explores the parameters and grammar of her craft. She draws inspiration from multidisciplinary art forms and academic dialogues in order to embody her unique voice. Today, Manasa is not only an aspiring global and cosmopolitan artist, but also serves as the Artistic Director for the Nrityanjali School of Dance (founded by Jothi Raghavan, est. 1977).
