Kalashetra

Kalakshetra Rd, Thiruvanmiyur, Chennai, Tamil Nadu 600041 Phone: Not Available

About

Kalakshetra is a cultural academy dedicated to the preservation of traditional values in Indian art , especially in the field of Bharatanatyam dance and Gandharvaveda music. The academy was founded in January 1936 by Rukmini Devi Arundale . Under Arundale's guidance the institution achieved national and international recognition for its unique style and perfection. In 1962, Kalakshetra moved to a new campus in Besant Nagar , Chennai , India , occupying 40 hectares (99 acres) of land and kalakshetra foundation as a whole consists of Rukmani devi college of fine arts, besant arundale senior secondary school, besant thesophical higher secondary school and a weaving unit