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Erasing Borders 2009: Festival of Indian Dance
Bala Skandan (Mridangam) |
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A.R. Bala Skandan is a performer and teacher of both Carnatic Violin and Mridangam. As a
mridangist, he belongs to the school of Sri Karaikudi R. Mani of Madras. He has received
additional advanced training from Prof. T V Gopalakrishnan on Mridangam and Ganjira. He
has also completed his teaching degree in Carnatic violin, and has undergone advanced
training from Smt. T. Rukmini of Chennai, India.
Bala Skandan is based in Manhattan and performs widely in the US. He accompanied established international musicians and dancers
and performed in prestigious venues in Chennai, Europe and North America. He also worked on large scale music and dance productions. He recently started an Indian percussion ensemble called Akshara, which comprises South Indian rhythm and melody. In 2007- 2008, Bala had the distinction of teaching and conducting the first Carnatic student recital at the prestigious Juilliard School of music. |
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