Shankarananda Kalakshetra
                Shankarananda Kalakshetra - a registered Not for profit society (Regd. No 1966 of 1984 A P Public
                    Societies
                    Registration Act) is nationally recognized, as a premier institution for classical music and dance
                    in
                    Hyderabad, India. Established in 1979, the institution is a center nurturing excellence, where
                    budding
                    talents are trained in the classical art forms of dance and music.
                The institution is a renowned center for learning where students are taught dance, theory, music,
                    yoga,
                    Nattuvangam, costume, stage, sound & light techniques thus, providing a holistic training in the
                    performing
                    arts.
                Shankarananda Kalakshetra is particularly known for exacting standards, and students here, learn to
                    balance
                    the traditional with the modern with ease and maturity. Students trained at Shankarananda
                    Kalakshetra
                    not
                    only learn dance and music, but by constant exposure to holistic learning processes, and continuous
                    engagement with the arts, have grown to be well rounded and responsible citizens, besides making a
                    mark
                    for
                    themselves as artists.
                More than 1000 students have been trained in dance here, and have received innumerable prizes and
                    accolades
                    as performers and teachers. Students are recipients of Junior and Senior National Scholarships for
                    dance
                    and
                    are empanelled artists on Doordarshan and ICCR. Twenty nine students of the institution have staged
                    stunning
                    debuts, and have grown to be brilliant performers and teachers.
                In recognition of its high standards of training and teaching Shankarananda Kalakshetra, is one of
                    the
                    few
                    recipients of production, salary and equipment grants, from the Department of Culture, Government of
                    India
                    over the last few years. Shankarananda Kalakshetra is also one of the very few institutions of the
                    country,
                    recognized as a Programme Study Centre of the Indra Gandhi National Open University (IGNOU), for
                    Bharatanatyam Kuchipudi and Carnatic Music.
                
                
                    Further, committed and talented students get the opportunity to be part of the renowned
                    Shankarananda
                    Kalakshetra ensemble, and participate in the myriad traditional and contemporary dance productions
                    of
                    Shankarananda Kalakshetra, across the world.
                
                
                    The members of the Shankarananda Kalakshetra ensemble, are dancers trained by Ananda Shankar Jayant,
                    and
                    have forged a reputation for their extraordinary group productions.
                
                
                    Shankarananda Kalakshetra is an empanelled organization of Indian Council for Cultural Relations,
                    and
                    has
                    been selected to represent India at various International Dance Festivals. The ensemble have
                    performed
                    in 5
                    continents to critical acclaim Shankarananda Kalakshetra, is an oasis of classical arts, engaging in
                    every
                    aspect of creative endeavour, by training the future generation of artists, creating new dance
                    productions,
                    presenting the stars of tomorrow, irrigating the landscape art with signature festivals and
                    publications;
                    besides, cultivating and fostering an audience for art through presentations, lectures and
                    conferences.