This project was supported, in part, by the Virginia Commission for the Arts, which receives support from the Virginia General Assembly and the National Endowment for the Arts, a federal agency.
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Build an interest in younger generation for traditional, ancient artforms and folklores and helping the younger and established artist by providing them with needed support.
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To facilitate and initiate charitable projects and activities by soliciting, collecting and managing donations (money and in-kind donations) to benefit the needy as identified by the members
Uphold the ancient, preserve the traditional, promote the diverse and exquisite artforms, artist and nourish those forgotten arts. We care!
Mission
To preserve the ancient, uphold the exquisite, promote the traditional, folklores and extinct artforms. We support those forgotten artistes and artforms.
Samavesha, a unique confluence of two different dance forms to portray gender conflicts of mind and body from the epic Mahabharata
The journey of Amba to Shikhandi is elucidated in Mohiniyattam style by renowned dancer Aswathy V Nair.
Arjuna’s internal conflict as he lives incognito as Brihannala is portrayed in Bhagavata Mela and Bharatanatyam styles by renowned dancer N Srikanth
Koodiyattam is a traditional Sanskrit theatre form that originated in the Indian state of Kerala. It is one of the oldest theatre forms in the world, dating back to the 9th century CE. Koodiyattam was declared a UNESCO Masterpiece of the Oral and Intangible Heritage of Humanity in 2001.
Swasthi Foundation USA brings artists from Kerala Kalamandalam to Washington DC metro area.
Swasthi Foundation takes pride in announcing that we have conducted 19 shows of various cultural art forms to audiences across the world. These artists and art forms are one of a kind in their own specific areas.
Enjoy the videos here and listen to what our special guests have to say about Swasthi Foundation and the programs we conducted.
If you know of a temple related art form which promotes our culture & heritage, we would love to hear from you. Please let us know if you have a question, want to leave a comment, or would like further information.
