Pallavi Krishnan is a leading exponent of Mohiniyattam. She
is known for her efforts to promote and preserve this style of Indian classical
dance as a living tradition. Her skillful choreography has enriched her
repertoire and inspired many young dancers to take up the form. Her choreographies
are 1) Rituranga 2) Salabhanjika 3) Vikramorvasheeyam 4) Panchabootha
Pallavi has performed all over India and abroad. Some of her
significant performances are :–
*Santiniketan, West Bengal
*Performance at various canters in Eastern India under the
aegis of the East Zone Cultural Centre (EZCC), Kolkata.
*RabindraBharati University
*Soorya Festival, Thiruvananthapuram
*Nishagandhi Festival of Dept. of Tourism, Govt. of Kerala
*Mamallapuram Festival of the Govt of Tamil Nadu
*Malabar Mahotsav (Kozhikode) of State Dept of Tourism
*Doverlane Music Conference, Kolkata
*Performance at various locations under the aegis of the
South Zone Cultural Centre (SZCC), Chennai
*Performance at various cities in Kerala and Kolkata under
the auspices of the Kerala SangeetNatak Academy
*National Dance Festival of the Central SangeetNatak
Academy, New Delhi, at Goa, Kolkata and Manipur
*India International Centre, New Delhi
*World Women’s day celebration festival of Smitalay (Smita
Patel Memorial Trust), Mumbai
*Various Sabhas in Chennai, like Sree Krishna GanaSabha,
Bharat Kalachar, NaradaGanaSabha, Karthik Fine Arts, etc.
*Natyanjali Festival at Chidambaram Shiva temple
*National Festival of Dance on the occasion of the
inauguration of the year long Platinum jubilee celebrations of the Kerala
Kalamandalam (2006)
*Natya Kala Conference of Sri Krishna Gana Sabha, Chennai
*Konark Festival of Govt. of Orissa
*Govt of Kerala’s Festival of Music & Dance celebrating
the Golden Jubilee of the formation of Kerala state (2007)
*National Festival of Dance on the occasion of the
concluding ceremonies of the Platinum jubilee celebrations of the Kerala
Kalamandalam (2007)
*Deccan Festival at Hyderabad of Dept. of Culture, Andhra
Pradesh
*Mudra Festival of Dept of Culture, Govt. of Kerala
*Vasanta Utsav, Bhubaneswar
Abroad performances by Pallavi are :-
*Woodford Festival, Australia (2001)
*Performances at various locations in Canada including
Edmonton, Calgary, Vancouver, Montreal and Toronto under the auspices of the
ICCR (Indian Council for Cultural Relations) - 2003
*Toronto International Dance Festival, Performance &
Residency - 2004
*Performances & Workshops in Europe - 2005
*UK - Nehru Centre, London and Rose Bruford College, Kent.
*Poland - Interactions Art Festival, Warsaw.
*Austria - UN Centre, Vienna.
*Switzerland – Art India, Bern.
*Dhaka, Bangladesh –Deputation to Bangladesh as Cultural
Ambassador under the aegis of the Indian High Commission, Dhaka, and the ICCR,
to popularize the art of Mohiniyattam by giving short-term intensive
residencies and performances – 2008.
*Macau International Arts Festival - May 2008, Macau.
*Kerala Festival – Doha-Qatar – May 2008
*Dhaka, Bangladesh – Deputation to Bangladesh as Cultural
Ambassador under the aegis of the Indian High Commission, Dhaka, and the ICCR -
February to April 2009