Vidushi Mithra Naveen in a Bharatanatyam pose, in green and gold costume

Bharatanatyam  ·  Carnatic Music  ·  Carnatic Keyboard

Since 2006

Twenty years of dance & music.

Founded in 2006, by Vid. Mithra Naveen & Vid. M S Naveen, Nadavidyalaya Academy of Music & Dance is dedicated to nuturing Indian Classical Arts. The academy offers training in Bharatanatyam, Carnatic classical music & Carnatic classical Keyboard, inspiring students to learn, perform & pursue their timeless traditions.

2006
Year of establishment
40+
Rangapraveshas conducted
600+
Exam qualified students
20+
Dance dramas scripted & choreographed
Vidwan M. S. Naveen singing, hands raised in a gesture
Mithra Naveen and M. S. Naveen, founders of Nadavidyalaya, standing together
Vidushi Mithra Naveen & Vidwan M. S. Naveen — founders

The academy

A home for
Nāda and Nritya.

In Nadavidyalaya, under the guidance of distinguised Gurus, Vidwan M S Naveen and Vidushi Mithra Naveen We impart Bharatanatyam and Carnatic music as a spiritual sadhana through lived experience, shruti and direct anubhava in true Guru-Shishya Parampara.

What we teach

Bharatanatyam ensemble of Nadavidyalaya in formation, Vidushi Mithra Naveen at the centre
01  ·  Dance

Bharatanatyam

Complete theory and practical knowledge of Bharatanatyam, introduction to folk styles, choreography, the study of yoga with dance, dance drama and the Indian puranas.

  • Junior / Senior / Vidwath
  • Gandharva exams
  • Rangapravesham
  • Government scholarship exams
Vidwan M. S. Naveen with his Carnatic vocal students
02  ·  Music

Carnatic Vocal

Complete theory and practical knowledge of Carnatic classical vocal, devotional songs and Carnatic classical keyboard.

  • Junior / Senior / Vidwath
  • Gandharva exams
  • Sangeetha kacheris
  • Government scholarship exams
Young students of Nadavidyalaya at their keyboards in concert
03  ·  Music

Carnatic Keyboard

A strong foundation in music theory, with better cognitive, motor, auditory and visual skills — and natural stress relief.

  • Training to compose swara notations
  • Classical, patriotic, folk & bhajans
  • Gamaka techniques & fingering mastery
  • Manodharma & keyboard fusion
Students performing Kamsale, a folk form of Karnataka
04  ·  Add ups

Beyond the syllabus

Add-ups that carry a student past the syllabus, towards the overall development of the artist.

  • Philosophical
  • Spiritual
  • Yoga
  • Purana
The full Bharatanatyam ensemble of Nadavidyalaya seated on stage
The dance ensemble, on the festival stage
The full assembly of Carnatic music students of Nadavidyalaya on stage
And the music assembly, on the same one

Every year, without fail

Nada Nrityopasana

Our annual festival of music and dance, where every student performs — the four-year-old in her first jathi and the vidwath candidate closing the evening, on the same stage.

Nada Mukula

The youngest dancers. A first stage, a first audience, a first taste of what discipline buys you.

Nadopasana

The youngest musicians — tiny tots of Carnatic vocal and keyboard.

Nadanrityopasana

Seniors and vidwath students, in full-length music and dance presentations.

Each year we also felicitate senior and veteran artists, so that our students meet the generation that carried this art to them.

Admissions

Come and sit in on a class.

We take students from around age five, with no prior training expected — and we teach adults and overseas learners online. The first conversation costs nothing.