Nidhi Sheshadri is a Bharatanatyam dancer trained in the Pandanallur style,
with over 22 years of dedicated training under Guru Shri P. Praveen Kumar,
Bengaluru and is currently residing in Seattle WA, USA. She began her journey at
the age of six and presented her Arangetram in 2012.
She is a recipient of the Karnataka Sangeetha Nritya Academy Scholarship
(Govt. of Karnataka) and a winner at several state and national competitions,
including:
- 1st Prize – Gopaladasa Nyasa State Competition
- 2nd Prize – Gurudev Academy of Fine Arts
- 3rd Prize – Swanandashrama State Competition, Bengaluru
Nidhi has performed at prestigious festivals and platforms in India, such as:
- Ramotsava, Hampi Utsava, Hoysalotsava, Nritya Niranjana (Tirupati),
- Dhauli Kalinga Mahotsav
- Indian Institute of World Culture
- IIM Bangalore
- ICCR’s Every Friday Cultural Evening Program
Internationally, she has performed at:
- Bahrain – World Kannada & Culture Conference
- France – Embassy of India Cultural Festivals
- USA –
- Seattle Theatre Group (Moore Theatre)
- Northwest Folklife Festival
- Indian Consulate Inauguration, Seattle
- ACME Foundation & Chamber of Indian Performing Arts
She is the co-founder of Kalavrushti, a collective dedicated to presenting
Kannada compositions through music and dance, and has performed original
Margam choreographies at Udupi Sri Krishna Mutt and Horanadu Temple. She
is also training in Carnatic vocal music under Smt. Tejaswini Shashibhushan.
Nidhi holds a degree in Electronics & Communication Engineering and
previously worked at Bosch Global Software Technologies in India. She is now
a full-time performing artist.