The Shortlisted candidates for the 2015 Yuva Nritya Ratna Awards competition have been announced and are as follows (in no particular order):

Rukmini Jagdish    Bharatanatyam
Satveer Pnaiser    Kathak
Santosh Nair    Bharatanatyam
Sonia Chandaria    Kathak
Parbati Chaudhury     Kathak

Come and show your support and cheer on the five shortlisted candidates above on the competition night !

Yuva Nritya Ratna Award – Competition night
Tuesday July 28th 2015 ,  7:30pm

Developed to recognise and inspire exceptional young talent in the UK, winners earn the title;Yuva Nritya Ratna, and Yuva Sangeet Ratna, respectively for dance and music, a prize of £2,000 to be spent on further training and career development, a trophy, citation and performance opportunities at mainstream UK venues.  A runner up will receive a citation of distinction and a prize of £500. 

Open to artists between the ages of 18 and 30,  the award will raise the profile of the winners, precipitate further training and performance opportunities, and offer individual mentoring and marketing support.