Sharmini Tharmaratnam

SHARMINI THARMARATNAM

Sharmini Tharmaratnam is a sri-lankan dutch dancer who studied in New Delhi, India, Kathak dance of "Jaipur gharana" under the guidance of Pandit Rajendra Gangani. Since 15 years she is putting the fusion of Spain-India on stage, composes music and choreographes which are valuable in both worlds; the Orient and the Occident, the traditional and the modern. Practise came into theory in the form of the book “El Flamenco made in India”.

After studying Bharata Natyam, contemporary dance and jazz, it is flamenco and Kathak which have marked her most. Completed her studies at the Faculty of Arts, she will not forget the visual aspect of stage presentation and concepts.

Small Sharmini&Co. Show "Entre Duende y Raasa":

Sharmini Tharmaratnam, dance
Sharat Srivastava, violin
Gyan Suigh, tablas
Jordi Rodríguez, guitar
Pablo Gómez, cajón

Big Sharmini&Co. Show "Entre Duende y Raasa":

Montse Cortés (voice) and Paco Heredia (guitar)

Jazz Sharmini&Co: the company with George Brooks (saxo). The project is now called: "The parts of the Body".

With trio: Sharmini Tharmaratnam, Gyan Suigh, Sharat Srivastava. Show: "Architecture, Vastukala". A show of contemporary-indian music and dance, based on architectonical concepts.

With trio: Rohini Sahajpal and Jai Shankar. Show: "Akbar" and sacred music.

AGENDA 2008

18 of july: Sharmini & Co with "Entre Duende y Raasa" at Etno Sur Festival, provincia de Jaén.

20 of july: with Trilok Gurtu and guest artist at Etno Sur Festival, provincia de Jaén.

26 of july: Trio at Teatro Municipal de Aranjuez.

august: Tour in India.

september: Tour in Mexico.