Smt Vijaya Rao:
Smt. Vijaya Rao is director of the Nateschwara Academy and senior teacher in dance, music and language. With over 30 years of work as a dance teacher in Switzerland, she is one of the most experienced dance and music educators in this field. She uniquely combines modern and traditional teaching in her lessons and, through her knowledge of Western culture, creates a bridge that enables the student to gain a quick and authentic access to Indian art. Her educational work has earned her high recognition and admiration, especially in India. .. read more
Anton Tonz
Anton Tönz has been a meditation and yoga teacher for over 30 years. Since 1997, he has been teaching meditation and yoga classes at the Nateschwara Academy. He gives weekly lectures on spiritual topics, individual meditation introductions, and yoga classes. As a student of Mridangam master Shri KN Krishnamurthy, he also teaches Indian percussion and trains the music students of the Academy in rhythm .. read more…
Rosemarie Weber
Rosmarie Weber has been successfully teaching dance lessons at the Nateschwara Academy for many years. She completed her training as a self-employed teacher and stage accompanist in 2010 with a teacher diploma from the Nateschwara Academy.. read more..
Dr. Sharmila Rao
Sharmila Rao is the daughter of Smt.Vijaya Rao and Anton Tonz, the founders of the Nateschawara Academy of Performing Arts. Sharmila started learning dance from the age of 5 and had her Arangetram at the age of 12. She is completing her doctoral thesis in Indology on “The Modern Reception of Purandara Dasa’s Compositions”. read more…
