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Open Studio: Lakshmi Sriraman on performing, preserving and promoting Indian classical dance

By Tom Musgrave
Published December 19, 2025 at 9:05 AM EST
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Kentucky Governor Andy Beshear poses with Lakshmi Sriraman at the 2025 Governor's Awards in the Arts presentation
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Kentucky Governor Andy Beshear poses with Lakshmi Sriraman at the 2025 Governor's Awards in the Arts presentation

This week on WUKY's Open Studio host Tom Musgrave talks with dancer and choreographer Lakshmi Sriraman, who brings the beauty of Bharatanatyam, one of India’s oldest classical dance traditions, to audiences across Kentucky. Her work bridges cultures through storytelling, movement and teaching, fostering connection and deepening cultural understanding. She recently was honored with the 2025 Governor's in the Arts Folk Heritage Award.

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Each year the Kentucky Arts Council coordinates the presentation of the Governor’s Awards in the Arts, which recognize individuals and organizations who have made extraordinary and significant contributions to the arts in Kentucky.

https://artscouncil.ky.gov/2025-folk-heritage-award-lakshmi-sriraman/

https://artscouncil.ky.gov/governors-awards-in-the-arts/

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Tom Musgrave
Tom Musgrave is a senior public relations writer for the University of Kentucky and editor of the daily campuswide electronic newsletter UKNow. Prior to joining the UK staff, Tom spent nine years as the Kentucky Arts Council’s communications director. In 2018 he created the arts council’s monthly podcast, Kentucky ArtsCast, serving as primary host and executive producer. Tom’s first job in state government was working for Virginia Moore at the Kentucky Commission on the Deaf and Hard of Hearing.
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