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| name = Jasmine Simhalan<br />
| image = Jasmine simhalan mohiniyattam.jpg<br />
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| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|df=yes|1970|11|13}}<br />
| birth_place = [[Chennai]], India<br />
| birth_name = Jasmine Simhalan<br />
| occupation = dancer, [[martial artist]], actress, movement analyst, [[choreographer]]<br />
| title = [[Kalarippayattu]] [[Guru|Gurukkal]]<br />
| years_active = 1988 - Present<br />
| website = [http://www.jasminesimhalan.plus.com Official Jasmine Simhalan website]<br />
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'''Jasmine Simhalan''' (born 13 November 1970) is an [[Indian martial arts|Indian martial artist]] and [[classical Indian dance|classical Indian dancer]]. Her father, [[Simhalan Madhava Panicker]], was a well-known [[martial artist]] from [[Kerala]]. Simhalan is a [[Kalaripayattu]] ''[[Guru|gurukkal]]'' and an instructor in [[Silambam]]. Simhalan is a performer and [[choreographer]] based in the [[United Kingdom]] and [[India]]. Simhalan has been a part of [[physical theatre]] and [[India]]n contemporary form of dance, theatre and martial art forms for the past twenty years.<br />
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==Background==<br />
Simhalan has trained in [[Indian martial arts]] including [[Kalarippayattu]], [[Silambam]] and [[Marmam]]. She is also a trained [[Indian classical dance|Indian classical dancer]], with training in [[Mohiniyattam]], [[Chhau dance]] and [[Bharatanatyam]].<br />
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==Career==<br />
[[File:JasmineSimhalan-kalaripayatt-silamb.gif|thumb|left|Jasmine Simhalan performing [[Kalaripayattu]]]]<br />
Since 1987, Simhalan has been part of most of the productions of the Indian [[Chandralekha (dancer)]] group (1988–1993)<ref>[http://www.culturebase.net/artist.php?464 Chandralekha]</ref> and [[Shobana Jeyasingh]] dance company (1993–2003)<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.shobanajeyasingh.co.uk/index.html |title=SJDC |access-date=18 February 2007 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070223034046/http://www.shobanajeyasingh.co.uk/index.html |archive-date=23 February 2007 |url-status=dead }}</ref> as a dancer and educational/workshop leader. At the same time, Simhalan has worked as a soloist and a choreographer. Simhalan has toured and performed in productions of [[Wayne McGregor]] (UK), [[Richard Alston (choreographer)|Richard Alston]] (UK), Laurie Booth (UK), Roger Sinha (Canada), [[Mavin Khoo]] (UK), and was also part of the 2001 [[Basement Jaxx]] album and Emergency Exit Arts production RungaRung. In the summer of 2000, Simhalan both choreographed for and performed in the award-winning production, Coming of Age, directed by [[Keith Khan]].<!-- Deleted image removed: [[File:jasmine-kalaripayatt.gif|thumb|Jasmine simhalan and kalaripayatt]] --><br />
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Simhalan's work in television and film includes ''Check'' by Amarjeeth Singh, and ''Away Game'', a [[BBC]] production. ''Chathi'' (meaning cheat in [[Malayalam]]), her physical theatre choreography based on the [[warrior]]s of ''Northern Ballads'' like Aromal Chekavar, ''Chathiyan Channthu'' etc. of 16th-century [[Kerala]], has toured in the United Kingdom and Europe. Recently, she directed and performed ''Ghost'', a street theatre act and video installation at the [[Somerset House]]. She art directed and performed ''SPILT'', a video installation for London Mela. ''Football'' and ''Spare Rib'' were toured till end 2009 in South East Asia, Europe and the Americas. Currently, she runs awareness programmes across [[South India]] (setting up programmes for integrating good health through Kalaripayattu, [[yoga]] and [[pilates]] within the South Indian educational system as well as working closely with varied NGO's and government bodies).<br />
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Her recent award-winning collaborative work, produced by Builders Association New York in collaboration with [[Motiroti]], London is a multimedia theatre work on global communication culture and arts.<ref>[http://www.alladeen.com Alladeen]</ref><br />
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==References==<br />
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==External links==<br />
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* [http://www.jasminesimhalan.plus.com/ Official Jasmine Simhalan website]<br />
* [http://www.kalaripayatt.plus.com/ jasmine's kalaripayatt website]<br />
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20100410172314/http://www.motiroti.com/ Motiroti's website]<br />
* [http://www.thebuildersassociation.org/ builders association website]<br />
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