The Kalakshetra Foundation is a cultural and arts academy.
It is dedicated to the preservation of traditional values in Indian art and crafts, particularly in the fields of dance and Gandharvaveda music.
It is headquartered in Chennai.
It was established in the year 1936.
It was founded by Rukmini Devi Arundale and her husband, George Arundale.
The Kalakshetra Foundation was designated as a “Institute of National Importance” by an Act of the Parliament of India in 1994.
Rukmini Devi Arundale’s Kalakshetra style of Bharatanatyam is known for its angular, straight, ballet-like kinesthetics and avoidance of Recakas and uninhibited throw (Ksepa) of the limbs.