Katja Skudelny

Professional Education

• 1997 - 1999 government certified degree in business administration plus certification as industrial manager, Hamburg

Professional Experience

• 2018 - today Expert in the field of Waste Management and legal compliance, Hamburg Port Authority, Hamburg
• 2018 - 2018 Expert in the field of hazardous goods, hazardous substances, Schleswig-Holstein Netz, Quickborn
• 2016 - 2018 Project Manager in field of Waste Management, Hamburg, GRS Batterien GmbH,
• 2010 - 2016 Head of Quality and Environmental Management in Waste Management, Stiftung GRS Batterien, Hamburg
• 2005 - 2010 Expert in the field of Waste Management, Auditor (Entsorgungsfachbetriebe, QUM, legal compliance) , Steinbrecher-EDV, Hamburg
• 2001 - 2005 Geologist and Expert in the field of Waste Management and contaminated site investigation, BFUB Gesell. f. Umweltberatung u. Projektmanagement mbH, Hamburg
• 2001 - 2001 Controller in the field of Waste Management industries, HTU Hanseatische Treuhand Union, Hamburg
• 1999 - 2001 Product Manager, ADT Telefonservice GmbH & Co. KG, Hamburg
• 1999 - 1999 Free Lancer, Umweltkanzlei, Dr. H.-B. Rhein, Sarstedt
• 1991 - 1996 Geologist and Expert in the field of contaminated site and former site investigation, Dr. Spoerer & Dr. Hausmann GmbH, Kerpen 

Professional Training in Bharata Natyam

• 2009 Diploma of Bharata Nāṭyam of the Oriental Fine Arts Academy of London (OFAAL), grade: distinction
• 2007 Arangetram (solo debut) under Smt. Radha Sarma
• 1997 – today professional training in Bharata Nāṭyam under Smt. Radha Sarma and Smt. Sita Meyer-Dohm, as well as additional trainings under Shri P. T. Narendran, Father Dr. Saju George SJ, Shri Adyar K. Lakshman, Smt. Priyadarshini Govind, Smt. Shyamala Surendran

Teaching Experience in Dance

• 2007 – today classes for classical Indian dance Bharata Nāṭyam (adults and children)
• 2009 – 2020 establishment of Kalāmitra - Centre for Classical Indian Dance (in the style of Bharata Nāṭyam, Hamburg
• 2020 – 2025 establishment of NāṭyaNityatva – Performing dance group and dance school for Bharata Nāṭyam , Hamburg

Education in Vocal

• 2007 - to date training in classical Indian vocal „Carnatic music“ (up to grade 4 at the Oriental Fine Arts Academy of London (OFAAL))

The Nāṭyaśāstra is a treatise on dance, theatre and dramaturgy in ancient India. Eight of the so-called 'classical Indian dances' still refer to this treatise. Although these dance styles originate from different regions of India, they are performed interculturally and transnationally based on the Nāṭyaśāstra due to migration. The sixth chapter of the Nāṭyaśāstra focuses on 'rasa' (emotions) and is central to the text rather call the heart of this treatise. The term 'rasa' is used to describe the feelings experienced by the audience during a performance. It refers to the emotional essence or flavour of a performance and evokes deep, indescribable feelings in the audience. The remaining chapters refer to Chapter 6 while describing the framework conditions and prerequisites for successful performance.

The holistic approach and profound knowledge of psychology and spirituality in this multidisciplinary, seemingly encyclopaedic work are best appreciated through an interpretive reading that considers the cross-references within the 36 chapters rather than through a 'word-for-word translation'.

Analysing the references to the guiding principles of psychology and spirituality will reveal the holistic approach of the Nāṭyaśāstra and make it more applicable to the present day. The aim is for the following questions to be analysed.

• Which chapters of the Nāṭyaśāstra deal directly with the psyche, or with defining mental states?
• What is the overall effect of the different chapters of the work, and are they linked to each other or do they stand on their own?

When we consider the holistic approach of the Nāṭyaśāstra, the following questions arise for the present time:

• Is the social and cultural context of the Nāṭyaśāstra transferable to Western or modern psychology? Is there any possibility of comparison?
• Can Western analytical methods be applied, or is the interpretation of the content subject to a purely Indian tradition, as reflected in indigenous psychology, for example?

• The Energy of Dance - Relation of marma points in Bharata Nāṭyam and other dance forms (Katja Skudelny), Kalai Kaviri College of Fine Art, Tiruchirappalli, Indien, 2022, pp. 844-851
• Finding the position – Dance medicine recommendations for Bharata Nāṭyam through experiences from ballet and other dance styles; (Katja Skudelny), in: Journal of Modern Thamizh Research (A Quarterly International Multilateral Thamizh Journal) May 25, 2021 - Special Issue: International Virtual Conference on – SOUTH INDIAN MUSIC AND DANCE, published by: RAJA PUBLICATIONS, Tiruchirappalli, Thamizh Nadu, India, pp. 102-108
• Nachhaltigkeit bei Verkehrswegeböschungen, Katja Skudelny, Verkehr + Umwelt, Heft 3, 2012, pp. 6-10
• Erosionsschutz und schnelle Begrünung durch Schafwollmatten, eine ökonomisch-ökologische Alternative im Deponiebau, Katja Skudelny, Fachartikel zur 4. Praxistagung und Ausstellung Deponie 2010, pp. 228-239