Curators

Geeta Chandran

Geeta Chandran

Geeta Chandran is celebrated as one of the leading figures in Indian classical dance across the world today. She is known for having cultivated a personal vision for the form which pushes its scope beyond traditionally received knowledge to reflect contemporary reality and enhance its universality.

Jayachandran Palazhy

Jayachandran Palazhy

Jayachandran is a visionary choreographer, dancer, and educator, renowned for his transformative contributions to contemporary dance in India. Trained in a variety of disciplines—including Contemporary Dance, Ballet, Bharatanatyam, Kathakali, Kalarippayattu, Capoeira, Tai Chi as well as Indian and African folk dances—
Ranjana Dave

Ranjana Dave

Ranjana Dave is an artist, writer, editor, and occasionally, a curator. In her work, she explores how we build relationships with other people, ideas, objects and ecologies—and what makes us social beings. Recent projects include the book Body / Language (2024), which explores the relationship between language and the body in society, and 5-4-3-2-1

Tanusree Shankar

Tanusree Shankar

Tanusree Shankar is the choreographer and the chief inspiration of the academy and troupe bearing her name. Tanusree, who trained for seven years under Amala Shankar, has developed a kind of choreography, which gives concrete shape to the music that inspires