Upcoming Events
Kala Siddhi Solo/Duet/Trio ShowcaseSat, Mar 21Nritya Laya Darpan
Kala Siddhi Spring ShowcaseSun, Apr 26Dublin Historic Park and Museums
Tridhaara Arts FestivalSun, May 17Center for the Arts
Finding Joy at The 17th American Natya FestivalSat, Jun 13Lindbergh Auditorium
Ongoing Works
The Maze
The Maze is a devised multidisciplinary solo performance with live music, blending movement, theater, poetry, text, and technology to challenge conventional notions of womanhood. Drawing inspiration from lived experiences and the stories of women navigating patriarchal structures, the work engages the audience with an aim to ignite dialogue in the community about women, body autonomy, and agency.
The Maze has been recognized by the Izzies with an award for Outstanding Achievement in Music, Sound, and Text for its work-in-progress showcase at the Studio 210 Summer Residency.
While the performance itself is kid friendly, the content is best understood by patrons 13 and up.
Concept | Choreography | Performance:
Surabhi Bharadwaj
Direction:
Veena Basavarajaiah
Music Composition | Live Performance:
Roopa Mahadevan
Music Collaborators:
Jessica Ivry & Arunachalam Mahadevan
Creative Technology:
Somil Mehta, Jack DiLaura, Varsha Iyengar
Animation:
Mrinaalika Sivakumar
Costume Design:
Nikitha Satish
Prop Design:
Veena Basavarajaiah & Surabhi Bharadwaj
Finding Joy
"Finding Joy" is an ensemble work that celebrates the beauty of everyday life, sharing individual experiences of navigating the modern world.
Finding Joy is a Bharatanatyam ensemble work shaped by the dancers’ own conversations and lived experiences — a shared laugh, an old memory, the comfort of community, and stories of ambition and belonging. Rooted in tradition and enriched with contemporary textures, the piece blends expressive storytelling with dynamic music, including konnakol and rap.
Shifting between humor and quiet reflection, Finding Joy lingers in the moments that stay with us and the connections that carry us forward.
Finding Joy has received support from the Kenneth Rainin Foundation’s - New Program Grant and Dancers’ Group CA$H Grant. Finding Joy is nominated for the 2024–2025 Isadora Duncan Dance Award for Outstanding Achievement in Visual Design.
Credits:
Choreography | Direction - Surabhi Bharadwaj
Musical Direction - Maya Rau-Murthy & Vishnu R
Musical Collaboration - Conal Sathi
(Music created by Rohith Bhat and Sharat R Prabath Ashrutam - The Unheard Voice is also used in this work)
Writing for Spoken Word - Deepika Potdar Panchamukhi
Prop Construction - Subashinee Krishnamurthy
Movement Collaboration and Performance:
Akshaya Arunkumar
Anusha Sreenivasan
Radhika Karandikar
Shruthi Aravindan
Sukanya Kumar
Surabhi Bharadwaj
Surya Ravi
Cameo - Students of Siddhi Dance Academy
Kruthika Sarathvally
Mihika Rao
Nikitha Sashidhar