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Nrityagram is a community of artistes dedicated to the practice and nurture of Odissi, a 2000-year-old classical dance of India.

The Dance Village is home to a school inspired by the Gurukula, an ancient teaching paradigm, and an internationally renowned Dance Ensemble.

Our mission is to nurture dance professionals through the gurukula system, perform on a global stage and forge a community through outreach.

Ensemble
Practice,
research, innovate,
create original work,
and perform worldwide
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School
Blend traditional knowledge
with contemporary
understanding
and application
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Community
Forge a community
around the world,
through performance
and outreach
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Protima Gauri
Protima Gauri
Surupa Sen
Surupa Sen
Lynne Fernandez
Lynne Fernandez
Pavithra Reddy
Pavithra Reddy

People of
Nrityagram

"I believe in miracles!
And though
there are moments
when dark clouds
pass overhead,
I am convinced
that everything
Nrityagram needs,
will come to it.”

Protima Gauri

Performances

The Nrityagram Dance Ensemble has performed at some of the most notable theatres in 25 countries across 5 continents

American Dance Festival logo
American Dance Festival
Durham NC USA
Annenberg Center for Performing Arts logo
Annenberg Center for Performing Arts
Philadelphia PA USA
Baryshnikov Arts Center logo
Baryshnikov Arts Center
New York NY USA
Bhoomija logo
Bhoomija
Bangalore INDIA
Broadway Center for the Arts logo
Broadway Center for the Arts
Tacoma WA USA
Cairo Opera House logo
Cairo Opera House
Cairo EGYPT
California Theater logo
California Theater
San Jose CA USA
Central Park SummerStage logo
Central Park SummerStage
New York NY USA
Chinmaya Nada Bindu logo
Chinmaya Nada Bindu
Pune INDIA
chowdaiah memorial hall logo
Chowdaiah Memorial Hall
Bangalore INDIA
Cleveland Museum of Art logo
Cleveland Museum of Art
Cleveland OH USA
Colony Theatre logo
The Colony Theater
Miami FL USA
Confluence Festival of India in Australia logo
Confluence Festival of India
AUSTRALIA
Edinburgh Festival Fringe logo
Edinburgh Festival Fringe
Edinburgh UK
Edinburgh International Festival logo
Edinburgh International Festival
Edinburgh, UK
Ellora Festival logo
Ellora Festival
Aurangabad INDIA
Esplanade Theatre Singapore logo
Esplanade Theatre
SINGAPORE
Fall for Dance logo
Fall for Dance
New York NY USA
Fall for Dance North logo
Fall for Dance North
Toronto ON CANADA
Festival d’Île de France logo
Festival d’Île de France
Paris, FRANCE
The Florida Theatre logo
The Florida Theatre
Jacksonville FL USA
Great Hall, Bibliotheca logo
Great Hall, Bibliotheca
Alexandrina EGYPT
Hult Center for the Performing Arts logo
Hult Center for the Performing Arts
Eugene OR USA
India by the Bay logo
India by the Bay
HONG KONG
India by the Bosphorus logo
India by the Bosphorus
TURKEY
India by the Nile logo
India by the Nile
EGYPT
India Habitat Centre logo
India Habitat Centre
New Delhi INDIA
India International Center logo
India International Centre
New Delhi INDIA
Isha Yoga Center logo
Isha Yoga Center
Coimbatore INDIA
Jacob’s Pillow Dance Festival logo
Jacob’s Pillow Dance Festival
Becket MA USA
Jagriti Theatre logo
Jagriti Theatre
Bangalore INDIA
John Michael Kohler Arts Center logo
John Michael Kohler Arts Center
Sheboygan WI USA
Joyce Theater logo
Joyce Theater
New York NY USA
Kahilu Theater logo
Kahilu Theater
Kamuela HI USA
Kalaghoda Festival logo
Kalaghoda Festival
Mumbai INDIA
Kalakshetra logo
Kalakshetra
Chennai INDIA
Kamani Auditorium logo
Kamani Auditorium
New Delhi INDIA
Kaye Playhouse, Hunter College logo
Kaye Playhouse, Hunter College
New York NY USA
Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts logo
Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts
Washington DC USA
KIT Tropentheater logo
KIT Tropentheater
Amsterdam, THE NETHERLANDS
Korzo Main Stage logo
Korzo Main Stage
Den Haag, THE NETHERLANDS
Lensic Performing Arts Center logo
Lensic Performing Arts Center
Santa Fe NM USA
Lincoln Center NYC logo
Lincoln Center's White Light Festival
New York NY USA
Lionel Wendt Theatre logo
Lionel Wendt Theatre
Colombo SRI LANKA
Madras Music Academy logo
Madras Music Academy
Chennai INDIA
Markham Theatre logo
Markham Theatre
Markham ON CANADA
Maui Arts & Cultural Center logo
Maui Arts & Cultural Center
Kahului HI USA
Meany Center for the Performing Arts logo
Meany Center for the Performing Arts
Seattle WA USA
Miller Outdoor Theater logo
Miller Outdoor Theater
Houston TX USA
The Music Center at Strathmore logo
The Music Center at Strathmore
Bethesda MD USA
NCPA Mumbai logo
National Centre for Performing Arts
Mumbai INDIA
New World Symphony logo
New World Symphony
Miami FL USA
Newman Center for the Performing Arts logo
Newman Center for the Performing Arts
Denver CO USA
One World Theater logo
One World Theater
Austin TX USA
Osho Ashram logo
Osho Ashram
Pune INDIA
Palace of Fine Arts logo
Palace of Fine Arts
San Francisco CA USA
Pittsburgh Dance Council logo
Pittsburgh Dance Council
Pittsburgh PA USA
The Playhouse Company Durban logo
The Playhouse Company Durban
Durban SOUTH AFRICA
QPAC logo
QPAC
Brisbane AUSTRALIA
Queens Theater in the Park logo
Queens Theater in the Park
New York NY USA
Ranga Shankara logo
Ranga Shankara
Bangalore INDIA
Historic Asolo Theater, Ringling Museum of Art logo
Historic Asolo Theater, Ringling Museum of Art
Sarasota FL USA
Rose Theatre logo
Rose Theatre
Brampton ON CANADA
Savannah Music Festival logo
Savannah Music Festival
Savannah GA USA
Scottsdale Center for the Performing Arts logo
Scottsdale Center for the Performing Arts
Phoenix AZ USA
Serendipity Arts Festival logo
Serendipity Arts Festival
Panaji INDIA
Shared History Festival logo
Shared History Festival
SOUTH AFRICA
Skirball Center for the Performing Arts logo
Skirball Center for the Performing Arts
New York NY USA
Soda Teatern logo
Soda Teatern
Stockholm, SWEDEN
Southbank Centre London logo
Southbank Centre
London UK
Spoleto Festival logo
Spoleto Festival
Charleston SC USA
Sri Krishna Gana Sabha logo
Sri Krishna Gana Sabha
Chennai INDIA
Stamford Center for the Arts logo
Stamford Center for the Arts
Stamford CT USA
Stanford University logo
Stanford University
Palo Alto CA USA
State Theatre of Western Australia logo
State Theatre of Western Australia
Perth AUSTRALIA
Sydney Opera House logo
Sydney Opera House
Sydney AUSTRALIA
Symphony Space logo
Symphony Space
New York NY USA
Tampa Bay Performing Arts Center logo
Tampa Bay Performing Arts Center
Tampa FL USA
Teatro Nacional D. Maria II logo
Teatro Nacional D. Maria II
Lisbon PORTUGAL
MET Museum logo
Temple of Dendur, MET Museum
New York NY USA
Tennessee Williams Fine Arts Center logo
Tennessee Williams Fine Arts Center
Key West FL USA
Texas International Theatrical Arts Society logo
Texas International Theatrical Arts Society
Dallas TX USA
Warren Miller Performing Arts Center logo
Warren Miller Performing Arts Center
Big Sky MT USA
WITS Theatre logo
WITS Theatre
Johannesburg SOUTH AFRICA
Yerba Buena Center for the Arts logo
Yerba Buena Center for the Arts
San Francisco CA USA
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Strengthen key initiatives - from training the next generation of Odissi performers and teachers, to the creation of new work, to sharing dance digitally and on stages around the globe.

Fund the development and expansion of our artistic, educational and community programmes for children from nearby villages and people across the world.

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