Upcoming Events
As You Are
Sept 12, 13, 14
Location: BAM House, Oakland
As You Are is a dance-theater work centering the stories of women, particularly from South Asian diaspora communities. Blending movement, text, and sound, the piece offers an intimate look at survival, agency, healing, and sisterhood without demanding resolution or resilience.
Rooted in real narratives, it invites audiences to witness with compassion.
Produced by Shruti Abhishek Dance
Collaborators/Dancers: Nadhi Thekkek, Preethi Ramaprasad, Rasika Kumar, Shruti Abhishek, Sindhu Natarajan, Sri Thina Subramaniam, and Surabhi Bharadwaj.
Directed by Vaibhav Arekar
This work is supported by the Creative Work Fund (in collaboration with Narika, Fremont), the Kenneth Rainin New Program Award, and the East Bay Community Foundation.
Past Events
Community Stories: A Dance & Theatre Workshop
June 22nd, 2025
An interactive afternoon of storytelling through dance, movement, and theatre.
Facilitated by Preethi Ramaprasad, Surabhi Bharadwaj & Shruti Abhishek.
Co-sponsored by Narika, a local support organisation for domestic abuse survivors, and Shruti Abhishek Dance.
Varnam Salon
June 1st, 2025
Varnam Salon is a studio series created to explore the power of solo #bharatanatyam work.
Curated by Shruti Abhishek, Preethi Ramaprasad, and Nadhi Thekkek
Kshetram School of Dance
May 17th, 2025
Students of Kshetram School of Dance presented a Bharatanatyam group repertoire at the annual school show in Dublin.
Broken Seeds Still Grow
Performance with Nava Dance Theatre
March 14th & 15th, 2025
Mondavi Centre, UC Davis.
Performances in India
January & February 2025
Jan 6th, 2025
Nibandhana at The Madras Music Academy with Sankhya Dance Company, Chennai.
Jan 16th,2025
Solo at The Ananta Festival, Pune
Feb 7th, 2025
Nama Mhane at The National Centre for Performing Arts, Mumbai.
Rogue Gestures Foreign Bodies
Performance with Nava Dance Theatre
Friday, Nov 1, 2024
UMass Amherst| Fine Arts CenterAmherst, MA
10 am | School Show
Friday, Nov 1, 2024UMass Amherst| Fine Arts CenterAmherst, MA
7:30 pm | Public Show + Q&A
Sunday, Nov 3, 2024Gibney Dance
|Kala CollectiveNew York City, NY
4 pm | Public Show + Q&A
Kismet with Kali
October 18th: Joe Goode Theatre, SF
Tickets
"Kismet with Kali" explores the fluidity of relationships and memory, tracing the quiet shift from expectation to acceptance. The work navigates through the complex bond between a mother & child, from the daughter’s perspective. With movement, poetry, theatre, and live music, it draws on personal stories. Goddess Kali, though surreal transcends to become a guiding presence.
Concept, Choreography & Dance:
Flyer Design by Eesha Pinglay
Duet with Nadhi Thekkek
Aug 31st, 2:30 pm
Woodside Theatre, Woodside.
Interbeing, Presented by Matrusena.
Presenting pieces from Rogue Gestures. Concept & Choreography, Nadhi Thekkek
Free Entry.
The ArtEchoes Series
Aug 25th @ 5 pm
The ArtEchoes Series is an initiative by Shruti Abhishek and the Kshetram School of Dance that aims to inspire and educate kids through live performances. The series provides a unique opportunity for young audiences to learn, be inspired, and engage with the artists in candid conversations about their practice. By attending these performances, kids can expand their horizons, gain a deeper appreciation of the arts, and develop their own creativity.
Join us and be a part of this exciting journey!
Our second Guest Artist is Dr. Preethi Ramaprasad
Photo: Nitish Adla
Authors & Arts Series
Aug 4th, 2:00 pm
Livermore Library.
Presenting some of my favorite pieces & trying some ones that I have been working on. My collaborators and I will be talking about what movement and music mean to us
Sindhu Natarajan on Vocals
Nadhi Thekkek on Nattuvangam
Aishwarya Subramaniam on Keyboard
Aditya Iswara on Mridangam
Free Entry.
Photo: Aliah Najmabadi
Sisters
Aug 1st & 2nd
ODC, SF
Tickets
Sisters is an anthology of dances addressing an urgent contemporary political issue: a woman’s right to choose. Drawing on the dancers' personal stories of gender expression, motherhood, birth, and pregnancy, Sisters honors the whisper networks, emotional labor, and sororal secrets that sustain us through finely forged choreography and performances by eleven powerhouse women.
Choreography, Randee Paufve.
Photo by Stephen Texeira
@oliviaholston @molevy @irenehsi @annagreenberggolddance Elizabeth Zepeda, @erincoyne13 @lilysgee Laila Shabazz, @tinypistol Juliana Monin, Shruti Abhishek.
Duet with Nadhi Thekkek
May 1st @ 8 pm
The Lost Church, SF
Celebrating AAPI Heritage Month with the Sampaguitas.
Kshetram School of Dance
April 27th @ 12 pm
Livermore Library
Students of Kshetram School of Dance presented at the Del Nino Family festival.
Rogue Gestures/Foreign bodies
April 7th @ 3 pm.
Bankhead Theatre, Livermore, CA.
Rogue Gestures/Foreign bodies
March 27th @ 7:30 pm.
Maryland Hall, Annapolis, MD.
Paufve Dance WIP Showing
June 10th @ 5 pm
As part of the Intersection for the Arts Space Activation Artist-in-Residence Program, Paufve Dance will show new works in progress examining relationships between women, with a focus on sisters and sisterly bonds.
Choreography by Randee Paufve in collaboration with dancers: Shruti Abhishek, Molly Levy, Madison McGain, Juliana Monin, Randee Paufve, Elizabeth Zepeda
Photo: Sloane Larsen, Dancers: Molly Levy and Madison McGain
The ArtEchoes Series
May 21st @ 5 pm
The ArtEchoes Series is an initiative by Shruti Abhishek and the Kshetram School of Dance that aims to inspire and educate kids through live performances. The series provides a unique opportunity for young audiences to learn, be inspired, and engage with the artists in candid conversations about their practice. By attending these performances, kids can expand their horizons, gain a deeper appreciation of the arts, and develop their own creativity.
Join us and be a part of this exciting journey!
Our first Guest Artist is Vedya Spurthi Konda.
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When Eyes Speak South Asian Choreography Fest 2023: "Ghadar" in the Mission
May 12-13-14
When Eyes Speak presents a historic collaboration between Duniya Dance & Drum, Berkeley South Asian Radical History Walking Tour.
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