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Nava Dance Theatre is a bharatanatyam dance company based in San Francisco. We use the south Indian dance form to navigate place, identity, and politics through the lens of our lived experience.

“…fresh, spunky, and musically aware…” - Rita Feliciano, SF Bay Guardian

Upcoming Events

Upcoming
Bharatanatyam Classes
Jan 27
Shawl Anderson Dance Center
Bharatanatyam Classes
Shawl Anderson Dance Center
Shawl Anderson Dance Center
Bharatanatyam Weekly Classes (Beginner)
Feb 1
Bharatanatyam Weekly Classes (Beginner)

Nava News

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Nava Dance Theatre Awarded California Arts Council Impact Project Grant 2025
Nava Dance Theatre Awarded California Arts Council Impact Project Grant 2025

The California Arts Council has announced a grant award of $23,147 to Nava Dance Theatre as part of its Impact Project program during its 2024-25 fiscal year grant cycle. Support awarded will continue to benefit communities throughout the state until the end of the project cycle timeline in September 2025.

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Review of Rogue Gestures/Foreign Bodies in NYC
Review of Rogue Gestures/Foreign Bodies in NYC

“The form seems more readily suited to channel the grander epic/legend/myth. Everyday life and experiences seem to demand a dismantling of very formal structures and yet Nadhi and her dancers managed to override my initial skepticism with their continuous montage of many scenes and high energy dancing.”

- Anita Ratnam

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Nadhi Thekkek is an Isadora Duncan Award Nominee for 2022-2023 Season
Nadhi Thekkek is an Isadora Duncan Award Nominee for 2022-2023 Season
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Rogue Gestures/Foreign Bodies is a 2023 National Dance Project (NDP) Production Grant Awardee
Rogue Gestures/Foreign Bodies is a 2023 National Dance Project (NDP) Production Grant Awardee
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WORKS

CHOREOGRAPHY BY NADHI THEKKEK

CO-CREATED BY NADHI THEKKEK & RUPY C. TUT

  • Unrehearsed Artist Residency Program

    Nava has been facilitating the Unrehearsed Artist Residency Program, a virtual program that funds and supports South Asian dance and movement artists from many different backgrounds, genres, and identities.

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