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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

Rogue Gestures

Choreography by Nadhi Thekkek

Restless Eyes Glance

choreography by Nadhi thekkek

Broken Seeds

Still Grow

co-created/co-directed by

Nadhi Thekkek & Rupy C. Tut

A Thousand Names

for a Goddess

choreography by nadhi thekkek and

film actress Divyaa UNni

Unfiltered

co-created by

Nadhi thekkek/Rasika Kumar/Sahasra Sambamoorthi

The Cloud Messenger

choreography by

Nadhi Thekkek, Sophia Valath, and Arun Mathai

Announcing our 2024 Unrehearsed Artist Residency Cohort!


After receiving so many applications from extremely talented artists around the world and spending time carefully deliberating, we are so thrilled to be introducing the 8 artists that make up our 2024 Unrehearsed Artist Residency Cohort! Each one of these artists bring a unique and critical perspective to this field and we cannot wait to be in the process of art making with them. For more information on the residency program, click here, or follow us on instagram!