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Nava Dance Theatre Performs ‘Rogue Gestures’ at APAP Conference in New York
Nov 23, 2025
Nava Dance Theatre Performs ‘Rogue Gestures’ at APAP Conference in New York
Nov 23, 2025

Please join Nava Dance Theater at APAP in New York this January, courtesy of Asian American Arts Alliance (A4) and Nai-Ni Chen Dance Company. Nava’s ‘Rogue Gestures’ will be performed in the AAPI Dance Festival, an annual celebration of dance and choreography that highlights the artistry and innovation of choreographers of Asian descent, presented as part of the Dance Managers Collective’s APAP showcase at City Center and the Ailey Citigroup Theatre.

Nov 23, 2025
Nadhi Thekkek Named 2025-2026 Dance/USA Fellowships to Artists Awardee
Nov 22, 2025
Nadhi Thekkek Named 2025-2026 Dance/USA Fellowships to Artists Awardee
Nov 22, 2025

Dance/USA, the national service organization for dance announces Nadhi Thekkek as one of the newest 25 recipients of the Dance/USA Fellowships to Artists (DFA) program, honoring dance and movement-based artists with sustained practices in art for social change. Selected by a national peer-review panel, each Fellowship includes a $31,000 grant that may be used at the artist’s discretion.

Nov 22, 2025
Nava Dance Theatre Awarded California Arts Council Impact Project Grant 2026
Nov 22, 2025
Nava Dance Theatre Awarded California Arts Council Impact Project Grant 2026
Nov 22, 2025

The California Arts Council has announced a grant award of $20,750 to Nava Dance Theatre as part of its Impact Project program during its 2025-26 fiscal year grant cycle. Support awarded will continue to benefit communities throughout the state until the end of the project cycle timeline in September 2026.

Nov 22, 2025
Nava Dance Theatre Awarded California Arts Council Impact Project Grant 2025
Feb 21, 2025
Nava Dance Theatre Awarded California Arts Council Impact Project Grant 2025
Feb 21, 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.

Feb 21, 2025
Review of Rogue Gestures/Foreign Bodies in NYC
Dec 5, 2024
Review of Rogue Gestures/Foreign Bodies in NYC
Dec 5, 2024

“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

Dec 5, 2024
Nadhi Thekkek  is an Isadora Duncan Award Nominee for 2022-2023 Season
Jul 31, 2024
Nadhi Thekkek is an Isadora Duncan Award Nominee for 2022-2023 Season
Jul 31, 2024
Jul 31, 2024
Rogue Gestures/Foreign Bodies is a 2023 National Dance Project (NDP) Production Grant Awardee
Aug 30, 2023
Rogue Gestures/Foreign Bodies is a 2023 National Dance Project (NDP) Production Grant Awardee
Aug 30, 2023
Aug 30, 2023
Nava Dance Theatre is a New Music USA Organization Fund awardee
Aug 30, 2023
Nava Dance Theatre is a New Music USA Organization Fund awardee
Aug 30, 2023

Thrilled to share that we are a New Music USA Organization Fund awardee!

Aug 30, 2023
Review of Nava Dance Theatre at Choreofest 2022
Aug 30, 2023
Review of Nava Dance Theatre at Choreofest 2022
Aug 30, 2023

The elegance and posture maintained while performing fast-paced arm gestures, and rhythmic footwork was impressive, as was the control required to balance in poses.

Aug 30, 2023
Review of "Rogue Gestures/Foreign Bodies" - ODC Theater, San Francisco
Aug 30, 2023
Review of "Rogue Gestures/Foreign Bodies" - ODC Theater, San Francisco
Aug 30, 2023

Nava Dance Theatre has gracefully married tradition with modernity, allowing for the exploration of modern themes to be appreciated across cultural divides.

Aug 30, 2023

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