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sandhya suresh | dancer & associate artistic director

Prior to her contemporary dance training, Sandhya was trained in classical Ballet under the Royal Academy of Dance syllabus and has also completed her Arangetram, a debut Bharathanatyam graduation solo in the year 2012, from Temple of Fine Arts (TFA), Singapore.

Sandhya has worked with many local and international choreographers, and has also performed in festivals such as Kalaa Utsavam, dan:s festival and Continuum- T.H.E dance company, to name a few. Sandhya also performed at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival in 2008 with TFA International.

In 2011, Sandhya choreographed and directed ‘Gemini- a dance concert’ and has also choreographed her own works ‘insight-out’ (2013), ‘Smoking Gun’ (2014) ’Reena; The Ideal’ (2015) and ‘Man.Untold’ (2018) commissioned by The Esplanade, Singapore. She also co-choreographed and performed ‘Closing Moments’ a duet with Rianto (Indonesia, Japan) in 2016, and has recently choreographed and performed “Body Language” I, II and III (2020), an exploration of the classical form of Odissi on a contemporary Body.

Sandhya has completed her degree in LASALLE college of the arts where she attained a BA(Hons) in Dance from Goldsmiths, University of London. She is currently the Associate Artistic Director at Chowk Productions, and has recently performed “From another Land” at the Queensland poetry festival, and “The Second Sunrise” at The Kennedy Centre, Washington D.C. Simultaneously, Sandhya also continues to develop herself as a dance artist independently.

Sandhya is currently pursuing her Masters degree in Contemporary Theatre, Dance and Dramaturgy in Utrecht University.

contact: sandhyasuresh@chowk.sg

Testimonials

"she is a grounded and beautiful performer, her languorous and clear energy displaying the subtle elements of flow, flux and fluidity."

-Lee Mun Wai, The Straits Times (on "closing moments") ,2016

"Through a continual gaze in search of what’s beyond the horizon line, perforating through the audience Sandhya Suresh expels unusual sensations into her skin and performs an emotional dance throughout The Second Sunrise; connecting from within the body, giving an outstanding performance like no other in the evening."