Madhu Natraj

Choreographer, educator (India)

Madhu Natraj is an award winning choreographer, arts entrepreneur, curator and educator, with over 300 choreographies to her credit, and performances in over 36 countries. She studied Contemporary dance in New York and founded – The STEM (Space.Time.Energy.Movement) Dance Kampni which comprises verticals of training, performance, documentation and outreach. Madhu has studied Indian martial art forms of Thaang Ta, Kalaripayattu, several folk/ ritualistic forms, is a certified Yoga teacher and pursues a PG in Anthropology. Madhu also heads India’s premier dance education centre, The Natya Institute of Kathak & Choreography, founded by Dr Maya Rao and Kamala Devi Chattopadhyay (under the aegis of UNESCO).