Kasi Aysola is a dance artist who is making his mark in the United States. He is the Co-founder & Artistic Director of Prakriti Dance, an innovative dance company. Kasi is a dancer, choreographer, and nattuvangam artist of Indian performing traditions who trained under Guru Viji Prakash in Bharata Natyam and under Mythili Prakash. He has also trained in Kuchipudi under late Guru Vempati Ravi Shankar and Yamini Saripalli. Kasi is pursuing both forms with the intention to inspire new generations of dancers to delve into the enriching world of Indian performing arts.

Shyama Sasidharan is a performing artiste and a dance and yoga educator. She holds a Master’s degree in Performing Arts from India and specialises in Kuchipudi dance. She has been a movement enthusiast and has learnt the basics of Kalaripayattu (Indian Martial Art) in addition to Bharatanatyam and Mohiniyattom. She is in a process of identifying a movement vocabulary from her cross-disciplinary trainings. She has worked at various educational institutions including the University of Melbourne and Hawthorn Primary School. Shyama is an active member of Melbourne’s Indian art community and have performed as a solo artiste and in collaborations alike.

Divya Shreejit Kumar is a Bharatanatyam artist with an active practice in performance, teaching and choreography. Her 25 years of dance practice includes a brief stint at Mohiniattam. She continues to progress her training in interrelated aspects of the art including rhythm, notation, composition, and choreography. Divya prefers to work on lesser negotiated topics that address human emotional issues, she recently presented a new choreographic work on postnatal depression. Divya has an active presence in Melbourne’s community arts scene. She is a member of Karma Dance’s touring group and has performed at MCG, Woodford Folk Festival (Queensland) and in Byron Bay.

Rukshikaa Elankumaran is an upcoming Bharathanatyam dancer based in Melbourne. She regularly performs in Chennai during the Margazhi season and has staged many performances both nationally and internationally. She is a senior teacher and choreographer at Nadanalaya Academy. In addition to dance, Rukshikaa is currently undertaking her Honours year in Psychology at Monash University. She is currently part of the ECP program of choreographers at Dancehouse for 2021 and working with Priya Srinivasan.

Ramya S. Kapadia is a Durham-based Bharatanatyam dancer, choreographer, instructor and a Carnatic vocalist (South Indian classical dance & music forms). She received initial training in Bharatanatyam from Smt. Santha Gopinath of Kalakshetra and later from Smt. Kripa Baskaran, Brookfield, WI. Her vocal training began under her mother Smt. Gayathri Sundaresan, advanced by Late Guru V. Vamanan, Mumbai, India. Ramya has toured all over the United States & abroad to present solo & group works. She regularly provides vocal accompaniment to dancers around the world and composes music for their productions. Ramya has dabbled in a bit of Indie-pop and Indo-Jazz music during her undergraduate years in Mumbai.