NANDINI KANNAN
Nandini Kannan is a versatile artist who performs and creates intentional movement and riveting pieces that inspire communities to honor and heal their minds, bodies, and spirits. Nandini's performance quality is rooted in storytelling and emotion. Nandini has trained in the dance form of Bharatanatyam for 25 years under Ramya Harishankar of the Arpana Dance Company. She has actively performed with both the Arpana Dance Company and as a freelance artist in a multitude of venues for both traditional and experimental works involving cross-art collaborations in the last 17 years. She also trains and performs in other styles such as dancehall, heels, contemporary, jazz, hip-hop, and bollywood. With a background in public health, psychology, arts management, health equity and wellness promotion initiatives, Nandini strives to integrate her multi-disciplinary training to make movement, expression, and art an inclusive and accessible way of healing and well-being for all communities.