Aishwarya Madhav
Dancer / EdUCator/ ARTS PROGRAM MANAGER
Artist Bio
Aishwarya Madhav is an Indian classical dancer and an Arts educator. She started dance lessons when she was seven and gave her first solo performance when she was 9. She has studied both Bharatanatyam and Kuchipudi under renowned Gurus in India. She has widely performed across India and the US at prestigious venues like the Lincoln Center, Yale University, 92StY, and famed festivals such as Drive East, Battery Dance, etc. Aishwarya has also conducted dance workshops for students at the American Ballet Theater, 92StY, exposing them to the technique and discipline of Indian classical dances. She has served as a teaching artist, introducing her art form to New York City public school students. She has also served as an Arts Program Manager, combining her experience as a performer and educator to help various NY public schools meet their arts education needs.
Training
Trained from the age of seven under Rema Madhu in Bharatanatyam and Kuchipudi
Intensive training in Bharatanatyam under N. Srikanth (Chennai) and Shyamala Surendran (Cochin) in Kalakshetra technique and Veena Murthy Vijay in Kuchipudi
Notable Workshops in NYC
- Storytelling in Dance German School, Brooklyn - Jan 2022
- Collaborative Art Making TAP Dec 2021
- Mindfulness and Wellness for Teaching Artists Arts Connection Oct 2021
- Indian Classical Dance Workshop for ABT Students American Ballet Theater Jun 2020
- Dance Workshop for Ballet Students 92St Y Feb 2020
- Indian Classical Dance & Rhythm for teachers Juilliard Aug 2018
In the Press
Featured in the December issue of Dance Magazine
Featured in the December issue of New York Social Diary
Featured in NBC Learn video - Bharatanatyam in a modern world
Featured in Artsjournal review written by Deborah Jowitt
Featured in the Musical Introduction Series at 92 St Y
Featured in the review The Four Horsemen of Apocalypse written by dance critique Kamini
“The melancholy music echoed the sad sentiments that she portrayed so poignantly. Aishwarya's abhinaya was beautifully evocative of her sad circumstances.”
Dance Critique by Kamini Dandapani
From the premiere of the dance production Four Horseman at Dixon place
A West/East Song and Dance performed in Lincoln Center.
From the Horse’s mouth at 14st Y Celebration of 100 years of Indian dance in America
a still from a performance at Abron Arts Center
A still from Kundalini and Kavacham, a dance production, premiered at the
40th Annual Battery dance festival
Performance at Udupi Shree Krishna Temple
Contact
Email: madhavaishwarya13 at gmail.com
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