Sujit Vaidya
Thursday October 23, 2025 at 12 noon
Scotiabank Dance Centre, 677 Davie St, Vancouver
Tickets $17 regular/$15 students, under 30s, seniors, children + $1 facility fee at thedancecentre.ca
The Dance Centre’s popular and long-running Discover Dance! noon series begins a new season with a performance by the Vancouver-based Bharatanatyam artist Sujit Vaidya. Known for working both within and beyond traditional Bharatanatyam, he will share a stimulating presentation of excerpts from dances passed down through the generations, as well as new creations, in a conversation between past and present, accompanied by live music from Curtis Andrews (Mridangam – drum), Arno Kamolika (Nattuvangam – cymbals), Sheema Balakrishnan (vocals) and Shriram Rajagopalan (violin). There will be an artist talkback after the show.
Sujit Vaidya is an independent Bharatanatyam artist based in Vancouver. He has performed extensively in Canada, the US, Europe and India. He has many solo presentations to his credit and has also performed with companies such as Co.ERASGA, Battery Opera, Shakti Dance Company, inDANCE in Toronto, Spilling Ink in Washington DC, Nava Dance in San Francisco, and Nrithyalakshana in Chennai, India. As a choreographer, he creates work that speaks from a deeply personal space. He finds it important and urgent to question the narrative and relevance of non-inclusive traditional ideas. Sujit was the first South Asian artist to receive the Vancouver City Mayor’s arts award for Best Emerging Dance Artist in 2010. He continues to pursue advanced training in the traditional form of bharata natyam with his Guru A Lakshman in Chennai, India. Sujit is a Dance Centre Artist-in-Residence for the 2025-2026 season.
Discover Dance! series 2025-2026
Oct 23, 12 noon Sujit Vaidya
Nov 20, 12 noon Flamenco Rosario
Mar 5, 12 noon Idan Cohen/Ne. Sans Opera & Dance
May 7, 12 noon Danny Nielsen
About The Dance Centre
Established in 1986 as a resource centre for dance in British Columbia, The Dance Centre is a multifaceted organization offering a range of activities which remains unparalleled in Canadian dance. It presents performances and events, building audiences and nurturing public awareness; invests in programs, resources and support for hundreds of dance professionals working in all genres; operates Scotiabank Dance Centre, a cultural hub and one of Canada’s flagship dance facilities which welcomes tens of thousands of visitors annually; and works to promote BC dance. Through programs, outreach and education, The Dance Centre is committed to sustaining a strong and vibrant community through dance.
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