Malini Srinivasan and Dancers is a group committed to presenting new works stemming from and expanding the tradition and technique of Bharatanatyam, the classical dance from south India. Choreographer Malini Srinivasan creates works that fall within the traditional Bharatanatyam idiom, as well as works that explore non-traditional movement, music, and stories. Malini often collaborates with Finnish composer Ilari Kaila, who creates music for dance that explores the meeting points of Indian and Western classical music. 

The company has presented their work at the Queens Museum of Art (Flushing), Charles B. Wang Center (Stony Brook), LaMama (NY, NY), and the LaGuardia Performing Arts Center (Long Island City).

 Bios

Kadhambari Sridhar has been learning and performing Indian classical dance for about twelve years. Growing up in Hyderabad, India she learned Kuchipudi from Guru Shailaja Prasad and performed in various cities in India. After immigrating to United States in 2006 she continued learning classical dance and was introduced to Bharatanatyam by Guru Malini Srinivasan. In New York her interest and experience in dance led her to experiment with storytelling, performance art and monologues that she has choreographed and presented in Stony Brook University where she is currently pursuing her Masters in Public Health.