Rhythm India
Bollywood & Beyond

Tuesday, April 4th, 2023 / 7:00 pm
Wednesday, April 5th, 2023 / 7:00 pm

Program

Rhythm India takes you on the journey of dance and celebration through Bollywood & Beyond. Experience the vibrant costumes, dynamic music, and soulful rhythms of the "ghungroo" dancing bells from the echoing heart beats of royal palaces and sacred temples, to the swaying voices of desert villages and modern stages. Created by World Choreography Award Nominee & Telly Award Winning director & choreographer, Joya Kazi, and featuring the company dancers of Joya Kazi Unlimited as seen on screens from Bollywood to Hollywood.

Joya Kazi, Director & Choreographer

Joya is a Telly Award Winning, World Choreography Award Nominated, and Universal Dance Award Nominated multi-hyphenated artist. A choreographer, actress, dancer, educator and entrepreneur having founded her company at just sixteen years old, her work has earned her a spot on the DissDash list of Coolest South Asians and Joya is featured on a public mural at the Artesia Library of Los Angeles County representing the city's South Asian influence of art & culture. She is a member of the Emmys/Television Academy, has served on the SAG (Screen Actors Guild) Awards Nominating Committee and has also served on countless judging panels including at the World Choreography Awards. Behind the camera, she represents and casts the finest South Asian dance talent and consults on productions from stage to screen worldwide.

Joya's credits span Hollywood to Bollywood and include Mindy Kaling's 'Netflix Never Have I Ever', Disney, Dreamworks, FOX 'New Girl', International Indian Film Academy Awards, Grammys, DJ Snake, The Strokes, and Raja Kumari. She was Top 8 on Reality TV show "Dance Plus", has trained actors like India's Jaqueline Fernandez, Disney's Avantika Vandanapu, and has performed with Bollywood stars, Priyanka Chopra Jonas, Madhuri Dixit, Hrithik Roshan, Ranveer Singh and Siddharth Malhotra.