Neeraja Ramani (she/her)

Neeraja Ramani is an independent dance artist who has been active in India, Singapore, and Canada for three decades. She works with Bharatanatyam repertoire and contemporary movements based on her training. She creates works based on traditional songs, modern poetries as well as ancient texts. Neeraja is constantly exploring her movement vocabulary and her voice through her contemporary dance theatre works. Her works are energized by nature, the deep journey within the human mind, human relationships, lived experiences and her being a woman. Neeraja continues to question the views of society on women’s bodies through her works. Tamil is an important part of her works. She has created durational multidisciplinary artworks with other artists that speak of collective histories. She has also collaborated with other dance companies and Tamil theatre artists in India and Canada. Her Bharatanatyam teaching experience spans three decades and she has choreographed many Bharatanatyam compositions.

Projects with Nova Dance: Deepend Weekend – 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019

What do you love about dance?: The curiosity, the unknown and the deep concentration that keeps expanding when I dance.

How have you stayed connected to dance / your art during the pandemic?: Slow, focused, sometimes heavy, sometimes light, moving and being still.