ABOUT
SUJIT VAIDYA
Sujit Vaidya (Choreographer/Dancer) is an independent dance artist based in Vancouver BC. Trained in Bharatanatyam, he predominantly works as soloist and continues his training in Bharatanatyam with Guru A.Lakshman.
His artistic choices reflect the curiosities and experiences he holds as a queer artist of colour, while deeply engaging with an art form rooted in tradition. His choreographies question the narrative and relevance of non inclusive traditional texts. He aims to create space for queer expression within the context of Bharatanatyam and seeks collaborations with other queer artists of colour.
His works have been programmed in festivals such as Vancouver International Dance Festival, Dancing On The Edge and MAI Montreal to name a few.
He was the first South Asian artist to receive the Vancouver City’s Mayor’s award as best emerging dance artist in 2010.
He is currently developing a dance on film titled Sacred Sacrilegious which is supported through the Sadhana Project Residency Program, by Anandam Dance Theatre in Toronto and The Canada Council For The Arts.
Sujit Vaidya (Choreographer/Dancer) is an independent dance artist based in Vancouver BC. Trained in Bharatanatyam, he predominantly works as soloist and continues his training in Bharatanatyam with Guru A.Lakshman.
His artistic choices reflect the curiosities and experiences he holds as a queer artist of colour, while deeply engaging with an art form rooted in tradition. His choreographies question the narrative and relevance of non inclusive traditional texts. He aims to create space for queer expression within the context of Bharatanatyam and seeks collaborations with other queer artists of colour.
His works have been programmed in festivals such as Vancouver International Dance Festival, Dancing On The Edge and MAI Montreal to name a few.
He was the first South Asian artist to receive the Vancouver City’s Mayor’s award as best emerging dance artist in 2010.
He is currently developing a dance on film titled Sacred Sacrilegious which is supported through the Sadhana Project Residency Program, by Anandam Dance Theatre in Toronto and The Canada Council For The Arts.
REVIEWS & INTERVIEWS
SWAPNA MAYA
Review by Anil Patade for Inside Look
One of the joys of being part of the relatively small (but ever active) Vancouver South-Asian arts community is being able to watch the evolution of an artist right from the time he or she performs in public for the very first time.
SAMAR
Review by Anil Patade for Inside Look
In the 1990s and 2000s, there were several occasions a year in Vancouver when one might attend a Bharat Natyam arangetram, or find dance recitals by exponents of Bharata Natyam or Odissi, and once in a great while, a fine Kathak performance.
Sujit Vaidya: Episode 48
Sujit and Claire discuss Sujit’s dance journey, starting with discovering Bharatanatyam at a young age, his other career choices and finally finding Bharatanatyam again in Vancouver and taking his first dance class in his 30s.
OFF CENTRE: YouTube Inteview
Queer Arts Festival 2023: Bharatanatyam dance artist Sujit Vaidya celebrates brown queerness
Montreal Rampage: Choreographer Sujit Vaidya Delves into ‘the Other’ with Off Centre
Stir: Dance review: Co.ERASGA’s Passages of Rhythms is a cross-cultural conversation
The New Indian Express: Presented With a Sensitive Delineation
The Georgia Straight: Powerful emotion meets the strange and surreal at Dancing on the Edge
Sabhash: Doctor turned dancer
DanceViewTimes: Presented With a Sensitive Delineation