Rhythm India: Bollywood and Beyond
7:30 p.m. Saturday, March 8, 2025 | Yardley Hall
Tickets start at $25.
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Experience the vibrant costumes, dynamic music, and soulful rhythms of the "ghungroo" dancing bells, from the echoing heartbeats of royal palaces and sacred temples to the swaying voices of desert villages and modern stages.
Joya Kazi is a Telly Award-winning, World Choreography Award-nominated, and Universal Dance Award-nominated multi-hyphenated artist. A choreographer, actress, dancer, educator, and entrepreneur who founded her company at just 16, her work has earned her a spot on the DissDash list of Coolest South Asians. She also is featured on a public mural at the Artesia Library of Los Angeles County, representing the city's South Asian influence of art and culture. She is a member of the Emmys/Television Academy, has served on the 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.
Kazi’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 and Disney’s Avantika Vandanapu, and has performed with Bollywood stars Priyanka Chopra Jonas, Madhuri Dixit, Hrithik Roshan, Ranveer Singh, and Siddharth Malhotra.