Jayachandran Palazhy
Dance
Jayachandran Palazhy, Founder and Artistic Director of Attakkalari Centre for Movement Arts is an internationally sought-after dancer and choreographer at the forefront of the contemporary Indian movement arts scene. Driven by Attakkalari’s underlying philosophy “Traditional Physical Wisdom, Innovation & Technology”, Jayachandran is deeply committed to extending the reach of contemporary movement arts. His path-breaking work has made Indian movement expressions of contemporary reality more visible both nationally and internationally.
A gifted and innovative choreographer, Jayachandran’s collaborations with international artists whose works involve digital arts and interactive technology have resulted in some very exciting multimedia dance productions of a unique genre. City Maps, TransAvatar, Purushartha, Chronotopia, For Pina…, MeiDhwani, AadhaaraChakra, and Bhinna Vinyasa and many of his other productions have received widespread critical acclaim and toured extensively internationally and within India.