About Nritarutya.

Founded in 2000, Nritarutya is a contemporary Indian dance company that speaks to the world through movement — blending visual storytelling, performance art, and choreography for stage and film.

Innovation is our heartbeat. Rooted in India’s classical and folk traditions yet unbound by them, our work explores the intersections of culture, identity, and imagination. We move between the ancient and the avant-garde — where every gesture becomes a bridge between heritage and the modern world.

Under the artistic direction of Mayuri Upadhya, Nritarutya was envisioned as a space for artists who think, question, and dream through dance, Nritarutya creates works that engage global audiences with themes both universal and deeply personal.

Through performances, collaborations, and educational initiatives, our stories have travelled across continents — from India to Europe, the USA, and the Middle East — transcending language through the power of the body in motion.

At the heart of Nritarutya is a collective of exceptional dancers — storytellers who sculpt emotion into form and rhythm into revelation. Their artistry transforms movement into a living dialogue between the self and the world.

Nritarutya is not just about dance — it is a contemporary language of connection, creativity, and cultural evolution.

Thank you to the Mu Sigma Foundation for their generous support of Nritarutya’s artistic journey

dance diaries.

Memoirs of Movement.

Bhakti 2025

BHAKTI is a multi-diciplinary & multilingual performance experience that immerses audiences in the profound wisdom of Indian Saints, Poets, and Mystics, weaving together threads of spirituality, philosophy, and devotion. At its essence, BHAKTI embodies the quest for cosmic harmony, embracing the profound belief that all existence is interwoven through a single consciousness. This production not…

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Adhyaya 2025

Adhyaya highlights the best in dance and movement across the borders curated by the founders of Nritarutya and giving that cutting-edge work a platform to showcase to a larger audience in Bengaluru, India.It culminates as a festival to celebrate dance and its various genres. Bringing together the artists, performers, art patrons, enthusiasts all under one…

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Auditions for an upcoming Bollywood Movie

AUDITIONS!!! Mumbai, Delhi, Chennai, Cochin. Formed in 2000 by Mayuri and Madhuri Upadhya, Nritarutya is one of India’s foremost dance companies creating innovative, visceral and ethereal experiences which widen the perceptions of dance. The company is auditioning for an upcoming Bollywood Movie. We are looking for Contemporary dancers, Classical dancers, Cinematic dancers and Parkour teams….

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Vitamins

Next in the dancers’ diet series, principal dancer Vishwakiran Nambi speaks about the importance of vitamins. Vitamins! What are they? Vitamins are essential nutrients for the human body to live a healthy and strong life. Its a component of food intake most of which cannot be produced by the body. Vitamin deficiency leads to what?…

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Strengthen your Knee

Masoom brings another blog in the Health series on how to strengthen your knee. 1.Stretch your IT Band: •Stand with your left foot crossed over your right. Lean your upper body as far as you can to the left without bending your knees. Repeat with your right foot crossed over your left, leaning your upper…

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