Purawai Vyas, is an Indo-Canadian emerging dance artist, with over 15 years of training in Bharatanatyam under her Guru Lata Pada. She has also trained in Limon-based contemporary, Ballet, and Kalarippayattu during her undergraduate career and holds a BFA in Dance from York University. Purawai has had the opportunity to work with various choreographers, including Lata Pada, Atri Nundy, Suma Nair, Nova Bhattacharya and Parshwanath Upadhye. Purawai has also created and been a part of works in various festivals in the Greater Toronto Area, including CanAsian Dance’s Grit Short Dances Festival, dance: made in canada’s inTO focus, and Nautanki Creation’s Artist Date Series. Purawai is also passionate about teaching and sharing the art form of Bharatanatyam as a dance teacher at Sampradaya Dance Academy. Purawai was a part of Sawitri Theatre’s We are So Different Now, presented in 2016. She is excited to be working with the group once again, and working in a new discipline as a part of Gujarati Shorts.
