Pallavi Verma

Performer· Choreographer · Movement Director

About

Pallavi Verma is a performing artist working across contemporary dance, Kathak, yoga, physical theatre, and somatic practices. Over the past ten years, dance has been at the heart of how she experiences the world.

She began her dance journey with Sadhya Dance Company in 2018 and went on to complete nine years of Kathak training at Bharatiya Kala Kendra, Delhi and is empanelled as Doordarshan Kathak Grade B Artist. In 2020, she completed her Master's in Performance Practice (Dance) from Ambedkar University Delhi and was selected to participate in the Kampnagel Dance Education Biennale, Hamburg, Germany.

Her choreographic interests involve human emotions, weaving together absurdity, playfulness and the quiet strength hidden within everyday life. Her works have been presented at Serendipity Arts Festival (2024), India Art Fair (2025) and March Dance Festival(2023). She is also an active member of Khuli Khirkee (formerly Gati Dance Forum), where she continues to engage in dialogue and collaboration with fellow artists engaged in performing arts. Alongside her artistic practice, she regularly facilitates dance movement workshops and community classes.

2018 – 2020

Masters in Performance Practice (Dance)

School of Creative and Cultural Expression, Ambedkar University, New Delhi

2012 – 2016

B.E. in Computer Engineering

Netaji Subhas Institute of Technology, Delhi University

Performance

Wildflower

Work in progress 2025

Solo performer & choreographer

A work-in-progress solo performance and choreography.

Serendipity Arts Festival, Goa — Dec 2024
India Art Fair, New Delhi — 2025

Geetanjali

2024

Performer

An experimental performance made as a collaboration between 8 dancers and 8 gardeners.

Bikaner House, New Delhi — Oct 2024

Choreographed by Virgilio Sieni

50 min

Sound of Jayamiti (Version 2)

2023

Co Choreographer and Performer

A duet choreography intersecting geometry, body percussion and experimentation with kathak bols.

Sound of Jyamiti

2022 – 2023

Co-choreographer & performer

A duet piece exploring body percussion and experimentation with kathak bols.

March Dance Festival, Chennai — 2023

30 min

Green Park

2024

Choreographer & performer

Choreographed and performed in collaboration with the music band Green Park, set to their music, on the themes of aging, existential crisis and loneliness.

Oddbird Theatre, Delhi

Call and Response

2024

Performer

An improvised collaborative performance that blends music and dance, examining our physical reactions to soundscapes present in both natural and urban environments. It investigates the interplay between dancers and musicians, contemplating the comfort we derive from birdsong contrasted with the discomfort of city noise.