AATMA Performing Arts

AATMA Performing Arts is an award-winning dance company that stands at the unique intersection of traditional Indian performance and modern movement. Founded by Amit Shah, the organization is an outgrowth of the experiences of Indian-Americans who have found a delicate balance in fusing Indian classical and folk dance with Western disciplines. As a pioneer in this field, AATMA has received international acclaim and media attention in North America, Europe, Africa, and Asia—and is the first US-based Indian dance company to do so on such a large scale. Epitomized in praise from Bollywood icon Farah Khan—“their choreography is even better than the film”—AATMA blends the colorful experiences of the Indian diaspora to create products coined as “visually grand and dynamic” and “a kaleidoscope of colour and beauty” by publications such as The New York Times, The Star Ledger, and various global publications.
 
The organic nature of the company has spread to a bi-coastal presence in New York and Los Angeles, while attracting collaboration with Bollywood titans from abroad: Priyanka Chopra, Deepika Padukone, John Abraham and Genelia D’Souza. Featured on worldwide media networks for their award-winning pieces, AATMA has likewise made its presence known in the United States, opening for Carrie Underwood, and headlining performances for Fortune 100 companies (notably, General Electric, MasterCard, Bank of America, PepsiCo, BravoTV, and MTV).

AATMA’s popularity and talent led the company to begin in 2011 its most ambitious project to date, the first US-based international Indian dance spectacle, Mystic India: The World Tour. As a thorough exploration of the evolution of Indian dance, from its rural roots to modern Bollywood cinema, the show is a manifestation of the heart of AATMA: to provide the world with a connection to the passionate, constantly-evolving art form that inspired the company’s beginning. Since its inception, the production has sold out hundreds of venues throughout four continents, and has been seen by over 500,000 audience members in the past year alone. Leaving its mark worldwide, Mystic India: The World Tour has been well-received by people of all backgrounds, and was voted “The Must-See Show of the Season” in 2013 by City and Shore magazine.
  
AATMA prides itself on its unique position to preserve Indian culture, fostering its expression in the context of American communities. As a professional dance troupe and school, it remains dedicated to this mission, creating a brilliant fusion of the eastern and western world, all the while influencing others around the world to do the same.

For private engagements, we require:
- A minimum dance floor of 20'X30'
- A private dressing room for our dancers to change prior to the show and between acts
- 1 hot meal