Stuti is a Bharatanatyam exponent based in Ottawa. Bharatanatyam is one of the 8 major Indian classical dance forms and a cultural treasure originating from the southern part of India, Tamil Nadu.
Stuti has received rigorous training in Bharatanatyam since the age of 5. She has successfully earned her Diploma in Bharatnatyam from Kalamandalam Performing Arts and Research Centre in Kolkata under the supervision of Guru Thankumuni Kutty and Govindam Kutty in 2005. Stuti did her Bharatanatyam Arangetram in 2019 under the guidance of Shri. Guhendran Sarvanapava. Post- Arangetram, Stuti continued her advanced Bharatanatyam training with the eminent Guru, Shri. Kalakshetra Amarnath Ghosh, a Doordarshan graded Bharatanatyam and Kuchipudi artist based in Chennai, who is an alumnus of the world-renowned Bharatanatyam institute, Kalakshetra Foundation and Kuchipudi Art Academy. Stuti is also trained in another major Indian classical art form named "Kuchipudi," originating from Andhra Pradesh, India.
Stuti is also trained in "Nattuvangam", an art of rhythmic recitation to accompany dancers in Bharatanatyam. She is a disciple of Guru Shri RLV Hemanth Lakshman, a renowned Nattuvanar, who is based in Kerala, India. In 2019, Stuti performed at the Ottawa Art Gallery during an emerging artist showcase organized by eminent South Asian dancer, Shri Lata Prada, Artistic Director of Sampradaya Dance Creations, funded by the Canada Council for the Arts. She also performed at TEDx uOttawa as well as at Parliament Hill events organized by senators and diplomats. Stuti has been performing for most of the major Indian festivals like - Festival of India and the TD South Asian festival in Ottawa. Stuti had the privilege to be a juror for Ontario Arts Council's Dance Projects grant program in 2020. Recently, she was awarded a Dance Fellowship in 2021 to be a part of Indian Raga dance productions, one of the biggest Indian classical dance platforms in North America, based in Boston, USA. Presently, Stuti owns a dance school-"Kalagriha School of Performing Arts" in Kanata, Ottawa wherein, she teaches beginners, intermediate, and advanced dance lessons to students. Apart from being a Bharatanatyam dancer, Stuti has completed a 200-hour teacher training to become a Registered Yoga Instructor; working with some of the most renowned Yoga studios in Ottawa. Stuti's Yoga teaching style is strength focussed, philosophy-centred, playful, and challenging. Yoga also inherently compliments Stuti's dance career. If you would like to explore more about the roots, culture, origin of Bharatanatyam & Yoga, you may follow her on social media. https://www.facebook.com/stuti.mukherjee https://www.instagram.com/stutiim/ https://www.instagram.com/yogastuti/ www.yogastuti.com https://www.facebook.com/kalagriha