Award-winning choreographer and cultural storyteller Preeti Vasudevan's provocative theatrical works redefine individual identity, uniting artists and audiences alike. Her creations have been lauded as a refreshing collision of eastern and western aesthetics pushing for a new expression in art-making. Her unconventional storytelling challenges the status quo of dance-theater, bridging ancient traditions with the contemporary world.

Preeti’s vibrant international career has brought her to the world’s stages as a performer, curator, and thought leader. From her early start as an award-winning classical artist from India to receiving a cultural scholarship as International Choreographer in Residence at the American Dance Festival, she has emerged as an artist to watch by leading global institutions.

Known for igniting groundbreaking artistic partnerships, Preeti invites cutting-edge collaborators to form a 21st-century language of expression. Preeti has collaborated with celebrated artists such as legendary cellist Yo-Yo Ma, Guggenheim awardee Paul Kaiser and with leading ensembles like Silkroad. Preeti’s works have been commissioned by distinguished institutions including The Metropolitan Museum of Art NY, Glimmerglass Opera Festival NY, Guggenheim’s Works & Process NY, among others.

Preeti’s works have been supported by prominent organizations like TED; Centre National de la Danse, Paris; Lincoln Center, NY; Guggenheim Works & Process, NY; Dance Lab NY, The Joyce Foundation, NY; and Mahindra Excellence in Theater Awards, India. In recent years, original works performed by her performing arts collaborative, Thresh, have earned international acclaim for their fresh juxtaposition of traditional and contemporary voices.

Cultural Diplomacy is key to Preeti’s work through education. She is an Arts Ambassador of the US Department of State pioneering educational initiatives underserved regions of the world. Preeti has served on the New York Lincoln Center’s prestigious Artistic Committee, and has been the first Indian artist to be awarded prestigious recognitions in the US as the Lincoln Center Award for Emerging Artists, the Jerome Robbins Dance Division’s Dance Research Fellowship, Artist-in-Residence at New York Live Arts, NY and two coveted fellowships at The Center for Ballet and the Arts, NYU.

Preeti is a proud alumna of the Laban Centre in London, where she received her Master of Arts degree in Dance Studies and Choreography, before earning an additional qualification as a Certified Movement Analyst from the Laban Institute of Movement Studies, New York. When she is not traveling for her tours across the globe, she enjoys creating and exploring in her longtime home in NYC.