Jayachandran Palazhy is a changemaker, a visionary leader, choreographer and the Artistic Director of Attakkalari Centre for Movement Arts, Bangalore.

Jayachandran Palazhy is a changemaker, a visionary leader, choreographer and the Artistic Director of Attakkalari Centre for Movement Arts, Bangalore. His multimedia dance productions have received critical acclaim and toured internationally. He is the Director of Attakkalari India Biennial festival, FACETS Choreography Residency, Incubation Centre for Arts & Media, NAGARIKA research and documentation project, and many education initiatives. Having trained in Indian traditional forms while growing up, Jayachandran later studied contemporary dance at the London Contemporary Dance School. His training includes Kathakali, Bharatanatyam, Kalaripayattu as well as Ballet, Tai Chi, Capoeira and African Dances. As the Artistic Director of Attakkalari Centre for Movement Arts, he has created many critically acclaimed productions with innovative use of interactive technology that has toured widely across India and internationally. Jayachandran has worked as director, consultant and mentor internationally and is a guest faculty in reputed universities in India and abroad. He has written many articles on dance for several national and international publications and received awards as well as recognitions for his choreography and other contributions to dance.