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

Jayachandran Palazhy, Founder and Artistic Director of Attakkalari Centre for Movement Arts is an internationally sought after dancer and choreographer at the forefront of the contemporary Indian movement arts scene. Through Attakkalari, he has initiated various interlinked programmes and activities which have made waves throughout the country. His path breaking work makes Indian movement expressions of contemporary reality more visible both nationally and internationally. A Physics graduate, Jayachandran trained in India in Bharatanatyam, Kathakali, Indian folk dances and the martial art form of Kalarippayattu. Moving to London, where he lived for 14 years, Jayachandran trained at the prestigious London Contemporary Dance School and also studied Classical Ballet, Tai Chi, Capoeira and African Dance. During his time in London he established the Imlata Dance Company which was supported by Arts Council of England and several UK based national dance agencies. While in the U.K., he was awarded the Barclays New Stage Award for innovative work and selected to represent the UK as an emerging choreographer in an international forum. A gifted and innovative choreographer, Jayachandran’s collaborations with international artists whose works involve digital arts and interactive technology have resulted in some very exciting multimedia dance productions of a unique genre. “City Maps”, “TransAvatar”, “Purushartha”, “Chronotopia”, “For Pina…”, “MeiDhwani” and “Aadhaarachakra – a Dancelogue” to name a few of his productions - have received widespread critical acclaim and toured extensively within India and internationally.