Sutra Dance Theatre was founded by Datuk Ramli Ibrahim back in 1983, and has since been a proponent for Indian classical dance, particularly on Odissi as well as Bharatanatyam.
While much is known about Ramli Ibrahim, who has almost single-handedly established Odissi as a recognisable and appreciated dance form locally, we speak to Sivarajah Natarajan, the technical director at Sutra Dance Theatre, together with Geethika Sree and Tan Mei Mei, who are both principal dancers as well as teachers, to find out more about their respective roles in the cultural institution which is widely known as a bastion of traditional and contemporary arts in the country.
Originating in Tamil Nadu, India, Bharatanatyam is arguably the more famous dance form, which many students sign up for
