Jyothsna Sainath is a Bharatanatyam dance artist based in Salt Lake City, UT.
Known for probing thematic content from a variety of sources via the language of Bharatanatyam, Jyothsna’s work is marked by contemporary thought and research.
Jyothsna Sainath started learning Bharatanatyam in Bengaluru, India, at a young age and has been a student of renowned Gurus from this traditional center of practice.
As her most recent accolade, Jyothsna was awarded the 2024 Fellowship for Dance by Utah division of Arts & Museums as a mark of recognition of her sustained artistic work.
Jyothsna is the artistic director of the Nitya Nritya Dance Company, a dance performing and training company based in Salt Lake City and the President of the Nitya Nritya Foundation. Nitya Nritya Foundation is a non-profit dedicated to bringing the rich diversity of Indian classical arts to audiences in the Salt Lake valley.
