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Beyond the studio
Margam's work extends well beyond regular classes and performances. Over two decades, our directors have built festivals, taught at universities, created youth programs, and brought dance & theatrical art into spaces and communities in innovative and impactful ways.
Workshops & Residencies
Masterclasses, workshops, and semester-length residencies for students across disciplines — from pre-professional dancers to general audiences. Movement, storytelling, and rhythm, meeting students where they are.
Community & Corporate Programming
Movement workshops, fusion and semi-classical performances, summer camps, theater collaborations, and team building sessions for workplaces and community spaces. Most recently: a movement workshop for Emerson's employee inclusivity week.
Archive Highlights
2026
Webster University: adjunct faculty & WUDE showcase
Megha Sanjay served as adjunct professor of dance at Webster University, introducing Bharatanatyam to students from diverse movement backgrounds.
The semester culminated in the WUDE showcase (May 1–3, 2026), where students performed two pieces choreographed to bridge Bharatanatyam and their own training.
2025
COCA: supplemental instruction, pre-professional students
Megha served as a supplemental instructor at COCA (Center of Creative Arts), teaching a semester of Bharatanatyam to pre-professional dance students — bringing classical Indian form into one of St. Louis's premier western arts training institutions.
2018
Bal Vihar STL: theater collaboration
We collaborated with Bal Vihar STL to choreograph and organize their annual play — bringing classical and semi-classical movement direction to a beloved community institution's signature event.
2010
Natya Festival: Seattle
A first-of-its-kind competitive platform welcoming dancers across levels and categories. Preliminary rounds evaluated by community teachers; finals adjudicated by Rama Vaidyanathan. Set a benchmark for community-centered dance programming in the Pacific Northwest.
2007
Abhinay Fine Arts: co-founded, Seattle
Lakshmi co-founded Abhinay Fine Arts, building a sustained ecosystem for South Asian classical arts in the Pacific Northwest — curating dance, music, and cultural performances and growing a community of artists and audiences.
2006
Abhinay School of Dance & Music: founded, Seattle
The predecessor institution to Margam. Over nearly a decade, the school trained hundreds of students and produced original work including Kshetram, a multi-tradition collaboration uniting Bharatanatyam, Kuchipudi, and Mohiniyattam dancers.
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