ABOUT

IMGE Dance (“image”) is a genre-blurring dance company that unravels traditional forms from Indian and American classical, folk, street styles, and contemporary to reinvent how movement connects our experiences. Their work often navigates themes of belonging and home, multiplicity in identities, and mythic explanations of reality to make audiences think more about how they interact with the world. IMGE was founded in 2017 by Artistic Director Ishita Mili and has collected niche artists with unique identities. IMGE is headquartered in NJ/NYC with operations across the US, UK, and India.

IMGE’s work spans theater, commercial, education, and production. They have performed on inter/national stages like New Victory Theater (NYC), Lincoln Center Out-Of-Doors (NYC), Battery Dance Festival (NYC), World Arts West (SF), Alvin Ailey (NYC), Seattle International Dance Festival, National Sawdust (NYC), and Kala Ghoda Arts Festival (Mumbai). They’ve designed numerous commercial campaigns and experiences with clients including NBCuniversal, IndoWarehouse, Sona Restaurants, and fashion/lifestyle brands. IMGE has also worked in musical theater including Broadway Bares: Pleasure Park (Hammerstein Ballroom, NYC) and “Hair” directed by Josh Rhodes (Asolo Rep, FL). The IMGE Methodology has been taught at Princeton, Gonzaga, Duke, Northeastern, Rutgers, Monmouth University and independent organizations around the world. IMGE has been featured in Vogue and Vanity Fair and amassed a loyal global fan base with millions of views on their short films and content.

IMGE is passionate about building opportunities for artists and audiences to embody limitless creativity, address industry inequities, and access resources. IMGE produces philanthropic platforms including Kinetic Dance Film Festival, Inter(cultural) Dance Day, WinterWorks Mentorship Platform, and the South Asian Performing Arts Summit.