DIGITAL RESIDENT
Chitra Subramanian

JULY 2022

Chitra is a Pittsburgh native, originally from South India, who currently resides in Washington, DC. She teaches, choreographs, and performs with an emerging collective of artists called chitra.MOVES. Her aesthetic draws from Hip Hop and Indian Classical foundations to tell stories, elevate artists, and meaningfully engage unseen and new audiences. For almost 20 years, Chitra has shared her love for dance through teaching, choreography, performance, and learning.​​​​​​​​

​​​​​​​​Chitra’s relationship with Hip Hop was nurtured in the Pittsburgh and DC club scenes with the support and inspiration of Black DJs, producers, and promoters, and through her longtime social justice work with children and families at a local nonprofit, M.O.M.I.E’s (Mentors of Minorities in Education), where she served many roles, including Executive Director. ​​​​

Chitra has presented work at DanceUSADance (India’s ZEETV Network), the Kennedy Center’s Millennium Stage with Project ChARMA, Joe’s Movement Emporium, Dance Place, and PearlPRESENTS Festival. She has taught at various community-based and university settings including, CityDance Center, Sitar Arts Center, The Movement Factory (Cleveland), Joe’s Movement Emporium, and Slippery Rock University’s Dance Department.​​​​​​