Sanjay is from Boca Raton, Florida, where he trained at Boca Ballet Theatre, and A.W. Dreyfoos School of the Arts, and then graduated from Stanford University with a BS in Biology. Since joining Louisville Ballet in 2012, some of his favorite ballets performed include Cold Virtues (Adam Hougland), A Cinderella Story (Val Caniparoli), The Merry Widow (Ronald Hynd), and At High (Andrea Schermoly). Sanjay is also an aspiring choreographer and has created commissioned works for Louisville Ballet, Ballet Arkansas (finalist in Visions Choreographic Competition), Louisville Ballet Youth Ensemble, Boca Ballet Theatre, and the University of Kentucky (as an Artist in Residence). As an inaugural recipient of the Elevator Arts grant, he created Amid Exes and Whys, a short dance film, that debuted at the Louisville Film Society Short Film Slam. He’s a part of the Hadley Creatives (Gen 2) and with them co-produced Dis/Comfort Zones, a showcase of multi-disciplinary art installations. Sanjay’s been featured as an artist in Queer Kentucky, Arts Louisville, The Dance Edit Podcast, and Pointe Magazine.
Sanjay Saverimuttu
