CAREER

At 6 years old, Tricha Kumar began her dance training in Bharatanatyam under Guru Jyothi Venkatachalam of the Abhyasa School of Dance. She completed her Arangetram (a 2-hour debut solo performance) in 2007, and over the years, broadened her competencies to include 9 forms of dance. She has trained in traditional, folk, and modern dance across Indian, Afro-Latin, and Commercial backgrounds.

She began taking on commissioned choreography in 2006 and continued performing, choreographing, and directing productions throughout the next decade, ultimately joining the Bollywood film industry in 2017. She has worked on movies, music videos, awards shows, commercials, multinational productions, and celebrity weddings. Her credits include Yash Raj Films, the IIFA Awards (Bollywood Oscars), and the Association of National Olympic Committees. She was a resident instructor for Shakti Mohan’s Nritya Shakti dance academy, and later partnered with Madhuri Dixit’s Dance with Madhuri platform to offer the first widely accessible online Bhangra training for India’s dance community.

Tricha earned her MFA from the USC Peter Stark Producing Program. She received the prestigious Stark Special Production Grant, and had placements with Shondaland and UTA before joining CAA’s Production Department where she supported over 300 commercials and music videos. She is an inaugural participant of MBS Studios’ Illumination Training Program. Her credits include Disney, Super Bowl commercials, and an Oscar-qualifying short film.