Artistic Directors

Malathi Iyengar

Malathi Iyengar is a Los Angeles based choreographer, educator, and visual artist. Iyengar holds a Master of Fine Arts degree in Choreography and Performance from University of California, Los Angeles. Iyengar studied Bharatanatyam (classical dance of India) from guru Narmada of Bangalore, India and choreography and improvisation under the mentorship of Marion Scott.

Iyengar received the 2013 C.O.L.A. Individual Artist Fellowship for choreography from the City of Los Angeles. Iyengar is also the recipient of Lester Horton Award for Outstanding Achievement in World Dance for her choreography “Shivaya.” Iyengar has received numerous other distinctions for her choreographic works and is recognized as a Master Artist of Bharatanatyam dance by the Alliance for California Traditional Artists. Some of her other awards include Hind Rattan Award, Rainbow Award (LAWTF), Hindu Temple Asthana Vidushi Award, Durfee Foundation Award, Brody Fellowship for Performing Arts, Alma Hawkins Award for Excellence in Choreography, John Lennon Performing Arts Award, Glorya Kaufman Award, J. and Watumull Award. Iyengar regularly teaches Bharatanatyam, production and presentation seminars, and intercultural dance theater. Iyengar is the author of ‘Dance & Devotion’ published by Rangoli Foundation. Iyengar is the artistic director of the Rangoli Dance Company & Rangoli Foundation for Art & Culture, a non-profit organization, which was founded in 1985. Iyengar served as an adjunct faculty at the Santa Monica College Dance Department from 2009 – 2013.

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Lakshmi Iyengar

Lakshmi Iyengar is an Agent in the Media Finance division at CAA where she is instrumental in the structuring and packaging of Independent feature films.

Lakshmi began her career in 2009 in Film Acquisitions tracking projects, attending film festivals and acquiring films for Universal Pictures International, Universal Pictures and Focus Features. Following her time with Focus, she was the Vice President of Worldwide Acquisitions for Sony Pictures Entertainment. Prior to joining CAA, she was most recently the Executive Vice President of Production and Development for Dev Patel’s Minor Realm.

Born in Sherman Oaks, California, Lakshmi’s background is deeply rooted in the arts and live performance. She has worked for the Los Angeles Opera and is the Co-Artistic Director for the Rangoli Dance Company. She additionally serves on the board of the Dance Resource Center of Los Angeles and is adjunct faculty for Carnegie Mellon’s Masters in Entertainment Industry Management program.

Lakshmi has a BA in Theater with a Minor in Italian from UCLA, and a Masters in Entertainment Industry Management from Carnegie Mellon University. She additionally studied abroad in Bologna, Italy and has interned with the Cineteca di Bologna.