Stuti Mukherjee is an Ottawa-based Kuchipudi artist with a rich background in Indian classical dance. She holds a Diploma in Bharatanatyam after nine years of training at Kalamandalam, Kolkata and spent six years refining her Bharatanatyam skills with teachers from the Kalakshetra Foundation in Chennai. Since 2022, Stuti has trained in Kuchipudi with the late Shri Amarnath Ghosh and is presently pursuing advanced Kuchipudi at the Kuchipudi Art Academy, Chennai, under the guidance of Smt. Srimayi Vempati. Stuti’s work is supported by the City of Ottawa, the Ottawa Arts Council and the Ontario Arts Council, and she has served as a dance juror for both the City of Ottawa and the Ontario Arts Council’s dance projects. Stuti has performed extensively in Canada, the USA, and India, with notable performances at the National Arts Centre, Canada; Night Shift 2022 &2025 at the Citadel + Compagnie co-presented by the Fall for Dance North, Chicago Thyagaraja Utsavam, USA; Colorado Fine Arts Association-Prakriti Festival 2026; and Kuchipudi Village, India. As the Artistic Director of the Kalagriha School of Performing Arts and a MASC (Multicultural Arts in Schools and Community) artist, Stuti conducts dance outreach programs in elementary and high schools across Ottawa. She is dedicated to sharing her passion for Indian classical arts with the Canadian community.
