Amit Shah is the President of AATMA Performing Arts and the Creator and Director of Mystic India: The World Tour. Amit is known for his innovative eye and attention to detail as he combines his experience in theatre, visual arts and dance to serve as a compelling force in the entertainment industry. As the chief creative force behind AATMA Performing Arts and Mystic India: The World Tour, Amits unique dance style merges strength and sensuality, while his perception of choreography and production combines both a dancers emotions and an audiences virtual experience. In 2009, Amit founded AATMA Performing Arts, which quickly became a leading worldwide brand in South Asian dance. The company has branches in New Jersey, New York, Los Angeles, and Mumbai and has become a lead in providing professional career opportunities to passionate dancers in the USA. In 2011, Amit created Mystic India: The World Tour, an internationally traveling Bollywood dance spectacular that has been seen by over a quarter million people. His work has been featured globally on stage and received tremendous accolades with the media worldwide. Amit has also worked on live shows with Priyanka Chopra and assisted in choreography on Bollywood film sets with Deepika Padukone, John Abraham, Genelia DSouza and Shahrukh Khans production house, Red Chillies Entertainment. In 2012, he launched Andaz Costume Design, a company dedicated to designing and fabricating costumes to dance companies around the world, and Aura Events & Entertainment, an event production company that plans private, corporate, and other branded events. In 2013, Amit founded South Asian Choreographers Alliance (SAC Alliance) with the goal of uniting South Asian artists and choreographers for the purpose of cultural preservation. He has also been a chief public speaker at a number of colleges to promote the pursuit of passion as a career and continues to conduct workshops on dance, entrepreneurship, and brand building to inspire students and future generations to make their dreams into reality.
