...kathak meets ballet was elegant...Opera San José's Roméo et Juliette, The Opera Tattler

...mixing balletic and classical Indian styles in an enchanting fashion.Opera San Jose's Romeo et Juliette, Operaville

Romeo and Juliet - Gounod’s Opera, Cordell Reports

Ethnic Dance’s Robust Renewal in the Peninsula, SF Classical Voice

…nothing could match the vivid choreography of Antara Bhardwaj. In this version, the whirling dances of the wedding celebration gave the opera a rare sense of physical presence.Review: A superb new ‘Figaro’ sets its marriage ceremony in colonial India, SF Chronicle Datebook

The production was blessed throughout with the fine touches of Indian culture. The dancers lent the festive scenes a sense of Bollywood joy.Opera San Jose: Bollywood Meets Figaro, Operaville

[Bhardwaj] choreographed a scene that embodies the chaos and the color of an Indian wedding,” Opera San Jose’s India-set ‘Figaro’ mashes up cultures in a captivating way — but could go further, Local News Matters

Opera San José's Le Nozze di Figaro, The Opera Tattler

Opera San Jose Sets Mozart’s The Marriage Of Figaro In Colonial India, India Currents

Opera San Jose brings Mozart's Marriage of Figaro, Dil Ki Awaaz Bolly92.3FM

A ‘Figaro’ set in colonial India takes the stage at last, SF Chronicle Datebook Pick

Figaro Visits India in Opera San José’s New Production, SF Classical Voice

Heartistry Talk Show, hosted by Farah Yasmeen Sheikh

Seeing Yourself On Stage: Students Dance and Play Alongside Guest Artists, Butler Stories

Antara Bhardwaj, Artists on Art

Bhardwaj’s strengths as a performer is her comfort addressing her audience verbally or through dance.” Antara Bhardwaj: Tale of a Kathaka in Mountain View, Lively Foundation

Upaj: Improvise, India Currents

The Ultimate Cultural Exchange - "Upaj: Improvise" (Filmmaker Chat), AfroPop

UPAJ Documentary: Interview with Antara Bhardwaj, Chitesh Das Dance Company & Chhandam

In the Press

2023, CA$H Grant, Dancers’ Group & Theatre Bay Area

2019-present, Mosaic Fellow, Mosaic America

2019, CA$H Grant, Dancers’ Group & Theatre Bay Area

2014, 1st place winner at Maui Fringe Festival with “Tale of a Kathaka”

2013, best documentary at Dance Camera West film festival with “Upaj: Improvise”

Awards