Nighat Sultana Chaudhry
Education
- Master of Arts in Dance Technique Pedagogy, Middlesex University, London (2020)
- Certified Skill Diploma in Choreography, Natya Institute of Kathak Choreography, Jain University, Bangalore, India
Biography
Nighat Chaudhry has been Full-Time Professor of Practice at Habib University since 2023, conducting Movement Meditation workshops and teaching within the Communication and Design program. Before her full-time appointment, she was Adjunct Professor at the Indus Valley School of Art and Architecture, Karachi (2014–2017).
She is a Kathak dancer, choreographer, actor, and educator known for her deep connection to Eastern classical dance traditions. Redirected toward Kathak at age fourteen after meeting renowned exponent Nahid Siddiqui, she trained under maestros including Maharaj Ghulam Hussain Kathak, Pandit Durga Lal, and Uma Dogra, and in workshops with Pandit Birju Maharaj, Kumudini Lakhia, and Saswati Sen. She holds a Master’s in Dance Pedagogy from Middlesex University London and a choreography diploma from Jain University, Bangalore, and continues training under Guru Pali Chandra in the London-based ISTD Kathak syllabus.
Chaudhry has performed and choreographed on national and international stages and has also worked as an actor, and founded The Nighat Chaudhry Foundation to empower youth and women in Pakistan through cultural heritage and the arts. She is a recipient of Pakistan’s Pride of Performance award, the Nigar Award for Best Actress, and the Faiz Ahmed Faiz award for interpreting Faiz’s poetry through Kathak.
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