Govind Pillai is someone whose work lives beautifully at the intersection of tradition, queerness, movement and radical imagination. Pillai is a dancer, choreographer, director and the Artistic Director of Karma Dance; a company celebrated for creating visually stunning and emotionally powerful performances that challenge the boundaries of contemporary dance.

Through works like Temple of Desire, Pillai explores identity, sensuality, spirituality and belonging with extraordinary honesty and care - creating space for stories and bodies that have too often been unseen.

Pillai's work is bold, tender, provocative and deeply human.