Artist · Author · Choreographer
The Stage03.4
Direction · Choreography · World-building
I create theatrical worlds where movement, image, sound, and ritual become one language.
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Selected works · Archive 01—02
KOMOREBI is an original evening-length work conceived, written, choreographed, produced, and designed by Navaji David Nava.
Created with Ventana Ballet through Navaji’s ATMA Moves methodology, the production united choreography, costume, scenic design, projection, storytelling, and a live pre-show soundscape into one immersive environment. The work asked its artists and audience to enter a world governed by inner transformation rather than spectacle alone.
Creative directionChoreographyProductionScenic designCostume designProjectionSoundscape
From hand to stage
The visual language began in the sketchbook and continued through fabric, silhouette, projection, scenic form, and the bodies of the dancers. Each element belonged to the same story.
Navaji performs the pre-show soundscape, preparing the space as both theatre and threshold.
Moving archive
“We were witnesses to the growing gentle brilliance of this multi-talented choreographer.”Read the CTX Live Theatre review ↗
Rainbow Crow transforms an ancestral story into an intimate theatrical world shaped through movement, illustration, projection, costume, and handmade objects.
Commissioned for Ventana Ballet’s 2024 production of Kaleidoscope, the work was written, choreographed, designed, and originally performed by Navaji. Its scale is smaller than KOMOREBI, but its authorship is just as complete: a compact world with its own visual mythology and emotional architecture.
Story adaptationChoreographyPerformanceIllustrationProjectionCostumeProps
Moving archive
A glimpse into the movement, projection, and visual storytelling of the original production.
Selected collaborations
Navaji welcomes conversations with artistic directors, cultural institutions, and visionary collaborators seeking original work with rigor, authorship, and imaginative scope.
Projects are considered selectively, with particular interest in commissions that value storytelling, interdisciplinary practice, and the creation of complete worlds.
