Punit

Punit is an Indo-Canadian interdisciplinary dance-theatre artist based in Vancouver, BC. His movement background includes contemporary dance influenced by Hip-hop, Breaking, Krump, Popping, and House. Drawing from experience in computer science, acting, psychology, and social services, his practice integrates movement, voice, theatre, film, and technology, exploring questions of life, belonging, society, and the mind.

He has been mentored by Sadhya Dance Company, Ryan Martyr, Sophia Sosa, Marissa Wong, Arash Khakpour, Deanna Peters, Natalie Gan, and Lesley Telford. Punit has created and presented work with Dance West Network, NewWorks, and The Dance Centre, and has toured across Canada and Japan.

He is a recipient of a Canada Council for the Arts award and the Dance Victoria Chrystal Dance Prize.

Top photo by Carline Dolmazon

We just out here Loitering!

Loitering is a dance-theatre duet that questions why every moment must have purpose. Rooted in street and contemporary dance, it explores drifting without direction as quiet rebellion and tender joy. Memories of skipping school, wandering malls, and chasing places we might never reach become metaphors for resisting productivity’s grip. Through playful partnering, grooves that break apart, and bodies leaning into uncertainty, the work asks why some are free to linger while others are judged. Beneath its surface, Loitering probes our inner wandering - daydreams, hesitations, unspoken fears, finding truth in simply being, without needing to arrive anywhere.

Email: punitt487@gmail.com

Located: Surrey, British Columbia, Canada

Project Details

Photo by Carla Alcantara

Year of creation: 2025

Choreographer: Punit and James Olivo

Key collaborators:
Choreographers: Punit, James Olivo (Jamey Wamey)
Performers: Punit and Evie Chung

Audience Type: Elementary (Gr. 1-7), Youth (Gr. 8-12), Families, Young Adults, Adults, Seniors

Length of work: 30 minutes

Preparation time required on site: 5 minutes

Technical requirements required on-site: Standard speakers for music

Space required: Any space works (adaptable piece)

Availability: I’m fully available to tour across BC. Loitering feels right for now as it’s outdoors, rooted in a universal experience, and lets me literally loiter in each place as part of living the piece. I want to collaborate with local dancers wherever possible, given 4 to 5 days to connect and rehearse, or bring someone with me. Beyond performing, I hope to offer workshops or informal sessions to build real connections. Touring will help me grow my practice, adapt the work to new environments, and start a long term path of creating with communities across BC.