Swati Bhise (née Gupte; born 21 October 1959) is a Bharatanatyam dancer, choreographer, educator, producer,[1] director, writer and promoter of the arts.

[5] Some of her more notable performances have been for the 40th anniversary of the United Nations General assembly,[6] the unveiling of Elsa Peretti and Paloma Picasso's new mesh designs for Tiffany & Co, and The Metropolitan Museum of Art for the opening of the South Asian Sculpture Wing.

[9] Swati served as an artist in residence at the Brearley School, New York City, from 1991 to 2006[10] and founded the non-profit Sanskriti Center for Indian arts in education for children and adolescents.

[14] Critically acclaimed theater stars including Lilette Dubey, Girish Karnad, Rajat Kapoor, Mohammad Ali Baig, and Vikram Kapadia have all participated over the years, and she is still the festival's artistic director.

[21] Swati has sat on numerous panels including the five-member grand jury at the 9th annual Mahindra Excellence in Theatre Awards (META) alongside Shabana Azmi, Sushma Seth, Kulbhushan Kharbanda, and Utkarsh Mazumdar.