Mavin Khoo is internationally recognised as a dance artist, teacher, choreographer and artist scholar. His initial training was at the Temple of Fine Arts and Sri Wilayah Ballet School in Malaysia. He then pursued his training in Bharatanatyam intensively under the legendary dance maestro, Padma Shri Adyar K.Lakshman in India, Cunningham technique at the Cunningham studios in New York and Classical Ballet under Marian St. Claire, Michael Beare, Nancy Kilgour and Raymond Chai. As a contemporary dance artist, he has worked with Wayne McGregor, Akram Khan, Shobana Jeyasingh, Ivan Perez Aviles and others.

Mavin is considered one of the few Bharatanaytam male soloists to have carved a niche for himself as an international touring solo artist, whilst still regularly dancing at all major venues in India, including the Music Academy, Narada Gana Sabha and Kalakshetra in Chennai.

Mavin holds a MA in Choreography from Middlesex University. He was faculty member of the Dance Studies Department (at the School of Performing Arts) at the University of Malta. In 2014, he was appointed artistic director of ŻfinMalta Dance Ensemble, where he also choreographed and danced until 2017.

Mavin is Associate Artistic Director at Akram Khan Company and acts as principal coach and stager for Akram’s repertory. He also acts as Repetiteur to Akram Khan’s work with ballet companies coaching and staging productions such as Creature and Giselle for English National Ballet and and more recently, Lady Macbeth for the Royal Danish Ballet. He travels regularly, teaching company ballet class in leading organisations including English National Ballet, Rambert Dance Company, Teatro alla Scala, Boston Ballet, Royal Danish Ballet, Ballets de Monte-Carlo, Joburg Ballet, San Francisco Ballet, among others.

As a dance artist today, Mavin maintains his touring work as a mature artist with a focus on solo Bharatanatyam concert performances.