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January 17 - Feb 1, 2026 Bangalore, Ahmedabad, Delhi
The French Institute in India and the Alliance Française Network present ELEVATION, a striking double bill by Yoann Bourgeois Art Company and Compagnie ISI, marking both companies’ first tour in India. Organised by the French Embassy in India, the tour continues its commitment to introducing leading French artistes to Indian audiences. ELEVATION features two powerful aerial works exploring suspension, balance, and the human desire to transcend limits, while engaging live performance with public space, architecture, and landscape.
-Bengaluru - Freedom Park (as a part of BLR Hubba Festival), 17 & 18 January 2026 (2 shows), 4:45pm
-Ahmedabad - Kanoria Centre for Arts, 24 January 2026, 4:30pm
-Delhi - Lodhi Art District Festival (in collaboration with St+Art), 1 February 2026, 4:30pm
January 22 - 29, 2026 Goa
INDIA CONTACT FESTIVAL 2026 hosted by ProDancer is a vibrant celebration of movement and connection, dedicated to exploring Contact Improvisation as a profound and transformative movement practice.
With Kieran Mitchell, Shifu Ash, Liza Tarabanova, Trinidad García Espinosa, Aric Master, Josh Jones, Lily Antonia & more.
Arambol Beach in Goa serves as the enchanting location for the India Contact Festival. This pristine coastal paradise, situated in the northern region of Goa, embodies the spirit of the festival.
Details
January 23 - February 21, 2026 California
Schedule for Ramya Harishankar and Arpana Dance Company.
-Sun, Jan 4 - Festival of India, Bowers Museum, Santa Ana, CA
-Fri, Jan 23 - Ignite - 35th anniversary of the Barclay Theatre, Irvine, CA
-Mon, Jan 26 - Republic Day celebrations, Indian Consul General, Los Angeles, CA
-Sun, Feb 1 -Treasures of the World, Torrance, CA
-Sat, Feb 7 - Lunar New year celebrations, Irvine, CA
-Sat, Feb 21- Timeless Traditions featuring Trina Sarkar (Odissi) & Srinidhi Raghvan (Bharata Natyam), Lake Forest, CA presented by Arpana Dance Co & the Ektaa Center.
Info: ramya@arpanadancecompany.org
January 30, 2026 Navi Mumbai
POLAND MEETS INDIA provides an opportunity for the cultures of Poland and India to come together in a rich artistic experience, including literature, classical dance and music, and history. Polish writer and scriptwriter Monika Kowaleczko-Szumowska and Bharatanatyam dancer Apeksha Niranjan have formed a creative partnership that began in Poland to revive an important part of World War II history through the story of Polish children who were taken in as refugees by India before it gained independence. Apeksha Niranjan is the granddaughter of Wanda Nowicka, one of the Polish children rescued and brought to India during World War II. The evening will conclude with a solo Bharatanatyam performance by Apeksha Niranjan where she will reinterpret the Warsaw Mermaid legend as well as create a choreographic homage to Marie Skłodowska-Curie, Poland's most important Nobel Prize winner.
At: Marathi Sahitya Mandir, Sector 6, Vashi, Navi Mumbai, 6.30pm
January 31, 2026 Kolkata
SNB Foundation, in association with Omkarnath Mission Parampara, presents the 12TH RITACHHANDA FESTIVAL. The inauguration followed by Distribution Ceremony and a
curated line-up of performances. At 5pm, the program showcases performances by emerging artistes including Souparno Ghosh, Pratibhas Haldar, Shounak Majumder, Enakshi Paik, Anuran Samaddar, Anukalpa Lahiri, Prakriti Paul, Parimal Mondal, Sohag Chakraborty, Arpan Guha, Mayukh Chakraborty, Sanglap Chakraborty, Arghyadeep Debnath, Bhuvnyu Ghosal, Shibashis Lahiri, and Anik Das, among others. At 6pm, acclaimed vocalist Kaushik Bhattacharyya will present a classical vocal recital, accompanied by Sayan Chatterjee on harmonium and Ujjwal Bharati on tabla. This will be followed at 7pm by an Instrumental Ensemble, featuring Sandip Chatterjee on Santoor, with Subhasis Bhattacharya on tabla and Somnath Roy on ghatam.The evening will conclude at 8pm with a Bharatanatyam performance by Samrat Dutta and Shantanu.
At: Uttam Mancha, Kolkata, 5pm. Free entry.
January 31, 2026 Bengaluru
The 12TH ATTAKKALARI INDIA BIENNIAL coincides with 25 years of Attakkalari in Bengaluru. The evening presents an exciting double bill. It opens with GEOMETRY OF BECOMING, a site-specific celebration unfolding in the outdoor spaces of PCPA. Original choreography by Jayachandran Palazhy and a sound score by M.D. Pallavi brings together varied genres, poetic fragments that evoke shifts in time and mood, and musical structures rooted in Indian traditions.
The second half of the evening features SONNET OF SAMSARA, Attakkalari’s internationally acclaimed 60-minute production. This production meditates on cycles of existence, desire, and transformation. It features an evocative score by M.D. Pallavi, a Mizhavu ensemble, additional music by Kunihiko Matsuo, costumes by Aloka D’Souza, and lighting design by Shymon Chelad.
At: Prestige Centre for Performing Arts, Bengaluru, 6pm. All are welcome.
February 1- 10, 2026 Arambol, Goa
- Programme: EMBODIED WORKSHOP & PERFORMANCE FESTIVAL
- Organiser: Moving Parts
- Information: Body Matters is a 10-day embodied workshop & performance festival bringing together award-winning practitioners from physical theatre, contemporary dance, and contact improvisation. Bringing together artists, Abhishek Majumdar, Nakula Somana, Susmit Sen, Andrés Fagiolino, Prashant More, InContact, and Moving Parts' associate artists, Avanish Pandey and Siddharta James, the festival creates a rare arena, a symposium, where physical theatre, contemporary dance, and contact improvisation meet - to investigate the forms, how they relate and ask why the body matters - through daytime workshops, evening performances, and artist conversations, inviting performers to explore movement, creative practice, and embodied storytelling through immersive, experiential sessions.
- Who Can Apply: Open to performers, dancers, theatre artists, movers, and creative practitioners interested in deep embodied practice and interdisciplinary performance work.
- What’s Included: Workshops with international and renowned artists. Evening performance experiences. Opportunities to connect, play, learn, and create with peers. Options for full festival participation, workshops only and performance evenings.
Location: Arambol, Goa
Contact: movingparts.india@gmail.com
February 7, 2026 Chennai
Madurai R Muralidharan presents the Chennai premiere of his dance musical MARUDHIRUVAR, A Dance Tribute to the Unsung Warriors of Sivagangai, that reveals the hidden and untold truths of Tamil freedom fighters - heroes who fought fearlessly and laid down their lives for our freedom. It brings historical characters to life through classical dance, music, and theatrical storytelling.
The Marudhu Pandiyar brothers — Periya Marudhu and Chinna Marudhu — were fearless warrior kings of Sivagangai, Tamil Nadu, who became symbols of early resistance against British colonial rule. Known for their valor, justice, and revolutionary spirit, they not only defended their homeland but also became strategic allies in Tamil Nadu’s broader freedom movement. They shared a powerful alliance with Rani Velu Nachiyar, the first Indian queen to wage war against the British, and stood by her as commanders in her army. With their support, Velu Nachiyar reclaimed her throne and established the first women’s army in Indian history. The Marudhu brothers later extended their revolutionary network to freedom fighters like Veerapandiya Kattabomman, offering him refuge and support during his resistance against British taxation. This dance production brings their inspiring journey to the stage through Bharatanatyam and vibrant Tamil folk dance forms. It explores their deep-rooted patriotism, their alliance with iconic leaders, their fearless battles, and their martyrdom — all woven together through powerful choreography, evocative music, and emotionally charged storytelling.
At: Sir Mutha Venkata Subba Rao Concert Hall, 1 Harrington Rd, Chennai 600031, 6pm
Info: nrithyakshethra@gmail.com
February 7, 2026 San Mateo, CA
Yuva Bharati presents ONENESS - THE BLOSSOMING
This unique production is the result of collaboration featuring seven Indian classical dance exponents - Mousumi Bose, Madhuri Kishore, Deepa Mahadevan, Niharika Mohanty, Chandreyee Mukherjee, Bindu Pratap, and Anupama Srivastava - masters of six diverse traditional styles: Bharatanatyam, Kathak, Kuchipudi, Manipuri, Mohiniattam, and Odissi, alongside their companies forming a stunning ensemble
At: Midpen Media Center, College of San Mateo Theater 1700 W Hillsdale Blvd, San Mateo, CA 94402, 4pm
Info: info@yuvabharati.org
February 8, 2026 Saratoga, CA
Abhinaya Dance Company of San Jose presents TIMELESS TALES featuring performances by students, teachers and junior dance company, with live music – stories woven through Bharatanatyam and classical Carnatic compositions.
Venue: McAfee Performing Arts Centre, 20300 Herriman Avenue, Saratoga, CA, 2pm
Info: abdanceco@gmail.com
February 12 - March 28, 2026 Arambol, Goa
- Programme: MULTI-DISCIPLINARY INTENSIVE TRAINING PROGRAMME
- Information: A multi-disciplinary intensive training programme for performers that combines physical theatre, contemporary dance, therapeutic movement, voice work, contact improvisation, choreography, and devising to develop a well-rounded performance skill set. The training supports artists in creating their own work, exploring their artistic voice, and the powerful, radical, life-changing potential of theatre and dance to enliven, enrich, provoke, and transform society.
- Who Can Apply: Actors, dancers, and performance creators who want to deepen their craft and expand how they think, move, and perform. Applicants should be ready to work in a professional, disciplined, and collaborative environment
- What's included: Intensive in-studio teaching and creative process. Mentored independent projects toward the final showcase. Certification and skills building for performance careers. World-class training in the jungle near Goa’s beaches
- Part 3: 12th Feb – 14th Mar 2026 & Part 4: 16th - 28th March 2026
- Organiser: Moving Parts
Location: Arambol, Goa
Contact: movingparts.india@gmail.com
February 15 - 16, 2026 Bangalore
Shristi center, Bangalore, is organising a NAADA NATYANJALI Shivaratri Festival of Music and Dance, a whole night program from 6pm of February 15 to 6am of February 16. About 25 troupes, more than 100 artistes from Kolkata, Bhubaneswar, Maharashtra, Tamil Nadu and Karnataka are performing.
At: Shringeri Shankar Mutt, Shankara Puram, Chamrajpet, Bangalore
Info: dancetherapyindia@gmail.com
February 19, 2026 Kolkata
Swaranjali Delhi presents PRAVASI BHARATIYA SANGEET & NRITYA MAHOTSAV 2026 in association with Sarbabharatiya Sangeet -O- Sanskriti Parishad, Kolkata.
Vandana - Sur Sanchari Sangeet Vidyalaya Krishnanagar, Direction - Jaya Biswas
Tabla solo - Florian Schiertz
Sarod recital - Monit Paul
Vocal - Mitali Bhawmik
Dance- Nritya Malancha, Siliguri
Bharatnatyam - Subhajit Dutta, Kuchipudi - Ipshita Chakraborty, Odissi - Debdatta Lahiri, Kathak - Trisha Pal Das
Co-artistes- Pt. Amit Chatterjee, Tapas Guha Thakurata, Dr. Kamalaksha Mukherjee.
Venue: Rathindra Mancha, Jorasanko Thakurbari, Kolkata 700007, 5pm. Free entry.
Info: +91- 9910300319 | 7003563301 / sitarsubrata@gmail.com
February 20 - 22, 2026 Chicago
Mandala South Asian Performing Arts presents the world premiere of ŚIVA BHĀVA: LOVE, CARE, AND THE COSMOS. A fusion of three styles - Bharatanatyam, Kathak and Odissi - Śiva Bhāva explores how Shiva, a deity revered across South Asian spiritual practices, embodies both collective and individual expressions of love as conveyed through sacred art forms. Performers include dancers/choreographers Anindita Anaam (Kathak), Shruti Parthasarathy (BN), and Misha Talapatra (Odissi).
Friday, February 20 at 6pm; Saturday, February 21 at 4pm; Sunday, February 22 at 11am
At the Ruth Page Center for the Arts, 1016 N. Dearborn St., Studio 3, Chicago.
Info: jillchukerman@gmail.com
March 3 & 4, 2026 London
ASTITVA, meaning existence, is a powerful and evocative dance production by award-winning choreographer Jaivant Patel, offering a rare and moving portrayal of British-Indian gay men.
At: The Place, London, 7.30pm
March 21, 2026 Palo Alto, CA
Pratibha - A chamber concert presenting Bharatanatyam by Janhavi Pillai, disciple of Meera Sreenarayanan.
At: Midpen Media Center Studios, 900 San Antonio Rd, Palo Alto, CA, 4pm. Free entry,
Info: info@yuvabharati.org
March 21 & 22, 2026 London
LONDON MARGAZHI 2026 with mela and interactive sessions from 11am to 4pm, live performances from 5pm to 9pm.
At: City Academy, Hackney
April 26, 2026 London, UK
Srishti’s 35th anniversary celebrations will feature performances by Srishti’s Bharatanatyam, Kathak and Karnatik vocal students. A special performance by the national and international touring company. Contributions from Srishti Yuva Culture, celebrating community outreach through the arts
At: Elliott Hall, Harrow Arts Centre, 171 Uxbridge Rd, Pinner HA5 4EA, 5pm
Info: ninarajarani@srishti.co.uk
May 16, 2026 Santa Clara, CA
Yuva Bharati celebrates 20 years of service to the community with Bharatanatyam recital VIMSATI UTSAVA performed by Bay Area dance schools featuring Pancha Bootha Kritis and Kalidasa’s Ritu Samhara.
At: Mission City Center for Performing Arts, 3250 Monroe St, Santa Clara, CA 95051, 4pm
Info: info@yuvabharati.org
July 25, 2026 Palo Alto, CA
Pratibha - A chamber concert presenting Bharatanatyam by Sahana Subramanya, disciple of Saroja Vaidyanathan.
At: Midpen Media Center Studios, 900 San Antonio Rd, Palo Alto, CA, 4pm. Free entry,
Info: info@yuvabharati.org
September 19, 2026 Palo Alto, CA
Pratibha - A chamber concert presenting Odissi by Manasi Madhusmita Padhi, disciple of Vishnu Tattvadas.
At: Midpen Media Center Studios, 900 San Antonio Rd, Palo Alto, CA, 4pm. Free entry,
Info: info@yuvabharati.org
October 10, 2026 Palo Alto, CA
Yuva Bharati celebrates 20 years with KUCHIPUDI NATYOTSAVAM featuring Kuchipudi ballets led by Guru Pasumarthy Venkateswara Sarma.
MAHISHASURA MARDHINI - coordinated by Madhuri Kishore, 4pm
KUMARA SAMBHAVAM - coordinated by Samidha Satyam, 6:30pm
At: Cubberly Theater, 4120 Middlefield Rd, , Palo Alto, CA 94303
Info: info@yuvabharati.org
November 21, 2026 Palo Alto, CA
Pratibha - A chamber concert presenting Kuchipudi by Siva Sashank Toleti, disciple of Sailaja Chaudhary Tummala.
At: Midpen Media Center Studios, 900 San Antonio Rd, Palo Alto, CA, 4pm. Free entry,
Info: info@yuvabharati.org
