Dec 24 & 29, 2025 / Jan 5, 2026 Chennai
Dec 24th, 7pm: Solo margam by Vidhya Subramanian for the 69th Margazhi Mela by Krishna Gana Sabha.
Dec 29th, 7:15pm: DAMARU by Sparsha ensemble for Karthik Fine Arts at Bharatiya Vidya Bhavan, Mylapore
Jan 5th, 12:30pm: Solo margam by Vidhya Subramanian at Music Academy, Chennai
Info: contact@vidhyasubramanian.com
Dec 9, 2025 - Jan 15, 2026 Chennai
Sri Thyaga Brahma Gana Sabha presents 46TH IYAL ISAI NATAKA VIZHA.
Venue: Vani Mahal, Chandrasekharendra Mahaswamy auditorium, T Nagar
Schedule
Dec 17, 2025 - Jan 16, 2026 Chennai
The Mylapore Fine Arts Club presents 74TH YEAR ART FESTIVAL.
Venue: 45, Musiri Subramaniam Rd, Mylapore
Schedule
Dec 7, 2025 - Jan 18, 2026 Chennai, Mumbai
Schedule for Anitha Guha’s Bharathanjali’s MAHADEVAM MAHASEVAM BHAJE.
Details
December 14, 2025 - January 18, 2026 Chennai
Bharat Kalachar presents 37TH MARGHAZHI MAHOTHSAV.
At: YGP Auditorium, No: 17 Thirumalai Road, T. Nagar, Chennai 600017
Details
December 21, 2025 - January 19, 2026 Mahabalipuram
Under the stars, by the breathtaking Shore Temple in Mamallapuram, a
world of music, rhythm, and dance feature at THE INDIAN DANCE FESTIVAL,
hosted by Tamil Nadu Tourism.
Venue: Shore temple, Mahabalipuram, 6pm
December 11, 2025 - January 25, 2026 Chennai
Brahma Gana Sabha presents DECEMBER ART FESTIVAL & ANNUAL DANCE FESTIVAL.
Schedule
January 3 - 9, 2026 Chennai
The 19TH ANNUAL DANCE FESTIVAL of Music Academy.
Details
January 5, 2026 Kolkata
Malashree presents UTTARAN, a Dance Drama Festival. The evening will feature four dance drama presentations:
• SURYA DEVA - The Sun God, presented by Saveri Odissi Dance School,
Dance Direction: Nandini Ghosal
A compelling Odissi dance drama celebrating Surya, the source of life, energy, and cosmic rhythm.
• MEGH MALLAR, presented by Sahana Dance Troupe
Dance Direction: Rudrabha Niyogi
A lyrical exploration of the monsoon, capturing longing, renewal, and the emotional landscape of rain.
• DEBOTAR GRAASH, presented by Malashree
Dance Direction: Sampita Chaterjee & Dr. Arpita Venkatesh
A thought-provoking work reflecting on devotion, power, and the complex relationship between faith and humanity.
• DROHI, presented by Kohinoor Dance Academy
Directed by Kohinoor Sen Barat
A bold and intense dance drama that gives voice to resistance, inner conflict, and transformation.
At: 6PM at Gyan Manch, Kolkata
January 6, 2026 Tirupathi
Lecture on "Artistic Intelligence - Building Creative Excellence beyond
Algorithms" by Bharatanatyam exponent Bala Devi Chandrashekar
Venue: Central Auditorium, IIT Tirupathi, Venkatagiri Road, Yerpedu Post,Tirupati District,
Andhra Pradesh 517619, 3pm
Info: baladevichandrashekar@gmail.com
January 9, 2026 Bengaluru
Etram will be presenting a one-hour Bharatanatyam performance as part of Medai Margazhi at Medai Bengaluru at 7:45 p.m.
Info: etramoffice@gmail.com
January 9, 2026 Kochi, Kerala
GANDHI, a Bharatanatyam production by Satyajit CP at Dharani School of Performing Arts, Kochi, Kerala, 7pm.
Info: bkalanjali@gmail.com
January 10, 2026 Margao, Goa
Ileana Citaristi along with her team Art Vision presents an Odissi dance
recital for Kalarang, a festival of Dance, Music and Theatre organised
by Kalangan with the help of Directorate of Art and Culture at Margao,
7pm.
Info: icitaris@gmail.com
January 10, 2026 Chennai
Hari and Chethana, along with their two senior disciples, will be
presenting Kathak production BHAKTHI NRITYA TARANG at Bharath Kalachar
at 7:15PM.
Venue: Sri YGP Auditorium, No. 17, Thirumalai Road, T. Nagar, Chennai 600017. Free entry.
January 11, 2026 Bangalore
GURUVANDANA to Guru Dr Lalitha Srinivasan by her senior disciples Srimathy Madholkar,
Sudha Raghuram, Chitra Arvind and Prashanth Gopal Shastry.
At: 5.30pm, Bangalore Shukra hall, Malleswaram.
Info: prashanth.naatyakalakshetra@gmail.com
January 21, 2026 Bangalore
Aditi Mangaldas presents UNCHARTED SEAS performance | BLR Hubba (Nartisu Hubba)
At the Prestige Centre for Performing Arts, Bengaluru, 8pm
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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 24, 2026 Bangalore
21st DRISHTI NATIONAL DANCE FESTIVAL titled BHARATA GITA is presented by dancer Anuradha Vikranth’s Drishti Art Foundation.
- Dr. Padma Subrahmanyam presents a profound tribute to the Bhagavad Gita.
- Abhinava Dance Company led by Nirupama Rajendra and T.D. Rajendra,
present a refined tribute to the Naṭyasastra through Kathak.
- Drishti Dance Ensemble led by Dr. Anuradha Vikranth, offers a dedicated tribute to the Naṭyasastra through Bharatanrityam.
At: Chowdiah Memorial Hall, Bengaluru, 6pm
Info: drishtiartcentre@gmail.com
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 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 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 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
