

2026

'Iti Kalyani' - A raga-centric ode to love and melody by Sahitya Ramkumar 
- Satish Suri
e-mail: satishism@yahoo.co.in

In the flow of Tradition:
Pt. Jagdish Gangani and the Spirit of Kathak Darshan 
- Bijoy Shivram
e-mail: bijoyshivram@gmail.com

'Jwala' (The Rising Flame) 
- Manjari Sinha
e-mail: manjari@sinha.com

Aviral Rang: Rhythm, Expression, and the Continuum of Tradition 
- Simer Preet Sokhi
e-mail: Simersokhi.ss@gmail.com

NatyaFest 2026: A spectacle of culture and creativity 
- Preeti Sreenivasan
e-mail: preetivasan24@gmail.com

Kapardhini Dance Festival 
- Vijay Shanker
e-mail: vijaydance@gmail.com

Aham Pravahini 
- Miruthula Jegadesan
e-mail: miruthulaj000@gmail.com

Mischief Dance 
- Tapati Chowdhurie
e-mail: tapatichow@yahoo.co.in

Samarpana Festival and Vibhuti 
- Satish Suri
e-mail: satishism@yahoo.co.in

Kathak kaleidoscope of Krishna Leela at Geeta Dham 
- Harshita Udani
e-mail: harshitaudani@gmail.com

A resonance of Navarasa in the works of Purandara Dasa 
- Y.K. Sandhya Sharma
e-mail: ykss77@yahoo.com

'Dance-theatre by Thanjavur Maratha Rajas' by Indumati Raman - A book launch 
- Chandra Anand
e-mail: chandra6267@yahoo.co.in

Draupadi's Mahabharata: Visually rich with deeper potential 
- Ratna Bharati Acharya
e-mail: ratnabharati@gmail.com

Jharna: A confluence of ideas, choreography and emerging voices 
- Archana Murali

Prabaha 
- Debolina Ghosh
e-mail: debolina.2009@rediffmail.com

Nayika 2026 
- Ashwini Naik
e-mail: ashwini.naik.gad@gmail.com

Java to Jawali: Old classics, new interpretations
- Anuradha Gopalakrishnan
e-mail: radhaandme@gmail.com

Sphurana cultural festival 
- Satish Suri
e-mail: satishism@yahoo.co.in

Nritya Tarangini Dance Festival 
- Vijay Shanker
e-mail: vijaydance@gmail.com

ICCR Cultural Centre, Paris 
- Sonya Wynne Singh

Guru V. Mydhili: The quiet flame of a living tradition 
- Bijoy Shivram
e-mail: bijoyshivram@gmail.com

Kanak Sparsha 
- Manjula Shastri
e-mail: manjulashastri2929@gmail.com

Stree Shakti - The power of womanhood
- Sujatha Ramanathan
e-mail: sujatharam13@gmail.com

Solo Bharatanatyam by Dipan Maitra
- Tapati Chowdhurie
e-mail: tapatichow@yahoo.co.in

36th Pt Durgalal Festival
- Vijay Shanker
e-mail: vijaydance@gmail.com

Parijat III - A tribute to Guru Kelucharan Mohapatra
- Tapati Chowdhurie
e-mail: tapatichow@yahoo.co.in

Sakhya: The grace of shared Sadhana
- Bijoy Shivram
e-mail: bijoyshivram@gmail.com

Multifaceted artistry in classical dance traditions
- Satish Suri
e-mail: satishism@yahoo.co.in

Natya Sarita at SaRa space
- Sudha Sridhar
e-mail: sudhasridhar@hotmail.com

Harini - a soulful rendition by Meera Sreenarayanan
- Rubina Sudharman
e-mail: rubinasudharman@gmail.com

Revisiting a forgotten temple dance tradition:
Vichitra Chitra Nartana and the Saalagasuuda Prabhanda of Hoysala Karnataka
- Dr. Veena Murthy Vijay
e-mail: veenamurthyvijay@gmail.com

Bala Devi Chandrashekar captivates IEEE engineers with groundbreaking Artistic Intelligence framework

Shivaarghya Festival 2026: A bael leaf votive to Nataraja
- Bibin Balan
e-mail: punarjjaniculturalcentre@gmail.com

50 years of Kalasri in Basel
- Dr Rejina Sadhu

Bandra Cultural Utsav and Ayyappa Sharanam
- Vijay Shanker
e-mail: vijaydance@gmail.com

When a Seed speaks: Celebrating Jyotisangh through the vision of Beeja: Earth Seed
- Bijoy Shivram
e-mail: bijoyshivram@gmail.com

Margam in vivid hues
- Satish Suri
e-mail: satishism@yahoo.co.in

Govinda - A tale of faith
- Ancy Alexander

NCPA Mumbai Dance Season 2026-Kala Dharohar
- Dr. Anupma Harshal
e-mail: anupma.manav.atlas@gmail.com

The 19th Sharngadeva Samaroh in Lucknow

Pune International Dance Festival - A pioneering project
- Shyamhari Chakra
e-mail: shyamhari@yahoo.com

Festival of New Choreographies - KalaYatra 2026

Thematic dance performances with philosophical overtones
- Satish Suri
e-mail: satishism@yahoo.co.in

Samanvaya conveys a social message
- Vijay Shanker
e-mail: vijaydance@gmail.com

An evening of Memory and Movement: The Roots to Routes tribute
- Bijoy Shivram
e-mail: bijoyshivram@gmail.com

Decolonising the body, Reclaiming the voice:
Reimagining Mohiniyattam in the modern spectacle
- Dr. Lekha N.B.
e-mail: vaishnavy@gmail.com

Mardala Manjeera
- Tapati Chowdhurie
e-mail: tapatichow@yahoo.co.in

Elegance of agility and composure
- V. Kaladharan
e-mail: vkdamaru.eda@gmail.com

Engaging dance performances
- Satish Suri
e-mail: satishism@yahoo.co.in

A Week of Rhythm, A Night of Resonance: Ahmedabad Dance Residency 2026
- Bijoy Shivram
e-mail: bijoyshivram@gmail.com

World Kathak Day: A prayer in motion
- Srishti Kashyap
e-mail: kashyapsrishti@gmail.com

Jailal Academy of Music celebrates Nrityakatha
- Tapati Chowdhurie
e-mail: tapatichow@yahoo.co.in

Celebrations in North Bengal in honour of Guru Kelucharan Mohapatra
- Shyamhari Chakra
e-mail: shyamharichakra@gmail.com

Shivaratri Mahotsavam at Sri Vadakkunnathan Temple, Thrissur
- Padma Jayaraj
e-mail: padmajayaraj@gmail.com

Naadam Nrityotsava
- Vijay Shanker
e-mail: vijaydance@gmail.com

A Kuchipudi offering of joy, lineage and lived devotion
- Sujata Chakraborty
e-mail: vedishaarts@gmail.com

Thematic Bharatanatyam performances with contemporary flavour
- Satish Suri
e-mail: satishism@yahoo.co.in

'Vivarta - Transformations' and 'Kalatra'
- Chandra Anand
e-mail: chandra6267@yahoo.co.in

A visually captivating 'Trayi'
- Dr. Mohammed Rafee

Mauli - A timeless tradition of devotion
- Vijay Shanker
e-mail: vijaydance@gmail.com

Glitch in the Matrix: Where Devotee meets Deity
- Rajiv Rajamani
e-mail: rajivrajamani@yahoo.com

A Growtowskian night in Irinjalakuda: Discussions on Western theatre and the Indian theatre tradition
- Sona Maria
e-mail: sona.maria.sj@gmail.com

Variegated solo dance performances
- Satish Suri
e-mail: satishism@yahoo.co.in

Anusmriti: Remembering Guru K. J. Govindarajan through Sound, Movement, and Memory
- Dr. Parul Purohit Vats
e-mail: preciousparul79@gmail.com

Naivedyam: When offering becomes experience
- Anurag Chauhan
e-mail: anuragchauhanoffice@gmail.com

Vasai Fine Arts Festival of music and dance
- Vijay Shanker
e-mail: vijaydance@gmail.com

Dhrupadi Ranga - Gitam, Badyam, Nrityam: A celebratory confluence of classical Arts
- Krishnakshi Kashyap
e-mail: sattriyakristi2012@gmail.com

Shashthi Varna Chakra
- Madhuri Sarkar
e-mail: sarkarmadhuri88@gmail.com

Madras Music Academy Dance Festival
Tradition: Reinforcement and Reimagination - Part 2
- V. Kaladharan
e-mail: vkdamaru.eda@gmail.com

Madras Music Academy Dance Festival
Tradition: Reinforcement and Reimagination - Part 1
- V. Kaladharan
e-mail: vkdamaru.eda@gmail.com

Soorya Youth Festival - A celebration of young artistes
- Dr. Hareesh Narayanan
e-mail: haree@newnmedia.in

The legacy of Manipuri Dance: Tradition, Evolution, and Global Relevance
- Dr. Amrita Sengupta Dutta
e-mail: dramritasenguptadutta@gmail.com

Gautam Marathe: The eye-level God
- Rajiv Rajamani
e-mail: rajivrajamani@yahoo.com

Kintsugi: Golden fractures of the Mahabharata
- Satish Suri
e-mail: satishism@yahoo.co.in

Silver Jubilee year of Nritya Parva
- Tapati Chowdhurie
e-mail: tapatichow@yahoo.co.in

7th Dual Margam by BIC Bangalore
- Madhuri Sarkar
e-mail: sarkarmadhuri88@gmail.com

Amritanjali Festival of Classical Dance

Nada Abhinayam Festival
- Vijay Shanker
e-mail: vijaydance@gmail.com

Reformatting Kathak solo: The Idea of Sahridayi
- Arohi Munshi
e-mail: arohimunshi@gmail.com

Enlightening Margazhi Fest in Mumbai
- Lata Surendra
e-mail: kalashrilata29@gmail.com

Kerala Natanam at Margazhi Natya Utsavam
- Ambika Shankar
e-mail: ambikashankarartist@gmail.com

The Yoga of Kathak: Srija receives a standing ovation

From Mangala Gitam to Moksha: The narrative arc of Natya Katha-Krshna
- Bijoy Shivram
e-mail: bijoyshivram@gmail.com

Centenary celebrations of Kuchipudi Guru Pasumarthy Krishnamurthy
- Sudha Sridhar
e-mail: sudhasridhar@gmail.com

Three very distinct performances
– Rajiv Rajamani
e-mail: rajivrajamani@yahoo.com

Shraddhanjali as a tribute to Pt. Birju Maharaj
- Tapati Chowdhurie
e-mail: tapatichow@yahoo.co.in

Dr. Sunanda Nair: A legacy of 4 decades
- A.M. Hari Shankar
e-mail: hshankar252@gmail.com

An absorbing Mohiniattam performance by Swapna Rajendrakumar
- SK Venugopal
e-mail: venu.sreesankara@gmail.com

Arunodaya 2025 - A journey of mentorship and sustained practice
- Rashmita Adhikari
e-mail: punarjjaniculturalcentre@gmail.com

Sparks from Varnamala: Igniting moments in a triptych of Varnams
- Satish Suri
e-mail: satishism@yahoo.co.in

The discipline of the embrace
- Anurag Chauhan
e-mail: anuragchauhanoffice@gmail.com

18th Guru Debaprasad Nrutya Parampara Festival: An ode to Guru Debaprasad Das
- Priyanka Palta
e-mail: punarjjaniculturalcentre@gmail.com

Variegated terrains of sringara
- V. Kaladharan
e-mail: vkdamaru.eda@gmail.com
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