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August 8 - 21, 2026 Bengaluru
The list of modules that is being offered by Attakkalari at AUGUST WITH MASTERS:
-Rites of Spring (Bharatanatyam) by Seetha Patel
8 & 9 August 2026
-Anga Sadhana (Kalaripayattu) by Nithin K
08 - 21 August 2026
-Abhyasa (Bharatanatyam) by Praveen Kumar
11 - 14 August 2026
-Contemporary Theatre by Remith Ramesh and Ata Wong Chun-tat
10 - 15 August 2026
Individual session with either artists
The Imaginative Body 2.0 by Remith Ramesh
Lacoq-Ying Yi Laboratory by Ata Wong Chun-tat
-Kathak Stanzas by Gauri Sharma Tripathi
15 - 21 August 2026
-Swaying Geometries of Mohiniyattam by Methil Devika
17 - 23 August 2026
-Contemporary Dance by Son Che Won (South Korea)
08 - 21 August 2026
-Devarattam by Nellai Manikandan
17 - 21 August 2026
Registration link
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August 21, 2026 Mumbai
Himanshu Srivastava presents dance theatre ASURA-VILLAIN IN THE MAKING, a scintillating retelling of what hides between the fine line of Good and Evil.
At: NMACC, 6.30pm
Info: himanshuart2901@gmail.com
August 21, 2026 Bengaluru
Tapasya Dance & Arts in association with Alekhya Studio presents SAMMILANA featuring Bharatanatyam by Sandhya Muralidharan and Prithika Krishnakumar, Mohiniattam by Rekha Raju, Bharatanatyam by Parshwanath Upadhye and PV Adithya.
At: Ravindra Kalakshetra, Bengaluru, 5.30pm
August 22, 2026 Bengaluru
Attakkalari presents a special evening celebrating the graduating artists of Attakkalari’s Diploma in Movement Arts & Pedagogy. The evening brings together performances shaped through a year of intensive training, creative exploration and collaborations across diverse movement practices. The program also includes original choreographies created in collaboration with Korean guest choreographer Son Che-Won, in partnership with InKo Centre.
At: Bangalore International Centre, Domlur, 6.30pm
Info: accounts@attakkalari.org
August 22, 2026 Chennai
Aalaap presents the 3rd edition of QUIETLY DANCING: A performance series celebrating dancers who embody a quiet commitment to the art. This edition features Shreyasi Gopinath, a Bharatanatyam dancer, teacher, and choreographer based in New Delhi.
At: Narada Gana Sabha Mini Hall, Chennai, 3pm to 4.30pm
August 29, 2026 New Delhi
After six successful editions, having presented 18 dancers and choreographers in Delhi, Mumbai and Bangalore, 'PARABOLA OF DANCE... PERFORMANCE & PROCESS' is back to Delhi! Curated by Aditi Mangaldas, this year's lineup comprises of artistes spanning three generations: Malti Shyam (Kathak), Swapnokalpa Dasgupta (Odissi) and Kavya Ganesh (Bharatanatyam).
At: Stein Auditorium, India Habitat Centre, New Delhi, 7.30pm
Tickets available on BookMyShow and at the Habitat Programmes Desk
September 11 & 12, 2026 Utah
Nitya Nritya Foundation presents the 10TH NITYA NRITYA FESTIVAL
-Sept 11
7:00 – 8:15 pm: VILAASA - A spirited repartee with our higher self by Praveen Kumar.
8:30-8:45 pm: THE UNSPOKEN - A talk by Praveen Kumar and Jyothsna Sainath on the shifting alchemy of shared aesthetic experience in Bharatanatyam.
8:45 - 9:20 pm: PUNAHA - Surrender to sacred incantations as we reclaim the feminine Divine. A Bharatanatyam ensemble presentation by Nitya Nritya Dance Ensemble.
At: Mid-Valley Performing Arts Center, 2525 Taylorsville Blvd, Taylorsville, UT 84129
-Sept 12
(I) 11am - 12:15pm : THE ALAYA PROJECT - Experience the bridge between the intricate Carnatic style of Indian classical music and contemporary jazz and funk.
Presented by Rohan Krishnamurthy on Drum set, Mridangam, and additional Carnatic percussion; Prashant Radhakrishnan on Saxophone; and Colin Hogan on Keys.
(II) 1pm - 2pm: A GATEWAY TO INDIAN CLASSIAL ARTS
A free introductory lecture-demonstration with hands-on engagement in Indian classical dance and music, led by festival artists.
(III) 7 - 8:30pm: Rogue Gestures / Foreign Bodies
Explore the rich tapestry of contemporary histories of immigrant women on a powerful canvas, of migration, labor, memories, and belonging.
Presented by Nava Dance Theatre
At: Kingsbury Hall, University of Utah,1395 Presidents' Cir, Salt Lake City, UT 84112
Info: admin@nityanritya.com
September 18 & 19, 2026 New Delhi
Centre for Cultural Studies & Development presents 2nd edition of ‘NRITYESVARA’ - A 2 day festival of classical dance & seminar (Showcasing performances of male dancers of India)
-Seminar: ‘The Challenges Faced by the Male Artists & How to Dismantle the Gender Binaries’, Friday, 18th September 2026, Time: 3:30pm to 5pm at YMCA Education Center, Connaught Place, New Delhi
(Speakers: Rupesh KC & Dr. Bhabananda Barbayan)
Performance: Saturday, 19th September 2026, Time 6pm onwards at Triveni Kala Sangam Auditorium, Tansen Marg, New Delhi
Rupesh KC – Bharatanatyam (Bengaluru)
Dipjoy Sarkar - Odissi (Kolkata) &
Dr. Bhabananda Barbayan - Sattriya (New Delhi)
September 19, 2026 Bengaluru
Fifty years. One heroine. Four forms. Samanvay Arts Festival · Golden Jubilee
Satyabhama is not a recital of four solos. It is one woman’s story handed between four classical forms - and a Sutradhar holding the thread. Satyabhama is not the queen who waits at the window. She is the one who reminds a god of the seven steps they took together, and expects him to come. Proud. Exacting. Impossible to overlook. She is not asking to be loved - she is asking to be remembered.
Lakshmi Gopalaswamy - Bharatanatyam
Vidha Lal - Kathak, Jaipur gharana
Gopika Varma - Mohiniyattam
Dr Veena Murthy Vijay - Kuchipudi Yakshagana
Mysore B. Nagaraj - Sutradhar
At: Chowdiah Memorial Hall, Bengaluru, 6pm
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
September 19 & 20, 2026 NYC
The 18th Annual ERASING BORDERS DANCE FESTIVAL 2026 is presented by Indo-American Arts Council (IAAC). Two nights of pure fire: classical Indian dance, Kalaripayattu and contemporary brilliance.
Saturday 19th: Ganesh Vasudeva & Nitya Narasimhan (Bharatanatyam duo), Travelling Bells (Kuchipudi solo), Shila Mehta (Kathak trio), Preeti Vasudevan (contemporary solo), Radhe Jaggi and Team (Bharatanatyam & Kalaripayattu group)
Sunday 20th: Radha Varadan (Kathak solo), Neena Prasad and Musicians (Mohiniyattam group), Aparna Sindhoor & Anil Natyaveda (Sindhoor Natya, Navarasa group), Arushi Mudgal (Odissi trio)
At: The Kaye Playhouse at Hunter College, 68th St between Park & Lexington, New York, at 6PM both nights.
Info: info@iaac.us
October 3 & 4, 2026 Chennai
Dushyant Sridhar's Desika Daya presents ENDARO MAHANUBHAVULU, a multi lingual, multi dance styles production based on the Divine Grace bestowed on many of the saint poets of India.
Concept, Narration - Dushyant Sridhar / Music - Dr Rajkumar Bharathi
Dance Choreography - Anitha Guha
Sound Design - Sai Shravanam / Lighting design - Murugan Krishnan
Presented by Anitha Guha's students and few guest artistes.
Venue: Narada Gana Sabha, 4pm
Info: anithaguha@yahoo.com
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
October 31 & November 1, 2026 Mumbai
The absence of PRESENCE... for children in conflict zones
Childhood - interrupted.
Silenced.
Scattered across borders.
Millions of children exist in the shadows of war - displaced, unseen, unheard. Wounded, orphaned, massacred. What remains when laughter fades?
From this stark reality, emerges The Absence of PRESENCE, the latest production by the Aditi Mangaldas Dance Company. Choreographed by Aditi, with an exceptional ensemble of Kathak dancers and musicians, this powerful work journeys into the depth of conflict; yet shows the human spirit persisting against all odds and striving to hope; building worlds of fantasy and beauty.
Commissioned by the National Centre for the Performing Arts, Mumbai, in collaboration with the Symphony Orchestra of India, the work will premiere at the Jamshed Bhabha Theatre in Mumbai on 31st October and 1st November 2026.
Info: info@aditimangaldasdance.com
November 7, 2026 San Jose, CA
Abhinaya Dance Company presents its latest production KOLAM: AT THE THRESHOLD
Choreography & Artistic Direction: Rasika Kumar
Creative Team: Aishwarya Venkat, Malavika Walia, Sindhu Natarajan, Vaishali Ramachandran, Preeti Kristipati
Musician Collaborators: Ananya Ashok, Sindhu Natarajan, Roopa Mahadevan
Research Consultant: Vijaya Nagarajan
Overall Supervision: Mythili Kumar
Venue: Mexican Heritage Plaza, 4pm
Info: abdanceco@gmail.com or 408-871-5959
November 14, 2026 NYC
Mesma Belsare performs at Gibney in Manhattan alongside Sonali Skandan in an evening titled CARVED IN TIME. Two dancers from different lineages and trained under different gurus. Each path has shaped a distinct artistic voice through decades of practice. This concert brings those voices together without asking them to become the same. Carved in Time is a concert of two complete solo performances with live music. It offers the time and space for each work to unfold on its own terms.
At: Gibney Agnes Varis Performing Arts Centre, 53A Chambers St, NY, 7pm
Info: info@mesmabelsare.com
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
December 26-28, 2026 Chennai
The 44th NATYA KALA CONFERENCE conceived and curated by Urmila Sathyanarayanan is titled ADIPADAIYUM AZHAGUM.
At: Krishna Gana Sabha, T Nagar
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