2025

The fourth flagship festival was held at the Ailey Studios and Ailey Citigroup Theater at the Joan Weill Center for Dance in Manhattan, on August 22-24, 2025.
Our guests of honor were Padma Shri Dr. Shovana Narayan and Sanjukta Sinha, as well as Alam Khan and Pt. Abhijit Banerjee—co-presented with Chaar Prahar Music Festival.

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Concerts featuring

Shovana Narayan

Sanjukta Sinha

Alam Khan

Pt. Abhijit Banerjee

Pankaj Sihag

Anjali Nath + Labonee Mohanta

Richa Joshi

Raghav Monga

Susan Mohip Dance Company

Varsha Prasad + Cyenthia Vijayakumar

Simantini Ghosh

Priyanka Tope

Lasya Kathak Dance Academy

Aliyah Banerjee

Madho Prasad

Mahaveer Gangani

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2025 Montage + Highlights

Indro Roy Chowdhury ft. James Musto | Haveli | New York Kathak Festival 2025 #sitar #indianclassical

Alam Khan and Pt. Abhijit Banerjee | New York Kathak Festival 2025 #sarod #tabla #indianclassical

Susan Mohip Dance Company | New York Kathak Festival 2025

Pankaj Sihag | New York Kathak Festival 2025 #kathak #indianclassicaldance

Richa Joshi | New York Kathak Festival 2025

Lasya Kathak Dance Academy | New York Kathak Festival 2025 #kathak

Aliyah Banerjee | New York Kathak Festival 2025 #kathakdance #kathak

Varsha Prasad and Cyenthia Vijayakumar | New York Kathak Festival 2025 #kathakfestival

Raghav Monga | New York Kathak Festival 2025 #kathak #kathakfestival #classical

Anjali Nath and Labonee Mohanta | New York Kathak Festival 2025 #kathak #dancer

Sanjukta Sinha | New York Kathak Festival 2025 #kathak #kathakfestival #indianclassicaldance

Padma Shri Shovana Narayan featuring Mahaveer Gangani Madho Prasad | New York Kathak Festival 2025

Priyanka Tope | New York Kathak Festival 2025 #indianclassicaldance #kathakdance

Aliyah Banerjee | New York Kathak Festival 2025 #kathakfestival #indianclassicaldancer

Richa Joshi | New York Kathak Festival 2025 #kathakdancer #indianclassical

Susan Mohip Dance Company | New York Kathak Festival 2025 #kathakfestival #indiandance #kathakdance

Priyanka Tope | New York Kathak Festival 2025 #dance #indiandance #kathakdance #dancer #classical

Dr. Shovana Narayan Mahaveer Gangani Madho Prasad | New York Kathak Festival 2025 #pakhawaj #kathak

Sanjukta Sinha | New York Kathak Festival 2025 #indiandance #kathakdance #dance

Anjali Nath and Labonee Mohanta | Half | New York Kathak Festival 2025 #kathakfestival #dance

Raghav Monga | New York Kathak Festival 2025 #kathakfestival #indiandance #dance #classical

Varsha Prasad and Cyenthia Vijayakumar | New York Kathak Festival 2025 #indiandance #kathakdance

Lasya Kathak Dance Academy | New York Kathak Festival 2025 #kathakfestival #indiandance

Pankaj Sihag | New York Kathak Festival 2025 #kathakdance #indiandance #classical #dance

Padma Shri Shovana Narayan | New York Kathak Festival 2025 #indiandance #kathakdance #classical

Simantini Ghosh | New York Kathak Festival 2025 #indiandance #kathakdance #dance #classicaldancer

Sanjukta Sinha | New York Kathak Festival 2025 #kathakfestival #indiandance #kathak #classicaldance

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