2026

The fifth festival was held at New York Live Arts in Manhattan, on July 31-August 2, 2026. Our guests of honor were Prashant Shah, Sandip Mallick, and Samarth Nagarkar.

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Concerts featuring

Prashant Shah

Sandip Mallick

Samarth Nagarkar

Samarth Nagarkar

Aakriti Kathak Academy

Aakriti Kathak Academy

Ananya Goswami

Anita & Sreeja

Anjali Tanna

Anupama Srivastava & the InSync Kathak Dancers

Anupama Srivastava & the InSync Kathak Dancers

Arpita Roy

Bhargavi Sardesai

Bhargavi Sardesai

Chhandika Dance Ensemble

Chhandika Dance Ensemble

Pallavi Kathak Dance Company

Pallavi Kathak Dance Company

Shivani Joshi

Shivani Sheth & Neeha Jhala

Shivani Sheth & Neeha Jhala

Smita Alves & Bhakti Bhav Dance

Smita Alves & Bhakti Bhav Dance

Sukriti Sharma

Surabhi Kulkarni

Surabhi Kulkarni

Satyaprakash Mishra

Satyaprakash Mishra

Indro Roy-Chowdhury

Indro Roy-Chowdhury

Suhail Yusuf Khan

Suhail Yusuf Khan

Mike Lukshis

Biplab Mukherjee

Biplab Mukherjee

Rohan Misra

Tejas Tope

2026 Montage + Highlights

Sukriti Sharma at New York Kathak Festival 2026 #kathak #dance #performance #kathakdancers

Anjali Tanna at New York Kathak Festival 2026 #dance #kathak #performance #dancer #kathakdancers

Surabhi Kulkarni at New York Kathak Festival 2026 #kathak #dancer #dance #tablalive #kathakdancers

Aakriti Kathak Academy at New York Kathak Festival 2026 #kathak #dance #kathakdancers #classical

Chhandika Dance Ensemble at New York Kathak Festival 2026 #kathak #dance #dancer #kathakdancers

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