Events
AUGUST 22—24, 2025
Ailey Citigroup Theater and Ailey Studios
Schedule | Venue | Where to stay | Sponsors
Schedule
Friday August 22nd, 2025
Registration: 9:00am-9:30am
Workshop: 9:30am–1:00pm
Group A: Dr. Shovana Narayan
Group B: Sanjukta Sinha assisted by Pankaj Sihag
Lunch: 1:00pm-2:00pm
Workshop: 2:00pm–5:00pm
Group A: Dr. Shovana Narayan
Group B: Sanjukta Sinha assisted by Pankaj Sihag
Break: 5:00pm-6:30pm
Doors: 6:30pm
Concert: 7:00pm-8:30pm (Buy tickets)
Concert featuring
Saturday August 23rd, 2025
Workshop: 9:00am–1:00pm
Group A: Dr. Shovana Narayan
Group B: Sanjukta Sinha assisted by Pankaj Sihag
Lunch: 1:00pm-2:00pm
Workshop led by Alam Khan + Pt. Abhijit Banerjee: 2:00pm–4:00pm
Groups A + B
Lecture demonstration led by Dr. Shovana Narayan: 4:00pm–5:30pm
Groups A + B
Break: 5:30pm-6:30pm
Doors: 6:30pm
Concert: 7:00pm-8:30pm (Buy tickets)
Concert featuring
Sunday August 24th, 2025
Workshop: 9:00am-10:30am
Group A: Dr. Shovana Narayan
Group B: Sanjukta Sinha assisted by Pankaj Sihag
Brunch and discussion: 10:30am–11:30am
Workshop led by Sanjukta Sinha: 11:30am-1:30pm
Groups A + B
Break: 1:30pm-2:30pm
Doors: 2:30pm
Concert: 3:00pm-4:30pm (Buy tickets)
Concert featuring
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Venue
The New York Kathak Festival will take place at the Ailey Studios and Ailey Citigroup Theater in the Joan Weill Center for Dance, located at 405 W 55th St, New York, NY 10019
Where to stay
We have secured a discounted rate at 2 hotels:
1. The Manhattan Club located at 200 W 56th St, New York, NY 10019
- USD $309 per night, including breakfast
- Book by: June 24th
- 8 min walk to the venue
- Click here to book
- Group code: NYKATHAK
2. Dream Midtown located at 210 W 55th Street, New York, NY 10019
- USD $239 or $289 per night, including breakfast
- Book by: July 21st
- 10 min walk to the venue
- Click here to book
Thank you
This program is supported, in part, by public funds from the New York City Department of Cultural Affairs in partnership with the City Council.
Past events
NYKF Pop-Up! Concert 2024
We curated a dance + live music concert at the LaGuardia Performing Arts Center.
2024 Festival
The second festival was held at the Manhattan Movement & Arts Center and the Juilliard School in Manhattan, on June 21-23, 2024. Our guests of honor included Vidushi Saswati Sen and Vidha Lal.
NYKF Pop-Up! Mehfil
We curated an intimate baithak at La MaMa Experimental Theatre Club in Manhattan.
NYKF Pop-Up! Concert 2023
We curated a dance + live music concert at the Queens Theatre.
2023 Festival
The second festival was held at Ballet Hispanico and the Symphony Space in Manhattan, on June 2-4, 2023. Our guests of honor included Vidushi Shama Bhate and Pandit Rajendra Gangani.
NYKF Pop-Up! Concert 2022
We curated a dance + live music concert at the Queens Theatre.
Bloom
Held at the Rubin Museum of Art, we curated a celebration of Buddha Purnima, the day of Gautama Buddha’s enlightenment through music and dance.
HomeStages Season 3
We continued a third season of online performances on HomeStages, a series curated by the New York Kathak Festival where global kathak artists invite us into their homes for intimate performances.
NYKF Pop-Up! Concert 2021
Our first live event in 2 years, we gathered at the Pop-Up! for a special event featuring dance + live music.
HomeStages Season 2
We continued a second season of online performances on HomeStages, a series curated by the New York Kathak Festival where global kathak artists invite us into their homes for intimate performances.
HomeStages Season 1
In 2020, we premiered HomeStages an online performance series curated by the New York Kathak Festival where global kathak artists invite us into their homes for intimate performances.
A Special Online Event
We weren’t able to gather in person in 2020 due to the global pandemic, so we brought the global kathak community together for an online festival.
2019 Festival
The inaugural festival was held at the prestigious Ailey Studios and the Ailey Citigroup Theater at the Joan Weill Center for Dance in Manhattan, on April 19-21, 2019. Our guests of honor included Pandit Birju Maharaj and Vidushi Saswati Sen.