Past events
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.