The 5th St. Louis International Indian Dance Festival - 2013
 - is occurring on
April 19,20,21
at
Clayton High School Auditorium


Come and enjoy the beauty of Indian Classical Dances
Schedule of 2013 St. Louis Indian Dance Festival
Artist Dance Style Date / Time /  Food
Sailaja pullela (Detroit, USA) Solo Kuchipudi 4/19/2013 - 6:30 - 10:00 PM
Shalini Subbarao (St. Louis, USA) Solo Bharathanatyam Dinner Break 8:00 - 8:30 PM
Prakruti Hoskere (Baltimore, USA) Solo Bharathanatyam Dinner is available for Purchase
Mangala Anand & Kedlaya (Bangalore, India) Yakshagana + Bharathanatyam Free Coffee.
Neha Kidambi (Sanjose, California) Solo Kuchipudi 4/20/2013 - 10:30 PM - 1:30 PM
Krishnan, Smriti Bharadwaj (Birmingham, USA Solo Bharathanatyam Light Snack available for purchase
Anisha Gururaj (Cambridge, USA) Solo Bharathanatyam Free Coffee
Joshua Cherian (Chicago, USA) Solo Bharathanatyam  
Madhusmita Bora (Philadelphia, USA) Sastriya dance 4/20/2013 - 4:00 PM - 10:30 PM
Krishnakali Dasgupta (Kolkata, India) Manipuri  Dinner Break 7:30 - 8:00 PM
Prasanna Kasthuri (Bangalore-India/St. Louis, USA) Bharathanatyam & Kathak Free Coffee. Dinner is available for Purchase
Sharmila Sharma (Paris, France) Solo Kathak  
Orissa Dance Academy (Bhubaneswar, India) Orissa Dance Academy  
Bhavya Kumaran (Chicago, USA) Solo Bharathanatyam 4/21/2013 - 10:30 PM - 1:30 PM
Annuja Mathivanan (St. Louis, USA) Solo Bharathanatyam Light Snack available for purchase
Manasvini Avvari (Cupertino, USA) Solo Kuchipudi Free Coffee
Ma Bavya (London, United Kingdom) Solo Bharathanatyam  
Sunaina Rao (Dallas, USA) Solo Kathak 4/21/2013 - 3:00 PM - 8:00 PM
Kripa Baskaran (Wisconsin, USA) Group Bharathanatyam Dinner break - 5:30 - 6:00 PM
Prashanth Shah & Students (Baroda, India/ New york, USA) Group Kathak  Dinner is available for Purchase
Sahasra Sambamoorthi (New York, USA) Group Bharathanatyam Free Coffee
Smitha Rajan (Kochi-India/St. Louis-USA) Mohini Attam Group  






Past Festivals


St. Louis Indian Dance Festival - 2012


St. Louis Indian Dance Festival - 2011

St. Louis Indian Dance Festival - 2010

St. Louis Indian Dance Festival - 2008

Soorya Performing Arts, a St. Louis based ‘not-for-profit’ organization, successfully conducted St. Louis Indian Dance Festival in 2008, 2009, 2011 and 2012. It is presenting its 5th dance festival on April 19,20, 21 by bringing together artists representing Bharathanatyam, Kathak, Kuchipudi, Mohini Attam, Odissi Manipuri, Sastriya and Yakshagana.  It is bringing great teams such as Orissa Dance Academy – with 11 dancers directly from India, Kathak enchantress Sharmila Sharma from Paris, a beautiful Yakshagana-Bharathanatyam rendition by Mangala & Prof. Kedlaya, two new dance styles – Sastriya & Manipuri introduced for the first time in Saint Louis. There are totally 22 shows in the span of three days – mornings and evening. It will be held in Clayton High School auditorium. 

The tickets will be available from March 15th 2013. The early comers will be rewarded with discounted tickets as usual. So, decide and buy it in advance and keep your seats reserved.

Our activities are generously supported by the grants from Missouri Arts Council   and   Regional Arts Commission of Greater St. Louis.