American Natya Festival

American Natya Festival is a platform for to create, discuss, present - works, choreography, productions, innovations of Indian classical dances. It is an annual get-together of Classical Indian dance loving individuals, organizations to share their thoughts, ideas through the performances, discussions. This festival is a place to showcase new ideas, innovations which helps improve traditions and create new boundaries.

American Natya Festival is open to anyone, who is interested to bring valuable information on Indian classical dances – either on dance pedagogy or an artistic representation. We welcome all, to this forum to help bring awareness and enjoyment of ancient dance styles from Indian subcontinent.

American Natya Festival is held every year in Spring in St. Louis, MO.

This year it will be held on the weekend of World Dance Day - April 28th, 29th, 30th - 2017 in Clayton High School Auditorium, #1 Mark Twain Circle, St. Louis, MO 63105

12 scintillating Dance Dramas of  2017 American Natya Festival.

These are Romantic, Comedy, Tragedy, Spiritual, Historical and Contemporary dance production totally created by Indian artists in USA. This festival signifies the growth of Indian performing arts in USA by Indian Immigrants. These are fabulous presentations. Come and Enoy

  1. Subhadra Parinaya choreographed by Prasanna Kasthuri from St. Louis in Bharathanatyam style
  2. Geetha Govinda choreographed by Deepthi Mukund from Washington DC in Bharathanatyam style - 
  3. AMRAPALI choreographed by Sethuraman Madhu from Dallas in Bharathanatyam style
  4. Shakuntala choreographed by Shobha Subramanyam from Baltimore in Bharathanatyam style
  5. Murugan choreographed by Sudha Chandrasekar from Detroit in Bharathanatyam style
  6. Shyaama choreographed by Nandini Mandal from Philadelphia in Rabindra Nartan style
  7. Dhruva (An Indian re-work of Lion King) choreographed by Chitra Ramaswamy from New Jersey in Neo-Bharathanatyam style
  8. Krishna Parijatham choreographed by Rathna Kumar from Houston in style
  9. Purandaradasa choreographed by Shridhar & Akhila from San Antonio & New Jersey in Bharathanatyam style
  10. Rama Eshwara choreographed by Asha Adiga from Chicago in Bharathanatyam style
  11. Agni Kanya choreographed by Anita Babu from New Delhi, in Odissi Style
  12. Gandhi choreographed by Mythili Kumar from San Francisco in Modern Indian style