Applications Open for the 2024 New York Kathak Festival

Apply to perform at the next New York Kathak Festival, held March 29-31, 2024.

The New York Kathak Festival is an inclusive platform for kathak artists globally. The application process is an open one—anyone can apply. They review each application carefully and make curatorial decisions from there, with the goal of providing a diverse kathak experience for their audience. They look for performances that are rooted in kathak, while being inclusive of all types of performances + performers: soloists, groups, recorded pieces, live music, established dancers, emerging talents, all gharanas, and multiple perspectives.

Their curatorial priority is presenting kathak. For them, an inclusive platform for kathak is one that creates space for artists of all gharanas, styles, tenures, stories, genders, body types, ethnicities, religions, backgrounds, and perspectives. However, all submissions that focus on presenting pure kathak will be given priority over those that don’t.

Decisions will be made by mid-December 2023 and applicants can expect to be informed of the decisions before the end of December 2023.

Application Instructions