We are pleased to announce the 6th edition of the Festival will be held in Kolkata from August 20th-24th, 2026. This year’s festival has been curated by Artistic Director, Vanessa Mirza, with the theme ‘Converging Identities’ and will present international and national artists presenting performances, workshops, dance film screenings and artistic showcases. The works reflect the choreographers individual experiences in diverse socio-political, economic and cultural climates gathering provocative human stories crafted in dance within this year’s Festival programme.

The artists presented this year include performances from Spain, France/Italy, Canada, India, the United Kingdom, Taiwan, Brazil and two commissions under our Dance Bridges Festival Residency project. There are two longer documentary films from France and India alongside dance shorts from Cyprus, Ukraine and Italy. The artist showcases include works by artists from different Indian cities as well as two artist pitches from Nigeria and Tunisia. The Dance Bridges Festival residency led by Chen Yu-Chi(Taiwan) and Laura Kenyon (UK/France) will culminate in performances of new works with artists from India, Bangladesh and Denmark.

We are working with a wide variety of venues across the city to bring performances to a theatre/gallery/site-specific venue close to you. Check out our Festival venues and full schedule to find out more. Ticket links are available via Razor Pay and will be posted on our website and social media for all events. Mark your calendars for this weekend in August for an exciting programme of contemporary dance!