Tridhaara Arts Festival is a collaborative initiative curated by Nitya Narasimhan (Prayukti Arts), Meenakshi Ganeshan (Kalaanjali Dance Company), and Surabhi Bharadwaj (Siddhi Creative).
Conceived as an effort to step beyond individual artistic spaces, the festival brings together three presenters with a shared vision—to collaborate, pool resources, and create a meaningful artistic experience for the community. The festival features exceptional artistic works and master practitioners, while also bringing together students from the three schools in a collaborative platform through performances, workshops, and shared learning experiences.
Tridhaara 2027 : APPLICATIONS OPEN
February 20, 2027
Jackson Theater in Fremont, California.
SUBMISSION DEADLINE : OCTOBER 15, 2026 11:59 PM PST
- For artists ready to develop a new work from ground up
- Open to All Indian Classical Dance art forms
- ONE selected artist
- Freedom and flexibility with creative process while providing support and resources
- 40-45 min presentation at our 2027 festival
- Creation and collaboration stipends
- A 3-month space to explore, collaborate and learn
- THREE artists selected
- Collaboration with a professional musician
- Three 1:1 mentorship sessions
- 12-15 minute original work presented with live orchestra at our 2027 Festival
- All mentorship and collaboration funded by tridhaara arts
Experience Tridhaara
Opportunities for community and exchange
Performances by Senior Artists
Commissions for New Work
Support and Mentorship for Creative Process
Streams of Learning, Master Classes
Our Vision & Mission
Tridhaara is built on the belief that the arts flourish in spaces of community and exchange. By bringing together multiple institutions, voices, and approaches, the festival aims to:
- Foster collaboration over competition
- Create opportunities for deep, immersive learning
- Encourage dialogue between artists and audiences
- Support the growth of the next generation of practitioners
Through performances, workshops, and conversations, Tridhaara strives to strengthen and enrich the Bay Area’s vibrant dance ecosystem.
Tridhaara 2026
Works Presented
- Confluence: Curtain Raiser
- Hariṇī: Radiant with the Ultimate Nectar by Meera Sreenarayanan
- JWALA (Rising Flame) by Mythili Prakash
- The Fourth Stream: Breaking the Wall (Artist Interaction)
- Streams of Learning
“An exploration of loss, resilience, and transformation through the evocative dance and music language of Bharatanatyam.” Created by Mythili Prakash in the wake of personal loss, JWALA explores fire as a symbol of loss, hope, life and death.
A collaborative work by the students of Siddhi Creative, Prayukti Arts, and Kalaanjali Dance Company, presented as a curtain raiser to the festival performances.
Hariṇī – Radiant with the Ultimate Nectar is a solo Bharatanatyam work by Meera Sreenarayanan that explores profound spiritual ideas through simple, evocative imagery drawn from life and emotion.