Saturday, May 9 

8pm
Vancouver Playhouse
600 Hamilton Street

Vancouver, BC 

Tickets: BUY YOURS HERE

VIP: $35 ($40 after April 25)

General Adult: $19.99 ($25 after April 25)

Student/Senior/Underemployed: $15 ($19.99 after April 25)

Children 12 and Under: FREE

INDISH FOODS will have their food truck on-site serving up

Indian-inspired cuisine and tasty masala chai!

SWAGAT (meaning “heartfelt welcome” in Sanskrit) is a vibrant Bharatanatyam dance production bringing together an intergenerational ensemble of artists from across Metro Vancouver.

Featuring dancers Aditi Chaudhury, Vidya Kotamraju, Pallavi Bharadwaj, Arno Kamolika, Sudnya Mulye, and Sujit Vaidya, the program reimagines traditional Bharatanatyam repertoire for the modern stage. The performance is accompanied by live Carnatic music, featuring Sheema Balakrishnan (vocals), Shriram Rajagopalan (violin), Curtis Andrews (mridangam), with nattuvangam performed by Sujit Vaidya and Arno Kamolika.

Swagat celebrates collaboration, mentorship, and cultural continuity, offering audiences a rare opportunity to experience Bharatanatyam with live music in a dynamic and welcoming artistic setting.

Co-presented with SINCArts BC.

Funded by the Canada Council for the Arts, City of Vancouver and Vancouver Civic Theatres.