Schedule might change for Natya Idol participants, as we are still going through the competition in few more cities. But approximate schedule is announced now for the convenience of planning.
We urge everyone who is coming to Natya Idol Finals to please plan on keeping yourself available for American Natya Festival and Natya Idol events from from June 14th Saturday, 8:00 AM till June 15th Sunday , 4 PM. We are all vounteers working countless hours to give appreciation for Indian classical dance styles, dancer gurus , and dance students. Since this is a huge undertaking, we sincerely request all dance students, parents, patrons to cooperate with making this a great success by keeping JUne13, 14, 15 free to watch, participate and encourage all artis.
All the performing artists kindly be flexible as we have to work with Natya Idol competitions and also performances in the same venue. We will announce the detailed schedule closer to the dance festival. Below is the approximate schedule of the 3-day event.
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| Friday 13th June 2025 | Introduction Dances | 6:00 PM | Main Stage | |
| Intoduction Speech and Music | 6:10 PM | Main Stage | ||
| Kathak Dance Group - Soorya Kathak School | 6:25 PM | Main Stage | ||
| Sumangala V Varun - Bharathanatyam | 6:55 PM | Main Stage | ||
| Dinner break | 7:25 PM |
Commons Lunch Hall
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| Ananya Goswami - Kathak | 8:00 PM | Main Stage | ||
| Sudha Raghuram - Bharathanatyam | 8:30 PM | Main Stage | ||
| Saturday 14th June 2025 | ||||
| American Natya Idol - Advanced | 8:00 AM - 11:30 | Stage 1 | ||
| 12:00 Pm - 3:00 PM | Stage 1 | |||
| American Natya Idol - InterMediate | 8:00 AM - 11:30 | Stage 2 | ||
| 12:00 Pm - 3:00 PM | Stage 2 | |||
| Senior Group Dances | 8:00 AM - 11:30 | Stage 3 | ||
| 12:00 Pm - 3:00 PM | Stage 3 | |||
| Theater closes for Tech walk Through | 3:00 - 5:00 PM | |||
| Audience entry | 5:15 PM | Main Stage | ||
| Swamy Ayyappa - Divine Dance Production | 5:30 PM | Main Stage | ||
| Anantha - Dance drama by Rudram Dance Company | 7:00 PM | Main Stage | ||
| Award Ceremony | 7:45 PM | Main Stage | ||
| Dinner Break | 8:00 PM |
Commons Lunch Hall
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| Rudrakshya - Odissi Dance | 8:30 PM | Main Stage | ||
| Sunday 15th June 2025 | ||||
| American Natya Idol - Adults, Senior Adults | 8:00 AM - 10:30 | Stage 1 | ||
| 10:30 Pm - 1:00 PM | Stage 1 | |||
| American Natya Idol - Junior - 1 | 8:00 AM - 10:30 | Stage 2 | ||
| 10:30 Pm - 1:00 PM | Stage 2 | |||
| Junior Group Dances | 8:00 AM - 10:30 | Stage 3 | ||
| 10:30 Pm - 1:00 PM | Stage 3 | |||
| LUNCH BREAK | Break (Tech Walk through) | 1:00 - 2:00 | Main Stage | |
| Fused - Fusion Presentation By Samanvita Kasthuri & Dancers | 2:00 PM | Main Stage | ||
| Award Ceremony - Natya Idol Finals | 2:30 - 3:00 PM | Main Stage | ||
| Classical Dance Symphony - Anu Samrat & Dancers | 3:00PM | Main Stage | ||
| Shataka Traya- By Kaveri Natya Yoga | 3:45 PM | Main Stage | ||
| Explorations - by Anubhava Dance Company | 4:30 PM | Main Stage | ||
| Kuchipudi by Medha Srigiri | 5:15 PM | Main Stage | ||
| Aigiri Nandini - By Prabuddha Dance Team, St. Louis | 5:45 PM | Main Stage |