Opening of the Mumbai Dance Season 2025

Supported by TATA Investment Corporation Limited

The Mumbai Dance Season will open with folk and creative dance styles, curated by Nivedita Mukherjee and Manisha Jeet. Well-known troupes from the city and other parts of the country will showcase the vibrancy of Indian folk dance traditions rooted in different cultures.

Nivedita Mukherjee, who graduated from the University of Mumbai, always knew that her true calling was dance. After her initial training in Odissi from Rabindra Atibudhi of Nalanda Dance and Research Centre, Mumbai, she started taking lessons from Jhelum Paranjape and also attended workshops conducted by Kelucharan Mohapatra. She is the founder of Aratrika, an institution dedicated to preserving, teaching, popularising and creating awareness of the ancient and traditional dance forms of India.

Manisha Jeet is a Kathak exponent and a disciple of Asha Joglekar. She is a Kathak Visharad, Kathak Alankar, has a Master’s in Performing Arts from the University of Mumbai. She is a researcher and fellow of the Asiatic Society. Jeet is a recipient of several honours and awards. She is a member of the International Dance Congress and has performed at prestigious venues, including the NCPA. Jeet has been the Head of the Performing Arts department of Rachana Sansad and been the main Kathak instructor at the Nalanda Dance Research Centre. She is the Founder-Director of Manas Cultural Institute.

Admission free on a first-come-first-served basis.