It is the longing of a lover, the surrender of a devotee, the dedication of a student, the imagination of a poet, the call of a song. Across India, love in its many forms has been inseparable from dance, music, poetry and mythology, expressed through various languages and traditions.

The KNMA Dance Festival curated by Leela Samson brings together senior and emerging artists across classical, folk and ritual forms, featuring specially commissioned works that bring artists of different styles together in new explorations. Through movement, rhythm, gesture, language and narrative, the four-day festival brings to the stage the many ways in which we are called to love.