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Nandanik Dance, a classical Indian Dance Troupe, is presenting a festival! Director Nandini Mandal, and students Shriya Narasimhan and Pavithra Dante, talk with Anna Singer live about their upcoming dance festival, Vilaya The Confluence. Nandini talks about creating this dance troupe after emigrating to the U.S from Kolkata. She hopes to preserve, promote, and share all forms of Indian Classical dance in Pittsburgh. One of the ways is through their yearly festival, Vilaya. The festival brings together four different dance groups in one night! Shriya and Pavithra talk about their introduction to dance, and why they continue with it today. Both hope to continue it when they graduate high school. All three talk about their favorite parts of Indian Classical dance, and what audiences can look forward to during the festival. It is a night of colorful costumes, beautiful makeup, and different styles of dance! You can see Vilaya The Confluence from 4 to 7 pm on April 12th at the New Hazlett Theater. Visit https://www.nandanikdance.org/ to learn more about the troupe. You can find tickets to the event at https://newhazletttheater.org/events/vilaya-2025-the-confluence/. Thanks for tuning in to WQED's Voice of the Arts, Pittsburgh's trusted source for arts and culture in our region. Whether you're passionate about classical music, film, theater, opera, or local music, we’re here to bring you closer to the heart of Pittsburgh's local arts scene. Don’t miss our musician interviews, the latest local music news, and performing arts insights from across the Southwestern Pennsylvania region.  Subscribe and follow to stay connected with the vibrant voices shaping Pittsburgh’s creative community. Visit https://www.wqed.org/ to see what else WQED is doing in our community. Until next time, keep supporting the arts and keep listening to Voice of the Arts. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See https://pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.