Arudra is where our whole year points.
Held each season around Thiruvadhirai (Arudra Darshanam), our signature festival brings dancers, musicians, and the community onto one stage.
One afternoon, four experiences.
Our flagship annual celebration of South Indian classical arts, held each year around the Thiruvadhirai (Arudra Darshanam) season, bringing dancers, musicians, and the community together on one stage.
Every edition follows the same four-part shape. What changes each year is the repertoire, the ensemble, and the production that anchors it. Open any edition below for its full programme and credits.
- 01Trilokya NadaThe invocation
- 02Feature Programme: JugalbandhiTwo instruments in dialogue
- 03Feature Programme: Dance DramaThe season's premiere production
- 04Thiruvadhirai ThreadsThe closing sequence
Every Arudra, on stage and to come.
Arudra 2027
Save the date · Jewish Community Center of Houston
Our signature annual production returns. Save the date: the programme, cast and credits are announced closer to the day.
Past event
Arudra 2026
Jewish Community Center of Houston
Our signature festival: an invocation by Musicians of Houston, a veena-violin duet, the featured production Navagrahamum Navakailasamum, and Thiruvadhirai Threads: one afternoon, four experiences.
Past event
Arudra Festival 2025
Jewish Community Center of Houston
The 2025 edition of our signature festival: an evening of music and dance.
Past event
Arudra Festival 2024
Stafford Civic Center, Stafford, TX
The 2024 edition of our signature festival: an evening of Indian classical music and dance.
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