Among the other performers at the festival include Virin Bireshwar Goutam (Kathak), Saroja Vaidhyanthan (Bharatnatyam), Aloka Kanoongo (Odissi), Deepika Reddy (Kuchipudi) and Bharati Shivaji (Mohiniattam).

Addressing a curtain raiser press conference to announce the schedule for this year's dance festival here on Monday, Pawan Jain, Director, Culture, Madhya Pradesh Government, said the focus would be on attracting a greater number of domestic tourists.

Bureau Report