Darpana Academy of Performing Arts

23/02/2026

Why learning is special!

21/02/2026

Afternoon at Indian dance for textile people.

25/06/2025

Bharatanatyam classes commenced on the 23rd of this month! 🎉💫
A warm welcome to all our newcomers! 🙏🏽❤️
May this journey of classical dance bring you joy and self-expression. 💖
Wishing all our students a wonderful year ahead! 🌟

21/04/2025

Darpana annual day 2025, haan ladki hun!!

It was based on the theme of real-life empowered women, inspired by Aparna Roy’s book ‘Like a Girl’. We portrayed the life stories and milestones of remarkable women such as Birubala, Gauri Lankesh, Indira Jaisingh, Banwari Devi, Rukhma Bhai, and Homai Vyarawalla.

22/02/2025

Demonstrating Indian Classical dance and culture for a group from UK .

10/02/2025

*Celebrating the World of Dance*

Join us on a journey through the world of classical dance! Our festival features 14 outstanding young dancers, each trained in a different traditional style. Experience the beauty, energy, and emotion of classical dance like never before.

8th Feb - Bharatnatyam & Odissi
9th Fab - Manipuri, Mohniattam & Kuchipudi
10th Feb - Manipuri, Katthakali & Sattriya
11th Feb - Kathak, Mohiniattam & Sattriya
12th Feb - Odissi, Kathak & Bharatnatyam

At Natarani; 8:30 onwards! Tickets available in book my show.

03/12/2024

The Dance of Life, Mrinalini Sarabhai’s last full choreography, is the history of Indian science. Darpana’s new dancers in training lead by rehearse on stage in a preview for mathematician Marcus du Sowtoy

29/10/2024

Darpana Family wishes you a sparkling Deepavali!
May the festival of lights ignite the spark within you, guiding you towards lighting lamps in the lives of the unheard and unseen.
Make your inner light shine!

15/10/2024

Opening the eyes of wall art 🎨🖌️ wall art festival

03/07/2024

Darpana has been affiliated with Alliance Française d'Ahmedabad for the past 15 years and it has been a pleasure working with them. It was an honor to welcome Mr. Thierry Mathou, Ambassador of France to India, Jean-Marc Séré-Charlet, Consul General of France in Mumbai, and Emmanuel Bottiau, Director of Alliance Française d'Ahmedabad, to Darpana Academy. Their presence is greatly appreciated. ☺️🌸

(Darpana academy, visit, Alliance Française d'Ahmedabad,)

09/04/2024

27/03/2024

An Indo Italian collaboration of Shakespeare’s Macbeth produced by Darpana and Nexion Surfaces and directed by Massimiliano Troiani. With Mallika Sarabhai and Yadavan Chandran in the lead roles, the performance brings many diverse cultural influences to create a magical multi-media theatre immersion into the Bard’s masterpiece!