Archive · 10 Oct 2026
Sohini Roychowdhury’s Tour Connects Cultures Through Dance
Sohini Roychowdhury is a dancer who uses Bharatanatyam to tell stories and share ideas.
In May 2026, she performed and spoke with students in Austria and the German Alps.
She explained ideas connected to Shiva and Indian classical dance.
Her Land of Happy project makes dance sessions welcoming for neurodivergent children and young adults.
In Austria, she joined an inclusive festival with 65 artists.
She also brought Bharatanatyam together with Brazilian Samba.
In Reading, she and flamenco dancer Irene Hernandez Diaz combined Indian and Spanish traditions.
The tour showed how people can share feelings and stories through different kinds of dance.
In early May 2026, Sohini Roychowdhury visited 20 schools and universities in the Austrian and German Alps, presenting Bharatanatyam and discussing its ideas and stories.
Her Land of Happy project offers dance sessions designed to support expression, confidence and well-being for neurodivergent children and young adults.
At Austria’s World Peace One Inclusivity Festival in Imst, 65 artists, including performers with disabilities, celebrated inclusion through performances and collaboration.
In Reading on June 7, 2026, Roychowdhury and flamenco artist Irene Hernandez Diaz brought Bharatanatyam and flamenco together at Rhythms of the World.
The tour also featured a Bharatanatyam and Brazilian Samba workshop, presenting dance as a way to connect traditions and communities.
- Who
- Dancer and movement director Sohini Roychowdhury, alongside participating artists including Irene Hernandez Diaz.
- What
- A Europe Summer Dance Tour featuring Bharatanatyam performances, cultural exchanges and inclusive dance activities.
- When
- During the first ten days of May 2026, with a Reading concert on June 7, 2026.
- Where
- Schools and universities in the Austrian and German Alps; Imst, Austria; and Reading, United Kingdom.
- Why
- To introduce audiences to Indian classical dance and create cultural exchange and inclusive opportunities through the arts.
- Tour
- Europe Summer Dance Tour 2026
- Schools and universities visited
- 20 across the Austrian and German Alps
- Inclusive arts project
- Land of Happy
- Imst festival
- World Peace One Inclusivity Festival at The Power Band Festival
- Festival participants
- 65 artists from around the world
- Reading concert
- Rhythms of the World, June 7, 2026
- Featured dance dialogue
- Bharatanatyam and flamenco, performed by Sohini Roychowdhury and Irene Hernandez Diaz