Welcome to the

Yuva Kala Sangamam

Presented by

Silambam Phoenix

Fine Arts Association of Arizona

What is the Yuva Kala Sangamam? 

The Yuva Kala Sangamam is a one day festival on August 23, 2025 presenting young artists to from around the USA to the Valley of the Sun.

We aim to bring the diversity of South Asian classical art right to you from the up and coming generation of artists.

These artists were chosen by a panel of artists representing the disciplines presented by our applicants.

Our festival presentation is an all day event at The ASU Kerr Cultural Center with each performance slot lasting 40 minutes. We encourage you to join us for all of them and experience and incredible day of music and dance!

As arts practitioners, we recognise the need to bring a diverse array of South Asian art forms. This year, we hope to highlight artists who bring art forms that have not been highlighted in Arizona before. This includes (but is not limited to):

  • Lavani

  • Chhau

  • Manipuri

  • Kalaripayattu

We are actively seeking young practitioners of these art forms and other underrepresented South Asian performance art forms to apply so that we can provide them with the platform to showcase their unique art forms!

Our Commitment to

the Diversity of South Asian Art

Learn more about our copresenter- Fine Arts Association of Arizona.

Bringing Indian Fine Arts to Arizona for the past 40 year.

Frequently Asked Questions- Application

  • We hope to one day be able to accommodate international artists. Unfortunately, we can only accept applications from US based artists.

  • No! We do not have an application fee as we do not want any financial barriers for you to apply for this festival.

  • We are seeking people in the South Asian performing arts space from any community of artists. This is an incredibly diverse arts space and we want to showcase a slice of that diversity. The ideal candidate is someone who has performance experience and has spent time exploring their craft as an individual artist. We are looking for your stamp on the artistic community you are a part of.

  • Based on the applications we receive, we will convene review panels of professional artists across disciplines. We guarantee that your application will be reviewed by a fellow practitioner. For example, if you ar a kathak dancer then a fellow kathak dancer will review your application.

  • YES! We will gladly provide you the feedback from our panel. If you would like feedback, please email us to receive it.

  • Each soloist/group will be given a 40 minute slot. What you do with that time is up to you!

  • You will be evaluated based on the following criteria:

    1. Dancers- evaluated on their brittany, abhinaya, storytelling, creativity, and performance.

    2. Vocalists- evaluated on Manodharma/swaram, diction, intonation, musicality, vocal technique, and performance.

    3. Instrumentalists- evaluated on Manodharma/swaram, technique, musicality, tonal quality, and performance.

  • Yes! We will happily evaluate applications submitted by groups and collectives. Please note that the applicant stipend will be the same regardless of individual or group application.