Upcoming Performances

  • September 26, 2010: Carmel International Arts Festival, Carmel, Indiana
  • November 19, 2010: Indianapolis International Festival

Neela performs as a solo artist and as a member of the Shakti Dance Company of Los Angeles.  She has received many honors, including placement on the Utah Arts Council's Performing Arts Tour roster.

Recent solo presentations by Neela include:

  • November 8, 2008 7 pm - Fundraiser Performance for the American Endowment for Education in India in Salt Lake City at Orson Spencer Hall, UofU
  • November 6, 2008 6 pm - Performance with ZArts! in Springdale, Utah
  • November 6, 2008 12 pm- Convocation at Snow College, Ephraim Utah
  • Convocations at:
    •  Southern Utah University, Cedar City, Utah
    • Dixie College, St. George, Utah
    • Snow College, Ephraim, Utah
  • Nritya Naivaidhyam - Los Angeles, CA 2006
  • Yuva Bharati, Inaugral Dancer - Santa Clara, CA 2006
  • Natyanjali – Ann Arbor, Michigan 2005
  • School class demonstration - Bocas del Toro, Panama 2005
  • 2-day dance workshop and evening performance for youth – Belgium, 2002
  • Convocation Presentations – 1 hour lecture/demonstration
    • Southern Utah University, 2006 & 2000
    • Dixi College, 2006 & 2002
    • Snow College, 2006 & 2000
  • Elementary school presentation - Springdale, Utah, 2002
  • Featured Artist, APAture Asian-American Arts Festival. San Francisco, September 2001
  • Solo benefit performance to raise money for child development initiatives in India. San Francisco; 2000
  • Solo debut performance (Arangetram), San Francisco 1999

Neela has toured with the prestigious Shakti Dance Company throughout the U.S., Canada, and India. Recent tour performances include:

  • Los Angeles County Museum of Art - November 2006
  • World Festival of Sacred Music - September 2005
  • Saakhyam -  Francisco and Los Angeles - November 2005
  • Bhagavad Gita tour - Summer 2003
    • New York City, Lincoln Center
    • Portland, Oregon
    • Los Angeles, California
    • Houston, Texas
  • San Francisco Ethnic Dance Festival (Palace of the Fine Arts) - June 2002
  • South India Tour - December 2002 thru January 2001
    • Chennai
    • Pondicherry
  • Shyama tour - Summary 1997
    • Portland, Oregon
    • Vancouver, BC Canada
    • Los Angeles, California