NOV 2, 2024 
12:00 PM - 4:00 PM 

12pm- 2:30pm Family Workshops & Dance Performances

2:30pm-4pm Dance Party with DJ Rekha

Indian Food for sale throughout the day

In-Person Tickets: 
$20 adults/$15 member adults/all children FREE

Flushing Town Hall is proud to present the 10th Annual Diwali Festival

Celebrate Diwali with this all-ages festival and dance party, featuring DJ Rekha and Kathak classical dancer Abha Roy, Srijan Dance Company with special guest dance troupe ADDA and Dr.  Santa R. Nandi!  With family friendly workshops, including:  block printing with Alka Mukerji, rangoli making with Joshua Roychowdhury, Indian cooking with Chef Nupur and Queens Curry Kitchen, as well as henna by Bella Beauty, Hindi calligraphy and more.

Our afternoon begins with family friendly workshops, and the dance drama Navadurga choreographed by Abha Roy and performed by Abha Roy, Srijan Dance Company and Dr. Santa R. Nandi.  This piece portrays aspects of the Durga, goddess & protective mother, who is also referred to as Navadurga in Hindu mythology. The aspects of the divine feminine, such as  innocence, love, compassion, righteous anger, chaos, sensuality and spirituality are portrayed through different forms of the goddess.  Now that you are inspired, it’s time for you to hit the dance floor with DJ Rekha and continue the celebration. 

Artist Bios:

Abha Roy, the artistic director of Srijan Dance Center and master teaching artist, has led the Flushing Town Hall Annual Diwali Festival since its beginnings. A master of Kathak dance, she studied under the guidance of late great Guru Kundan Lal Gangani and attained professional precision under the training of Pt. Durgalal when she completed her specialization in Kathak Kendra, New Delhi. She represented the Indian Council of Cultural Relations and has taught and performed in South America, Guyana, Suriname, Trinidad and Tobago. She has also performed throughout Europe and venues such as Lincoln Center, Flushing Town Hall, Queens Museum, NYC Cultural Festival, and many more. 


Born in London and raised in Flushing, DJ Rekha is a musician, educator, curator, and activist.  Rekha wants to get people dancing, which they’ll do at a Flushing Town Hall’s celebration for Diwali.  Named the “Ambassador of Bhangra” by the NY Times, Rekha founded and led the Basement Bhangra dance party for twenty years.  Rekha also worked as the sound designer and producer of the TONY award-winning Broadway show “Bridge and Tunnel”, and received a Drama Desk Award nomination for their work on the play “Rafta Rafta”.