It’s that time of the year when the doyens of various Indian classical dance forms come together to entertain audiences with their performances at the Nakshatra Dance Festival 2013. The eight-day festival commences from October 19 at the National Centre of the Performing Arts (NCPA).

Kathak exponent Uma Dogra and her dance troupe, Kathakars of Jaipur, will kickstart the event. Dogra says, “We will start off with Aatmalingastotra, a piece especially choreographed for the festival, where we pay homage to Lord Shiva. We will follow it up with Dheer Sameere based on poet Jayadeva’s composition fromu00a0Geet Govinda.”