About Us

Who are we

Three Aksha is a non-profit Dance Organization, based off of Philadelphia. Pennsylvania. Viji Rao is the artistic director of Three Aksha and curator of All Indian Dance Festival in Carnegie Hall, New York. Both Three Aksha and Viji Rao, have earned a national and international reputation for their work in choreography, Presentation and curation of the Dance Festival. The organization has been tirelessly working for over 22 years creating and producing choreographies and presenting performances at many venues across USA, Canada, Europe, UK, Indonesia, UAE, Bharain, Doha, Maldives, India to mention a few.
Primary focus in all of our work has been to raise cultural awareness and sensitivity, as well as to open dialogue, about Indian culture, history, and art-and, in a larger sense, about the many cultures and art forms represented in United States.

What we Do

We are Three Aksha; an Indian dance organization dedicated to preserve, present, and build on the Indian classical and folk arts and storytelling. The main purpose is to both preserve and promote traditional Indian performing arts and culture to youth, and to increase awareness and appreciation about Indian art forms here in the United States of America., through curation of dance, educational workshops. and to provide an opportunity for young artists to step on a World Class stage to share their talent and create a memory that lasts for a lifetime

We are brining handpicked talented and gifted youth groups with their resources and enabling access to venues of world stature. For past five years we have provided opportunity for second and third generation of Indian youth born and brought up in United States to share the art and heritage that they have kept intact thousands of miles away from India and to pass the same to future generations to come, this for sure is the key for keeping our heritage alive.

Our Journey

The All Indian Dance Festival inaugurated its journey on July 16th, 2022, at the prestigious Stern Auditorium / Perelman Stage at Carnegie Hall. This groundbreaking initiative emerged from a vision to create a professional platform for young Indian classical and folk dance artists in America and worldwide.

Our Vision

To establish a global stage where traditional Indian dance forms flourish, enabling young artists to showcase their talent while preserving and promoting cultural heritage through professional artistic presentation.

Our Mission

Our mission encompasses three core objectives:

Cultural Preservation: Maintaining the authenticity and richness of Indian dance forms thousands of miles from their origin
Educational Development: Fostering holistic knowledge and critical thinking through artistic expression
Global Connection: Creating meaningful cross-cultural dialogues through dance and movement

Our Team

Viji Rao

Artistic Director

Zak

Managerial / Marketing

Nico Torres

Tech and Production Manager

Irwing

Performance Admin