Kalapriya is a Chicago-based arts organization rooted in South Asian culture and committed to serving our city’s diverse communities. We welcome Chicagoans of all races, identities, and backgrounds, offering programs in our South Loop studio and across neighborhoods through outreach, partnerships, and community collaborations.

The South Asian performing arts have long been used to pass down history, values, & collective memory. At Kalapriya, we create programs that speak to contemporary life in Chicago. Our work explores universal themes such as identity, migration, displacement, grief, resilience, injustice, and belonging through stories that are both local and global.

Equity, access, and inclusion are central to everything we do. Kalapriya uses the arts as a bridge between cultures, creating spaces for dialogue, understanding, and shared experience across communities.