Priya has been performing virtually all her life but her career began when she took part as a staff artist in a number of dance ballets produced by Birju Maharaj at the Bharatiya Kala Kendra (now Kathak Kendra) in Delhi. 

She has received wide acclaim and toured all over the world including the Far East, USA, South America, West Indies and Europe.

Although now based in the UK she performs in India during December / January.

Over the years she has given countless performances but notable ones include:

                 Please see 'Events' page for later years

A Night with Priya Pawar at Watermans, Brentford

Kathak Meets Flamenco at Paul Robeson Theatre, Hounslow

Kathak Meets Flamenco at The Bull, Barnet

Kathak Meets Flamenco at Vishwa Hindu Kendra, Southall

Danzas Kathak y Odissi  at Suristan, Madrid, Spain

Demonstration and Workshop at Under Ground Theatre, Eastbourne

2001

Chaturang at Bharatiya Vidya Bhavan, London with her Pushpalata dancers.

Kathak Meets Flamenco at the Compass Theatre, Ickenham

Kathak-Odissi at Dominion Arts & Cultural Centre, Southall

Kathak-Odissi at Sangam Hall, Edgware for Sindhi Community

Kathak-Flamenco for Coin Festival, South Bank, London

Kathak for Respect Festival, Finsbury, London

2000

Kathak-Flamenco at Middlesborough Theatre for the Millennium Festival

Kathak-Flamenco at the Bonn Summer Festival, Germany

1999

Kathak-Odissi  at the National Theatre, Oslo, Norway

Kathak-Jazz at the Oscar Theatre, Oslo, Norway

Kathak-Odissi  in Genoa, Italy

1998

Kathak-Flamenco with Rosandra Doling at Watermans Arts Centre, Brent

1997

50 years of independence celebrations.  The government of India sent Priya and three musicians from India for a Kathak-Flamenco performance in Oslo, Norway.

1996

East Meets West for the International Youth Festival, Bayreuth, Germany

1995

Kathak-Odissi solo Scandinavian tour

1993

The Widow directed by ballet dancer Stephen Long with Contemporary dancers at Leeds Arts Centre, UK

1990

Temple to Palace  in the presence of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II for the opening of the Nehru Gallery at the Victoria & Albert Museum, London

1985

Mogli directed by John Chapman – An Academy of Indian Dance production, UK

1972

Kathak-Odissi at Sapru House Auditorium, New Delhi.   A memorable performance, which was choreographed by Guru Hare Krishna Behera, as it was Priya’s debut as an Odissi dancer and she was privileged to be presented by Guru Kelucharan Mohapatra.

1971

Priya toured solo in East and West Africa when she performed before Haile Salassie, Emperor of Ethiopia.

1969-

1970

Priya performed with Pratap Pawar throughout the world, from the Far East to the USA and South America.

Triveni

Priya was co-founder of Triveni and from 1980 to1992 she was co-director and a key performer.

Triveni's notable achievements:

Triveni pioneered the combining of classical Indian dance with other dance forms.  Particularly successful were the Kathak-Flamenco collaborations which toured repeatedly.

Productions often featured the contrasting classical Indian styles of Kathak and Odissi.

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Triveni staged elaborate and memorable dance-dramas making imaginative use of advanced Triveni students