The 34th Kinkini Nrithyotsava was inaugurated by Prathibha Prahlad (senior Bharatanatyam dancer, organiser and writer) on 21 January 2018 in Bengaluru. The five-day festival featured solos, duets and thematic group presentations in Bharatanatyam, Kuchipudi, Odissi and Mohini Attam, as well as a Mohini Attam-Kathakali jugalbandi titled Radha Madhavam directed by guru Sadanam Balakrishnan.