Performances in N.Y.C. Advertisement Supported by The choreographer Akram Khan’s “Gigenis,” based loosely on a character in the Mahabharata, represents a kind of homecoming for him. By Marina Harss A ...
The Mudra Dance Festival, held annually at NCPA around World Dance Day, is a thematic celebration of Indian classical dance.
When watching Indian classical dance, there's a lot going on: the folding and unfolding of the dancers' pleated costumes, their eyes moving back and forth between thick black eyeliner, their hands ...
Saturday, April 29 is World Dance Day. And fittingly, that holiday falls on day two of the ninth annual American Natya Festival. Organized by St. Louis-based Soorya Performing Arts, this weekend’s ...
India’s rich classical dance heritage includes one form traditionally performed only by women. Known for its graceful ...
Biochemistry senior Abhinav Anand performs an original dance at the Sri Sharadamba Temple in Farmington Hills, Mich. on March 8, 2026. Anand dances in the south Indian Bharatanatyam style reacting ...
47-year-old K.M. Abu will be the first Muslim to receive a doctorate in Mohiniyattam. HT (HindustanTimes) Photo An Indian man in the southern state of Kerala has become the first Muslim to receive a ...
Bharatanatyam, which developed in Hindu temples in South India, is one of the world’s oldest classical dances — and possibly one of the most complex. Local audiences will have a chance to experience ...