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Why Indian classical and folk dancers are built different

Discover why Indian classical and folk dancers are built different! In this video, we explore the unique physical conditioning, flexibility, stamina, and strength required for traditional Indian dance ...
Seattle Magazine

Cleopatra’s Story Told Through Traditional Indian Dance

In 2013, several of Smitha Krishnan’s friends reached out, asking if she was available to teach Mohiniyattam — a form of classical Indian dance originating from the southern state of Kerala — to them ...
Jewish Telegraphic Agency

A rabbi uses a traditional Indian dance form to retell the Passover story from Pharaoh’s perspective

“Pharaoh,” written by Rabbi Misha Shulman of The New Shul, stars Kathakali master Kalamandalam John. (New York Jewish Week) — Walking tall across the black stage of the East Village’s Theater for the ...
India West

Composer Reena Esmail’s Unique New Work Blends Indian and Western Classical Music Traditions

Indian American composer Reena Esmail is not following in anyone’s footsteps but her own. Pushing boundaries in a male-dominated industry and armed with an attitude of creating your own lane, she has ...
Seattle Times

This composer combines South Indian classical music and Western choral tradition

“Music itself can be a conduit for the community,” said Shruthi Rajasekar on the connection between humans through hearing and vibration. Rajasekar is the composer behind several works in the coming ...