Recently, New York City’s Drive East Festival showcased accomplished performers of classical Indian dance and music. For many observers, this was an unprecedented opportunity to see just how uniquely ...

SF Adavu, a San Francisco collective, launches TaKaDhiMi, a joyful new showcase for Bharatanatyam and classical Indian dance.

Recently, at the Joyce Theatre, I attended a war. The war was a dance, “Gigenis: The Generation of the Earth,” directed by the British dancer and choreographer Akram Khan, loosely inspired by the ...

The Indraprastha Dance Festival showcases India’s rich classical dance traditions at New Delhi's historic Purana Qila.

On Sept. 27 and 28, Harvard’s Lakshmi Mittal and Family South Asia Institute and MIT Heritage Arts of South Asia (MITHAS) hosted Intersections, a two-day conference centered on traditional Indian ...

Tapobhanga – Awakening the Eternal returns to Colchester’s Headgate Theatre, with Bhadram School of Dance telling Shiva and Sati’s story through Indian dance.

NTD’s 11th International Classical Chinese Dance Competition kicked off at the Sugar Loaf Performing Arts Center in Chester, New York, on Sept. 11. Since its founding in 2007 by NTD, the sister media ...

Bharatanatyam, the oldest classical dance form, was originated in the South Indian state of Tamil Nadu. Bharatanatyam is a blend of bhava, raga and tala, and was originally a temple dance performed by ...

Sassi is ready to endure every difficulty to prove her loyalty and to protect her love. She is left stranded in a deserted forest, seeking out her lover. She roams with a parched throat and teary eyes ...

Indian classical dance is an art that is in tradition for a long. The origin of Indian classical dance traces back to “Natya Shastra” .It is a Sanskrit text. History says that the first text of this ...

Through the course of dynasty after dynasty, from the royal court to the battlefield, China’s 5000-year history has yielded a rich trove of cultural traditions and classical arts. The detailed ...