Masters of Percussion: An Exclusive Chat With Ustad Zakir Hussain
Washington Performing Arts alternative to in-person programming series is premiering this Friday, April 30 at 8 p.m. ET, streaming through Thursday, May 6, with
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Agni Whips You Into the Environmental Crisis Overtaking Bay Area Landscapes
The world premiere of Bay Area Based Chitresh Das Institute's (CDI) short Kathak film, "Agni" is on Earth Day, April 22, 2021, at 7:30 pm PDT. The video premie
Fremont-Based Choreographer’s BollyHeels is Challenging Heteronormativity in Dance
South Asian Americans are redefining traditionally heteronormative notions of gender and sexuality. Although the culture is still well on its way towards accept
Mosaic Silicon Valley’s ‘Femina’: Find the Divine in India, Cambodia, & China
Making The Mosaic – A column that dips into the disparate, diverse palette of our communities to paint inclusively on the vast canvas of the Bay Area by uti
Preeti Vasudevan Dances Stories of Ethnic Folklore to Yo-Yo Ma’s Cello
New York-based award-winning choreographer and performer Preeti Vasudevan is known for creating provocative contemporary works from Indian tradition. Founder an
Kecak: The Fire Dance of Bali
The barren arena has just a massive black lamp made of stone that dotted the center. No stage setup, no curtains, no extra lightings, no hint of any backstage m
Ancient Contemporary: Odissi, Jazz, & Cambodian Classical
Making The Mosaic – A column that dips into the disparate, diverse palette of our communities to paint inclusively on the vast canvas of the Bay Area by uti
Smoke In a Bottle: That Which Colors the Mind
(Featured image: Zakir Hussain (left) and Ali Akbar Khan (right) in the 1970s) It was May 29, 1970, at the Family Dog, a venue located at the edge of a deterior
Revolutionary Carnatic Musician: The Saint Thyagaraja
Indian history is full of exceptional devotees who proved the significance of love and spirituality. One such divine and gifted soul was the great “Saint Thya
Sattriya, and Its Fight for Recognition as a Classical Dance
Why I Dance – A monthly column, in collaboration with IndianRaga, in which we uncover the variety of Indian Classical Dance forms and their lineage. This f
A Whistling Tribute to Lata Mangeshkar
Lata Mangeshkar turned 90 a little more than one year ago, a momentous milestone in a life whose story is the very chronicle of Hindi Film Music in the post-Ind
Why I Dance: Over 300 Classical Dancers Speak
Why I Dance - A monthly column, in collaboration with IndianRaga, in which we uncover the variety of Indian Classical Dance forms and their lineage. “Why do
