The New Yorker

How Classical Is Indian Classical Dance?

Every artist confronts her past, and, in the case of the Indian dancer Bijayini Satpathy, that past is both a country and a colonial legacy. Satpathy performs Odissi, a dance style from the eastern ...
NBC Connecticut

Indian dance group in Connecticut helps keep children in touch with their roots

Telling stories through elaborate dance and music while keeping in touch with their Indian roots. A local dance group in Connecticut, Layavinyasa, is helping children keep in touch with their heritage ...
The New York Times

A Dark Tale for a Dark Time, Told Through Indian Classical Dance

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 ...
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 ...