It’s a Saturday, and the decisive, guiding beats of the dhol — a double-headed drum from India — and shouts of “hadippa” (a Punjabi word meaning “hooray”) reverberate through a Sandy dance studio. The ...
When you’re hot you’re hot. And when you’re not–well, if you’re the West Indian Folk Dance Company, you’re still pretty entertaining. A recent rehearsal of the first half of the troupe’s upcoming ...
CHESTER — Last year, over 14,000 people attended the Taste of India festival at the Cultural Center of India in Chester. The nonprofit organization invites all ages to enjoy the fun, cultural ...
A video of a woman performing Bhavai, a traditional Rajasthani folk dance, while balancing heavy earthen pots has gone viral on social media. The clip, shared by an Instagram page 'Lok Nritya', has ...
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 ...
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“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 ...
INDIAN music is a very ancient art and has a three-thousand-year-old tradition behind it. This represents perhaps the longest unbroken record of any cultural tradition we know. Countries like China ...
Garba, a traditional Indian folk dance. UConn’s ISA held this year’s Garba on Sunday in celebration of the Navratri festival. Photo courtesy: UConn ISA on X. On Sunday, Oct. 12, the University of ...