Embodied Ritual: Bharatanatyam in the Diaspora

A class led by Bharatanatyam experts and practitioners Aparna, Ranee, and Ashwini Ramaswamy, founders of the Ragamala Dance Company. The session introduces participants to Alarmél Valli’s lineage of Bharatanatyam, focusing on its percussive, poetic, and expressive vocabularies. The Ramaswamys will discuss the concept of lineage and its influence on their creative aesthetic.