"Feminism" may not be a word that leaps to mind when you think of Kathak, the North Indian form of classical dance. But Sunday at Z Space, this ancient style, which flourished in the 16th century ...

The cosmic dance of Shiva symbolises the interplay of dynamic and static divine energy flow, containing the five principles of eternal energy — creation, preservation, destruction, illusion and ...

Shiva's Tandava, the titanic cosmic dance, is not only a divine spectacle, it's a forceful emblem of the universe's ceaseless circle of creation, preservation, and devastation. Grounded in primeval ...

This weekend the Chitresh Das Dance Company, a leading troupe of kathak (one of several forms of traditional Indian dance) based in San Francisco, will present two performances of Pandit Chitresh Das’ ...

Bharatanatyam is a classical Indian dance form that originated in the temples of Tamil Nadu, a southern province of India. This dance form denotes various 19th- 20th-century reconstructions of Sadir, ...

At 62, dancer-choreographer Daksha Sheth tells t2, “Don’t carry your age on your shoulders. Don’t think of your age, you just do it.” More famous among youngsters as the mother of Isha Sharvani, the ...

Kuchipudi dancers Yamini and Bhavana Reddy — daughters of Padma Bhushan awardees Raja Radha and Kaushalya Reddy — performed Shiva Leela, which also depicts Shiva’s slaying of the demon Mukasura. The ...