India celebrates its independence from British rule each year on Aug. 15, commemorating the country’s freedom in 1947. Across the Portland area, the occasion is marked with performances, festivals and ...

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 ...

Whether it’s lyrical movements, classical Indian style or a hip-hop take on the wildly popular Bollywood genre, dance is, without a doubt, one of the great visual icons of India. “I think dance is ...

At 21, when most young people are tentatively sketching out their futures, Dhvani Kothari Dalmia had already decided to reimagine the ballet scene of India. Fresh out of training in Croatia and ...

A problematic production from 1877, originally full of stereotypes, has been stripped of cliche, co-directed by Indian ...

A teenager from a Mumbai slum is closer to fulfilling his dream of becoming a professional ballet dancer after being accepted into a prestigious school in New York. Amiruddin Shah, the 16-year-old son ...

Indian classical dance forms are rich in tradition and meaning, with mudras (hand gestures) being an integral part of their ...

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 ...

Elton John may not be the typical sort of music playing in a classical Indian dance or ballet performance, but two dance companies are fusing numerous styles and cultures during a performance that ...