“As it unwinds, pulling you into its world, like some Indian Temptress, it becomes one of the most sensual, engaging dance forms I know.”

--Mike Steele, Minneapolis Star Tribune
Full Review

The inspiration for this production came from a program presented in Munich in 1932 by Uday Shankar, the dancer/choreographer credited with bringing Indian classical dance out of the traditional venues of the princely court and Hindu temple sanctuary into the western dance-theater format. In From Temple to Theater: Remembering Uday Shankar, Ragamala Artistic Director Ranee Ramaswamy brings together complex, evocative choreography (both her own and that of Associate Artistic Director Aparna Ramaswamy) and an exquisite, specially commissioned Hindustani (North Indian classical) musical score by world-renowned composer/sitarist Shubhendra Rao, disciple of sitar legend Ravi Shankar. Both Ms. Ramaswamy and Mr. Rao used the ragas (scales) and titles of works used by Mr. Shankar as a springboard for their original, innovative work.