Recently, New York City’s Drive East Festival showcased accomplished performers of classical Indian dance and music. For many observers, this was an unprecedented opportunity to see just how uniquely ...

A temple sculpture may appear frozen in time, its limbs poised in intricate arrangements. But what if these figures were ...

India is famous for its rich cultural heritage and classical dance forms are one of its most treasured artistic traditions. The dance forms are interesting due to a combination of music, storytelling, ...

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 A ...

More than any other field, it is classical music where Hindus and Muslims have lived, worked, laboured and created together.

Kathak, a classical dance form from Uttar Pradesh is traditionally attributed to the travelling bards in ancient northern India. Kathakali is an ancient dance form that emerged in North India and is ...

Every artist confronts her past, and, in the case of the Indian dancer Bijayini Satpathy, that past is both a country and a colonial legacy. Satpathy performs Odissi, a dance style from the eastern ...

Harvard University and Harvard University Press (HUP) announced recently that the Murty family of Bangalore, India, has established a new publication series, the Murty Classical Library of India, with ...

On Sunday, October 25, 2026, an Indian classical music workshop and concert will be held at the Edogawa India Culture Center ...

NEW YORK—An ensemble of classical Indian musicians, half of whom were Westerners, performed recently at an event in Manhattan to raise awareness about the persecution of Falun Gong in China. Event ...