PASADENA, Calif. — At an autumn concert in Southern California, instrumentalist and vocalist Sheela Bringi carefully adjusted the strings of her harp before dedicating the opening invocation to ...

When Sarah Tiedemann was growing up in Hillsboro in the 1980s, the city looked quite different than it does now. Its residents were mostly white, its identity mostly derived from its agricultural ...

CLEVELAND, Ohio – Did you know that for nearly two weeks in April every year, Cleveland is the home to the largest Indian classical music festival outside of India? Cleveland Thyagaraja Festival draws ...

In 2013, several of Smitha Krishnan’s friends reached out, asking if she was available to teach Mohiniyattam — a form of classical Indian dance originating from the southern state of Kerala — to them ...

From India to Europe, and at our very own Jacob’s Pillow Dance Festival in 2008, Shantala Shivalingappa has been acclaimed for her exquisite versatility. She breaks new ground with her contemporary ...

Lohri, celebrated every year on January 13, is one of the most vibrant winter festivals in North India. It is most popular in ...

Down syndrome and two major surgeries couldn't stop Hema Ramaswamy, who turned to classical Indian dance as a form of artistic and physical healing. How Hema Ramaswamy Found Healing Through ...

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 ...

Theater for the New City will present its annual Thunderbird American Indian Dancers Pow-Wow and Dance Concert from January ...

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