Kiran Rajagopalan - Summer 2017 Performances - Bharatanatyam

FRIDAY, JUNE 9 Out! Dance 8:00 PM BAAD! Bronx Academy of Arts & Dance (NYC)   Kiran will be presenting a new astapadi with Hindustani vocalist Samarth Nagarkar. More information and tickets can be found here.   BAAD! Bronx Academy of Arts and Dance 2474 Westchester Avenue Bronx, NY 10461 www.baadbronx.org

SATURDAY, JUNE 24 Harlem Arts Festival 2017 3:45 PM Marcus Garvey Park (NYC)   Kiran will be introducing Harlem audiences to the aesthetics and repertoire of Bharatanatyam through an interactive performance with Sonali Skandan (nattuvangam), Vignesh Ravichandran (vocal), & students of Bala Skandan on mridangam & violin. Free & open to the public. Full festival schedule can be found here.   Harlem Arts Festival www.harlemartsfestival.org Marcus Garvey Park Madison Avenue (Between E. 120th & E. 124th Streets)

SATURDAY, JULY 1 Sāmityam 5:00 PM Sri Venkateswara Temple (Pittsburgh)   World Premiere of "Sāmityam" with Kasi Aysola (nattuvangam), Ramya Sundaresan Kapadia (vocal), Anjna Swaminathan (violin), & Visrut Sudhakar (mridangam). Conceived & choreographed by Kiran Rajagopalan, this thematic presentation celebrates the 1000th birth anniversary of Ramanuja and examines the impact & legacy of his vishistadvaita philosophy on Indian art & aesthetics. Free & open to the public.   Sri Venkateswara Temple 1230 South McCully Drive Pittsburgh, PA 15235 www.svtemple.org

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