Kalanidhi
Dance Place
3225 8th St NE, Washington, District of Columbia 20017
FEB 23rd 2019, Saturday 8:00 PM
FEB 24th 2019, Sunday 4:00 PM
Created from the words of Kalanidhi’s own dancers and set to an original score, "Why We Dance" expresses in movement four aspects of Kuchipudi: heritage, freedom, storytelling, and community. From a spiritual exploration of Kuchipudi’s origins to a playful celebration of lifelong friendship, each work reveals a unique aspect of Kuchipudi that has captured the dancers’ imagination.
Kalanidhi Dance performs classical and original works using the timeless visual vocabulary of Kuchipudi, one of India’s eight classical dance forms. Guided by Founder and Artistic Director Anuradha Nehru, Kalanidhi seeks to push Kuchipudi in new and exciting directions while remaining authentic to its style. Over the last decade, Kalanidhi has collaborated across genres and musical styles to critical acclaim, presenting Kuchipudi to Yanni, Philip Glass, and Ravi Shankar, and performing with Opera Lafayette, The New York Baroque Dance Company, and the Sean Curran Company. The New York Times has called Kalanidhi “a combination of bright energy, full-bodied sweetness and rapid precision” and a “rare amalgam of prime dance virtues.”
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