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Where the performance of culture meets the practice of reflection, and Indian arts and artists are represented on stages and at festivals worldwide.

We are a public-interest, non-commercial digital magazine and multimedia platform amplifying the voices of Indian and South Asian dance artists across the globe.

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Global &
US Performance

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A Christmas Card to the World

A review of Boston’s long-running Black Nativity tradition by Anita Vallabh,Ph.D

Funny Uncle Cabaret

Review and Q&A with Peter DiMuro by Anita Vallabh Ph.D

Choreographing Belonging in a World Fragmented by Othering

Review of Anna Myer's How We Go, by Anita Vallabh

A Review of Camille A. Brown’s I AM

A Bold Assertion of Selfhood and Determination by Anita Vallabh

Churchill: David Payne’s Commanding Stagecraft

At the Calderwood Pavilion on October 7, 2025, the stage is set with restraint and...

Khajuraho Chronicles

All Chronicles

Khajuraho Chronicles, Day 1

Arrival at Khajuraho: First Encounters with a Sacred Landscape

February 20th, 2026

By Anita Vallabh

Khajuraho Chronicles, Day 2

Carved narrative to living gesture

February 21, 2026

By Anita Vallabh

Khajuraho Chronicles, Day 3

Energy and Devotion

February 22, 2026

By Anita Vallabh

Khajuraho Chronicles, Day 4

Sovereignty and the "King–God" Concept

February 23, 2026

By Anita Vallabh

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South Asian
Performance

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Pragnya Thamire: Devotion, Discipline, and the Poetics of Form

A Review

G.Narendra’s Bhaandavya

A Review and Q&A

When Less Becomes More

A review of Praveen Kumar’s performance

Sāttvika Abhinaya, Intensely Alive

Navia Natarajan at the 19th Dance Festival, The Music Academy, 4 January, 2026, Chennai.

A Star on the Rise

Review of Pritam Das’s Performance

Devotion and Imagination in Rama Vaidyanathan’s Bharatanāṭyam

Vipralambha Śṛṅgāra as Dramaturgical Design

Kalanidhi’s Resonance: Celebrating Kuchipudi’s Choreographic Voices

A Review by Anita Vallabh

Sonali Skandan’s Lessons From My Mothers

A Poignant Tapestry of Immigrant Life. Review By Aditi Dhruv

Kāvyam: The Poetry Within

Review by Anita Vallabh

Memory, Myth, and the Timeless Sita Within. A Review of Anita Ratnam’s A Million Sitas

Presented at the MAHAL Dance and Dialogue Festival, Sri Krishna Gana Sabha, Chennai, on October...

Features

The Everlasting Flower Vase

By Neena Alapatt

Dance in Real Life

Reimagining Collegiate Dance Education in Conversation with ACDA

Optimal well-being

By Dr. Sagar Vallabh

Cultivating Your Own Local Maxima

By Sanjay Rao Chaganti

When Hypocrisy Becomes the Hyphen Between Thought, Word, and Action

This reflection has been on my mind for a while. As I prepare for GIA’s...

ANIKAYA Birds Intensive at Benin

Wendy Jehlen in conversation with Anita Vallabh

The Everlasting Flower Vase

By Neena Alapatt

Optimal well-being

By Dr. Sagar Vallabh

Cultivating Your Own Local Maxima

By Sanjay Rao Chaganti

Chinnamasta’s DNR Order: Using Classical Indian Dance to Improve Non Verbal Communication on the Intensive Care Unit

By Shilpa Darivemula, MD; Shreya Srivastava, MD; Sophia Salingaros; Rohini Bhatia, MD. Edited by Amrutha...

A Conversation with Dr. Neena Prasad

Sunanda Narayanan in conversation with Mohiniyattam artiste, Dr. Neena Prasad

Dance in Real Life

Reimagining Collegiate Dance Education in Conversation with ACDA

The Second Issue of Global Indian Artist Is Now Live !

With gratitude to the community that continues to shape this platform.

Essays on Social Justice & Indian Classical Dance

Call for Submissions

A Young Innovator Shaping the Future of Dance

Anita Vallabh in conversation with Manya Yellepeddy

You Are Your Desires

How An Ancient Indian wisdom template will help you tap into your desires and shape your destiny

Notion Press, Chennai

Hasta Mudrā-s

Hand Gestures of Indian Dance

Vedathek Publishing House, Bangalore

Abhinaya Darpanam

Mudrā-s: Single Hand Gestures

Vedathek Publishing House, Bangalore

Message in Movements

Abhinaya Darpanam, An Illustrated Translation

B.R. Rhythms, New Delhi

A Space for Performance,
Reflection, and Cultural Inquiry

Where voices from the Indian and South Asian dance world, both on stage and behind the scenes, are seen, heard, felt, and respected.

Exploring Movement and Justice – Anicaya

Episode: 5

In this episode, Wendy Jehlen, Creative Director of Anikaya, and Anuarite Gikonyo, cultural practitioner and...

The Intersection of Art and Healthcare – The story of Assemkala

Episode: 4

In this episode of Sarang Arts for Social Justice, host Anita Vallabh engages with artists...

Reflections with Dr. Shriya Srinivasan and Dr. Joshua George

Episode: 3

In this episode of Reflections from Global Indian Artists, host Anita Vallabh engages with curators...

Celebrating Bhangra: A Cultural Journey

Episode: 2

In this episode of Sarang Arts for Social Justice, host Anita Vallabh and co-host Manasa...

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