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South Asian Performance

Dance, theatre, music, and storytelling rooted in South Asia and its diasporas, examined through aesthetic and cultural frameworks.

November 20, 2025

Kalanidhi’s Resonance: Celebrating Kuchipudi’s Choreographic Voices

A Review by Anita Vallabh

By Anita Vallabh Ph.D
November 20, 2025

Sonali Skandan’s Lessons From My Mothers

A Poignant Tapestry of Immigrant Life. Review By Aditi Dhruv

By Anita Vallabh Ph.D
November 20, 2025

Kāvyam: The Poetry Within

Review by Anita Vallabh

By Anita Vallabh Ph.D
November 20, 2025

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...

By Anita Vallabh Ph.D
October 18, 2025

SYMBALLEIN: A Performance by Renjith Choorakkad & Vijna Vasudevan.

Aalaap’s Sthira: Navigating the Constant-Dynamic, October 15, 2025 at KG1 Studio, Chennai.

By Anita Vallabh Ph.D
October 8, 2025

Grace and Gravitas

A review of Dr. Neena Prasad’s performance By Anita Vallabh Ph.D

By Anita Vallabh Ph.D
October 3, 2025

Emotion and Illusion: A Review of Explorations and Yavanika

Explorations, by Anubhava Dance Company

By Anita Vallabh Ph.D
September 26, 2025

Range, Inclusivity, and A Night of Energy, Grace, and Mixed Results

Indo-American Arts Council’s Erasing Borders Dance Festival, 2025

By Anita Vallabh Ph.D