It was a warm April evening in 2015. Malavika Sarukkai was preparing to launch the Kalavaahini Trust to support young and talented classical dancers. Elegantly draped in a sari — as she always is — ...

Acclaimed classical Indian dance artists Ragamala Dance Company and preeminent dancer choreographer Malavika Sarukkai return to the Kennedy Center over two weekends in November with premieres of ...

Dance is one of the universal mediums that can transcend time, culture, and space – it exists in every human society, and serves as both an exploration, an escape, and a connection to others. Truly ...

NEW DELHI, (IANS) – It’s been half a century for her as a dancer. A lifetime with an art form that has changed the way she observes, interacts, and engages with people, and the world around her. But ...

Adornment is a reflection of the heart, wrote Coco Chanel. The renowned Indian dance artist Malavika Sarukkai takes up this thread in “Thari — The Loom,” an enchanting and deeply imaginative work ...

The struggle to preserve the soul of India, from within the country and without, has been going on for so long that the struggle itself now seems to be part of India’s soul. The country’s national ...

An evening celebrating dance, nature, and spirituality. Malavika Sarukkai will begin with two short dance excerpts that connect us to the environment, in homage to the People's Climate Change March ...

On stage, she becomes a deer, a tree, a swan, and a bird, seamlessly transforming from one form to another with fluid footsteps and effortless grace. In her latest production 'Beeja – Earth Seed', ...

Inspired by her devotion to the Ganga River, Malavika Sarukkai, a master of the Bharata Natyam dance style, will present her solo choreography Ganga – Nitya Vaahini – The Eternal River that at once ...