In Children of Dharma, a Northrop Centennial Commission, Ragamala Dance Company creates a series of mesmerizing vignettes illustrated with poetic movement, lush visual imagery, and truthful emotion, transporting viewers into a mythic world of warfare, magic, and beauty. The show explores the concept of dharma, or “right action,” embodied through dance. This multidisciplinary experience incorporates a literary epic, South Asian cultural history, contemporary original music, and Bharatanatyam dance.
Children of Dharmais commissioned by Northrop at the University of Minnesota, the Jay and Susie Gogue Performing Arts Center at Auburn University, and The Joyce Theater Foundation's Stephen and Cathy Weinroth Fund for New Work.
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Ragamala Dance Company in "Avimukta"
Ragamala Dance Company at New York City Center Dance Showcase. Photo courtesy of the artist.
Ragamala Dance Company at New York City Center Dance Showcase. Photo courtesy of the artist.
Ragamala Dance Company at New York City Center Dance Showcase. Photo courtesy of the artist.
Ragamala Dance Company. Photo courtesy of the artist.
Ragamala Dance Company. Photo courtesy of the artist.
Children of Dharma is commissioned by Northrop at the University of Minnesota, the Jay and Susie Gogue Performing Arts Center at Auburn University, and The Joyce Theater Foundation's Stephen and Cathy Weinroth Fund for New Work.
This activity is made possible by the voters of Minnesota through a Minnesota State Arts Board Operating Support grant, thanks to a legislative appropriation from the Arts and Cultural Heritage Fund.
