Founder Pranita Nayar reflects on ten years of creating bold new work with Mandala South Asian Performing Arts.

Ishita blends elements of Bharatanatyam and Chhau in her productions at IMGE. “I’m deeply inspired by mudras (artistic hand gestures) and nuanced abhinaya—the isolated way of expression ...

In classical Indian dance forms like Bharatanatyam and Kathak, movement vocabulary is heavily structured and symbolic. Every gesture, or mudra, carries meaning, telling stories drawn from ...