Bharata Natyam Intensive – Sunday, Sept 25, 2016. Time: 1pm -3:30pm Cost: $30. ... (A background in dance is recommended) Package Deals: Performance & Fundamentals of Bharata Natyam $33.

One of the most respected dance forms, a Bharatanatyam dance tells a story. In Indian mythology, there are three main gods: Brahma (the creator), Vishnu (the protector) and Shiva (the destroyer).

Here's what people had to say about this Bharatanatyam performance: An individual wrote, "Wonderful dance with a beautiful background. Great enthusiasm from the bystanders too.

Bharatanatyam is a dance formed in Tamil Nadu, South India, over 2,000 years back. Its origins are prevalently mentioned in the treatise of fine arts, the 'Natya Shastra', written by the sage Bharata.

Bharatanatyam is as entrenched in Indian culture as ballet is in the West. But for some young girls growing up in India, learning the dance form has been forbidden.

Rajika Puri performed internationally in solo recitals of Bharatanatyam and Odissi for several years, before she was launched into western theatre by Julie Taymor in Lincoln Center Theater’s “The ...