7:30 p.m., Sunday, April 1
Hall Auditorium
Sponsored by the Center for American and World Cultures and The Knolls of Oxford.

This presentation is supported by the Performing Arts Fund, a program of Arts Midwest, funded by the National Endowment for the Arts, with additional contributions from the Ohio Arts Council, General Mills Foundation, and Land O’Lakes Foundation.

Media Partners: 88.5 WMUB, 91.7 WVXU

Curricular Connections price: $6 (regular Student price $9)

Ragamala Music and Dance Theater was founded in the Twin Cities in 1992 by Ranee Ramaswamy. Today, she and her daughter, Arpana, both direct, choreograph and perform for the company, which is dedicated to preserving the South Indian classical dance form of Bharatanatyam (for ease in reading, we write “Bharata Natyam” in the Student Guide). Ragamala's vibrant classical work and pioneering cross-cultural collaborations demonstrate the versatility, depth, and contemporary vitality of Bharatanatyam. The company has received many grants and awards, both for its excellence in dancing and for its strong commitment to the community through outreach programs at schools, colleges, senior citizen and cultural and community centers. Visit them at www.ragamala.net. The company has produced a video and study guide, Poetry in Motion, to introduce teachers and students to dance and other art forms of India.