HOSTED BY DR. UMANG PATEL, PRESIDENT OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF MANDALA ARTS, AND MRS. PARAGI PATEL — A SPECIAL INTIMATE EVENING OF PERFORMANCE AND FELLOWSHIP. Under the direction of Pranita Nayar, Executive Artistic Director, Mandala’s Principal Artist Ashwaty Chennat and select ensemble members will present an excerpt from a new work to Igor Stravinsky's...

Multi-headed creatures, talking animals, boastful demons, and other unforgettable characters spring to life! Set upon a backdrop of intricate and lively shadow puppetry (Wayang Kulit), this modern dance theatre reworks the ancient epic Ramayana: a classic tale that spans across cultures. Movement artists from India, Java, Bali, and Khmer cultures tell the story using the...

Join Chicago Sinfonietta for its second Diwali concert, heightened this year by themes of musical mythology, familiar traditions and of course, magical color! Listen as East meets West through Beethoven’s Leonore Overture No. 3 and a reimagined performance of Stravinsky’s Suite From "The Firebird" with accompanying Indian dance. Experience the virtuosic stylings of violinist Dr. Lakshminarayana Subramaniam, as...

Join Chicago Sinfonietta for its second Diwali concert, heightened this year by themes of musical mythology, familiar traditions and of course, magical color! Listen as East meets West through Beethoven’s Leonore Overture No. 3 and a reimagined performance of Stravinsky’s Suite From "The Firebird" with accompanying Indian dance. Experience the virtuosic stylings of violinist Dr. Lakshminarayana Subramaniam, as...

Mandala Academy's Intermediate class builds upon the basics of classical Indian dance. Students perfect adavus, musical structures, and begin an exploration of abhinaya and South Asian poetry. Our curriculum emphasizes performance as a tool to build teamwork, leadership, and cultural confidence. This class runs from January 4th through May 16th. All students are invited to...

Mandala Academy's Intermediate class builds upon the basics of classical Indian dance. Students perfect adavus, musical structures, and begin an exploration of abhinaya and South Asian poetry. Our curriculum emphasizes performance as a tool to build teamwork, leadership, and cultural confidence. This class runs from January 4th through May 16th. All students are invited to...

Mandala Academy's Beginner class introduces young learners to the world of classical Indian dance. Students explore form, movement sequences (adavus), melody and rhythm. Students also become familiar with South Asian folk tales and mythology, and create characters through gesture and physicality. This class runs from January 5th through May 10th. All students are invited to...

Learn the stories, rhythms and movement of South Asian mythology through dance! This creative movement class explores space by creating animals, heroes and demons with our hands, bodies, footwork. Students begin their journey into classical Indian dance by learning technique and vocabulary from Bharatanatyam, ultimately building complex movement sequences (adavus). This class runs from January...

Learn history, technique and choreography with Mandala principal artist, Misha Talapatra, in this Odissi workshop for all dance experiences.