Experience Encounters with Beauty, a mesmerizing performance inspired by the mystical poetry tradition of 16th-century India. This cross-genre work brings the poetry of saints like Kabir, Surdas, and Meera to life through kathak dance, contemporary chamber music, and North Indian classical vocals and percussion. Created by Leela Dance Collective Artistic Directors Rukhmani Mehta and Seibi Lee, with […]

Encounters with Beauty pairs traditional kathak dance with live classical Hindustani music and a contemporary score, curated by composer Reena Esmail. Encounters with Beauty is a collaborative work in which Indian classical dance meets Western contemporary chamber music. The work weaves together Hindustani classical vocals, the percussive footwork and dramatic movement of kathak dance, and […]