Author: Rajika Puri

an exponent of Odissi and Bharatanatyam , and a narrator and lecturer at major dance festivals. An MA (NYU) in the cross-cultural analysis of movement, she writes on both Indian and western dance and theater

“To see the dancers performing among trees at Battery Park, the many members of the public stopping to watch and take photographs – some even during their lunch-time jogging – was quite remarkable. Rama Vaidyanathan did her ‘Mayuri Alaripu’ in a Peacock Feather Suite that was designed for the venue and looks wonderful in it. Vijaya Lakshmi, too, did a peacock dance, but we were happy that it did NOT usher in any rain!” Guest Blog

Read More