REDWOOD CITY, CA – When Mythili Kumar moved to the United States in 1978, she brought with her not only a storied performance career in India, but also a vision: to establish a professional dance ...
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When Mythili Kumar began teaching classical Indian dance in the South Bay in 1980, she was hoping to share cultural traditions with youth and keep her own dancing fresh and current. Thirty years later ...
In 1978, Mythili Kumar moved from Central India to California because a Rotary Club gave her a full scholarship to UC Davis as a “cultural ambassador.” Surely the Club had little idea just how ...
Outside a brick warehouse in an industrial block of San Jose, the deep sound of drumming reverberates onto the street. Inside, amid a chaos of saris and chocolate mochi, old friends Rasika Kumar and ...
“To other countries, I may go as a tourist, but to India, I come as a pilgrim.” — Martin Luther King Jr. We like to think that we have evolved enough that we don’t automatically fall back on ...
The Abhinaya Dance Company of San Jose comes to the Cabrillo Crocker Theater for their newest production, "Gandhi." This dance-theater production presents a vivid portrayal of Gandhi's life, his ...
Nritya dhaara — or “the flow of dance” — encapsulates the style of the elegant Abhinaya Dance Company of San Jose, which celebrates its 35th anniversary with performances at the Louis B. Mayer Theatre ...