Indian Dance, Theater, & Poetry - Summer Program
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Children ages 4 to 18 years listen to stories of courage, joy, and resilience from the classic Indian epic Ramayana.
Classes include:
~ Stories told from the epic Ramayana
~ Vinyasa Yoga asanas/sitting in mindfulness
~ Martial Arts in East Indian Thang Ta and Kalaripayattu
~ Kuchipudi introduced in basic steps, hand gestures and full dances
~ Classical mimetic technique with micro-movements of eyes, fingers and neck while accessing the 9 states of feeling (i.e. bhava)
~World music traditions introduced by Bill Jenkins
~South Indian vocals introduced by Devi Dutta
~ Stories of African heroines who led slave rebellions while learning how to make dolls by Smithsonian diaspora storyteller, Camilla Bryce Laporte
~Paint, Draw and Sculpt: Make clay Ganesha
~ Draw mandalas using dried flowers, leaves and berries
~ Basics of Patachitra, Rangoli and Madhubani technique
All of this culminates into a staged performance complete with live music. “Our Ramayana” takes place July 10th 2025 - 1pm free on Sutradhar’s outdoor stage.
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