STAGE DANCE

Abhinaya will begin its 30th season with a spring concert and student recital entitled Dancing Divinities... The Eternal Dance of the Gods. The performances will be presented with a live orchestra in front of honored guest Guru Indira Rajan from Chennai, India. They will feature more than fifty Abhinaya Students presenting Dances of Krishna at 3pm, with Stories of Apsaras in the heavenly court of Indra at 5pm.

Artistic Director Mythili Kumar founded the Abhinaya Dance Company of San Jose in 1980 to present innovative and professional-quality performances of South Indian classical dance. 2010 marks thirty years of performances and instruction in the Bay Area by Ms. Kumar, who has nurtured an entire generation of exceptional dancers in Bharatanatyam, the ancient classical dance of South India.

During the course of this special year, Abhinaya’s performances will showcase the ancient living tradition of classical Bharatanatyam tracing its evolution through Abhinaya’s extensive repertoire inspired by India’s religious, mythological, and contemporary literature. Abhinaya has won acclaim as a leading multi-cultural organization in the South Bay, known both for its adherence to tradition as well as its innovative multi-cultural collaborations.