Leela Dance Collective at Newman Center - Residency for New Work Encounters With Beauty
Channel: LeelaDanceCollective
Date: 2022-07-11

Indian classical dance meets Western classical chamber music in Encounters With Beauty, a new collaboration that crosses genres, cultures and communities. 

Conceived of by Rukhmani Mehta (previously Rina Mehta), CoFounder and Artistic Director of Leela Dance Collective, this new work is inspired by the music of composers Derrick Skye and Reena Esmail and the sound of Salastina. Weaving together the percussive footwork and dramatic movement of kathak dance with the evocative sounds of the string quartet and Hindustani classical vocals, Encounters With Beauty creates an avant-garde visual and aural experience. The dancers and musicians of Leela Dance Collective and Salastina bridge differences in genre and form, finding new ways to connect and discovering beauty in the process. 

Encounters With Beauty is a new work by Leela Dance Collective, commissioned in part by The Newman Center for the Performing Arts. Leela Dance Collective began development on the project this summer with a five-day residency at the Newman Center, June 22-26th. 

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Leela Dance Collective is an internationally touring dance company that advances kathak, classical dance from North India. Through traditional works and cross-genre collaborations, the Collective brings the richness and depth of Indian classical dance to contemporary audiences worldwide.