Found 4 collections related to Bharata natyam

Lotus Music and Dance is a New York City-based performance and education center for traditional and indigenous performing art forms. The records chronicle the promotion and recording of rehearsals, shows, workshops, and events, and also include reference materials for a wide variety of traditional music and dance styles. The Lotus Music and Dance records consist of production files, publicity materials, photographs, and audio and moving image recordings. less

Indrani Rahman (1930-1999) was an Indian classical dancer who worked as a performer and educator in India and the United States. The Indrani Rahman papers contain choreographic notes, lectures, programs and writings from nearly 50 years of the dancer's career. less

The Srimathi Gina papers document Srimathi Gina’s studies, choreography, performances, and teachings in Indian classical dance from approximately 1935 to 1980. One of two women to graduate from St. John’s Law School in New York City in 1929, Jewish-American Gina Blau left her law practice to study Indian classical dance in the 1930s, eventually becoming a master performer and teacher in the United States, performing under the name of Srimathi Gina. Materials include in-depth notes on Indian classical dance and Indian culture; programs; costume and scenic directions; casting notes; professional correspondence; a typed memoir of travels to India; and photographs, prints, and other images. less