Professor of dance at UCLA and Pillow Scholar, Lionel Popkin explores the complicated history and relationship between Indian dance, American modern dance, and Jacob's Pillow. Posing pointed questions about the 'use' of Indian dance movement and esthetics in the work of The Denishawn Company, the curatorial lens applied to Indian dance over time, and ultimately the influence and legacy of those choices on the dance landscape of today.
Lakshmi Vishwanathan: https://danceinteractive.jacobspillow.org/lakshmi-vishwanathan/varnam/
Ragamala: https://www.ragamaladance.org
Shantala Shivalingappa: http://shantalashivalingappa.com/en/
Nrityagram: https://nrityagram.org
Akram Khan: https://www.akramkhancompany.net
Aakash Odedra: https://aakashodedra.com
Pramila Vasudevan: http://www.aniccha.org
Hari Krishnan: https://www.indance.ca
Lionel Popkin: http://www.lionelpopkin.org