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Reclaiming the Divine Feminine
Renowned kathak artist Rachna Nivas’ latest work takes audiences into the dark and mystical realm of tantra, hailing independent feminine power as the universe’s primordial energy. Through classical Indian dance, live music, special lighting and prop design, Nivas embodies Kali - Goddess of Time and Death, personifying the paradoxes of feminine wholeness and illuminating a woman’s path to reclaiming her limitlessness.
Dispelling western myths of tantra and elevating ecofeminism, interconnectedness, and nonduality, this work promises to haunt, provoke, and enchant.
Live Musical artists:
Jayanta Banerjee, sitar
Satyaprakash Mishra, tabla & pakhawaj
Varshini Narayanan, bansuri flute
Dara Hankins, cello
Neha Tummala, vocals
Reclaiming the Divine Feminine
The world premiere of Rachna Nivas’ latest work takes audiences into the dark and mystical realm of tantra, hailing independent feminine power as the universe’s primordial energy. Through classical Indian dance, live music, special lighting and prop design, Nivas embodies Kali - Goddess of Time and Death, personifying the paradoxes of feminine wholeness and illuminating a woman’s path to reclaiming her limitlessness.
Dispelling western myths of tantra and elevating ecofeminism, interconnectedness, and nonduality, this work promises to haunt, provoke, and enchant.
Live Musical artists:
Jayanta Banerjee, sitar
Satyaprakash Mishra, tabla & pakhawaj
Varshini Narayanan, bansuri flute
Dara Hankins, cello
Neha Tummala, vocals
Leela Academy NY Summer Immersion Program
Now in it's 4th year, Rachna Nivas directs and teaches a 3-week summer immersion program in New York City. Students will delve deep into rigorous training in kathak technique, movement, taal, expression, and North Indian classical music, along with education in South Asian history, special guest artist talks, and exclusive archival video viewing.
All levels and experience backgrounds are welcome to apply. Training will be tiered by level.
Aug 9 - Aug 30 | Mon - Fri | 6:30 PM - 9:30 PM
Ripley-Grier Studios | 520 8th Ave, Manhattan
Verdon Fosse Legacy Professional Training Program
Rachna Nivas returns for a third year to teach Kathak dance at the Verdon Fosse Legacy Summer Training Program for aspiring broadway dancers training in the prestigious Fosse dance technique and choreography.
Reclaiming The Divine Feminine
Rachna Nivas’ newest work-in-progress personifies the dark and mystical realm of tantra and its radical hailing of supreme feminine power - an all-encompassing transcendent knowledge of non-duality that liberates only through full submersion into her wholeness. She is intoxicating and terrifying, ascetic and erotic, loving and rageful, beautiful and grotesque. She is the force that binds us and the force that sets us free.
Through kathak dance, live music, special lighting and set design, this work will haunt, provoke, and enchant while illuminating a woman’s treacherous path to transforming her shadows and reclaiming her wild limitless nature 🌿
Featuring live musical artists: Jayanta Banerjee, sitar / Jay Gandhi, bansuri flute / Satyraprakash Mishra, tabla / Jake Charkey, cello
Reclaiming The Divine Feminine
Rachna Nivas’ newest work-in-progress personifies the dark and mystical realm of tantra and its radical hailing of supreme feminine power - an all-encompassing transcendent knowledge of non-duality that liberates only through full submersion into her wholeness. She is intoxicating and terrifying, ascetic and erotic, loving and rageful, beautiful and grotesque. She is the force that binds us and the force that sets us free.
Through kathak dance, live music, special lighting and set design, this work will haunt, provoke, and enchant while illuminating a woman’s treacherous path to transforming her shadows and reclaiming her wild limitless nature 🌿
Featuring live musical artists: Jayanta Banerjee, sitar / Jay Gandhi, bansuri flute / Satyraprakash Mishra, tabla / Jake Charkey, cello