Ragamala Dance Company: “Children of Dharma”
The troupe, led by a mother and two daughters—Aparna Ramaswamy, Ranee Ramaswamy (mother) and Ashwini Ramaswamy—presented “Children of Dharma,” based on elements of the famous Hindu epic "The Mahabharata." A totally original interpretation of this age-old story, it is a complicated tale about Krishna, “the embodiment of nature,” (a bare-chested Garrett Sour wearing just a plain dhoti), somewhat explicated by a voiceover narration recited by Leon Conrad. Two other characters dominate: Draupati whose epic dice game incites an epic war and Gandari, who tragically loses and mourns her many children. [more]