A Talk About Ancient Indian Traditions in a Modern, Diasporic World

Join Ragamala Co-Artistic Directors Ranee Ramaswamy and Aparna Ramaswamy as they look back on their May 2020 conversation with renowned essayist and TED talk favorite Pico Iyer. Along with never-released footage of that conversation, the Ramaswamys share how Iyer's writing has shaped their stage work and together reflect on concepts of impermanence, joy, and sorrow through the lens of their shared Indian heritage.

Attendees will be invited to share their questions and help shape this live conversation.

Tuesday, October 13 | 7:00pm CT
FREE, registration required
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This event is presented as part of Ragamala Rooted: Fires of Varanasi and is made possible in part through grants from the New England Foundation for the Arts’ National Dance Project, with lead funding from the Doris Duke Charitable Foundation and The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation; the National Endowment for the Arts; the Mardag Foundation; the F.R. Bigelow Foundation; the Marbrook Foundation; The Saint Paul Foundation; the City of St. Paul Cultural Sales Tax Revitalization Program; and the voters of Minnesota through a grant from the Minnesota State Arts Board, thanks to a legislative appropriation from the arts and cultural heritage fund.

This event is presented as part of Ragamala’s online partnership with the Northrop, in advance of Ragamala’s performance of Fires of Varanasi. Read More.