RASIKA KUMAR DANCE
Rasika Kumar is a bharatanatyam performer and choreographer, based in the San Francisco Bay Area, California.
Rasika Kumar is a Bharatanatyam artist steeped in tradition but with contemporary sensibilities. Based in California’s Silicon Valley, Rasika actively pursues the art form as a soloist, a performer and a choreographer.
Projects
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"...her abhinaya was exquisite..."
The Hindu, Friday Review
"Among the best of this second generation of Indian dancers...”
San Jose Mercury News
“Undeniable stage presence and exotic charm easily set her a notch above...”
India West
Blog
Thoughts from an Observer – Akram Khan Company Classical Intensive
It was with excitement and trepidation that I walked into Sadler’s Wells studios on Monday morning to attend Akram Khan Company’s very first Classical Intensive. I was selected to attend as an Observer...but what did that mean?
Remembering Kalanidhi Maami
Padmabhushan Smt. Kalanidhi Narayanan was one of the world's top exponents of abhinaya, the art of expression. She passed away on Sunday February 21, 2016. I was lucky to have learned from her; these are my memories from those interactions.