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Kalabharati School of Dance<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

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I could have kicked myself. Here I am friends with one of the most formidable dance critics around, ArtsWatch’s own Martha Ullman West, and yet it did not occur to me to drag her with me to the dance performance I saw last Saturday. Just as well, though, since no matter how learned a tutorial I’d have gotten, it would have been but a drop in the vast sea of my ignorance about dance. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Abhinaya School of Kughpudi Dance<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Consequently, my report today is not going to be a performance review, but instead some thoughts on how culture is preserved in an expat community that is growing by leaps and bounds. And ample photographic documentation of my enchantment.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The program I saw, Nrityotsava 2019<\/em>, was put on by Kalakendra<\/em>, a 32-year-old Society for the Performing Arts of India<\/em> here in Portland. The non-profit organization serves on multiple levels: it contributes to the diversity so essential to the vibrancy of our city; it puts on a wide range of programs that promote awareness of and knowledge about the Indian subcontinent, be they music, dance performances or lectures. And, importantly, it provides a platform for the exhibition of local talent – which in turn supports all those dance schools and individual groups to engage in meaningful practice and, significantly, education.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

https:\/\/www.kalakendra.org<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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