To the main content To the footer

Nrityagram Dance Ensemble

KHAṄKHAṆĀ
Tue Oct 13 - Sun Oct 18

The Nrityagram Dance Ensemble, India’s foremost Odissi dance company, invites audiences on a luminous journey across time with Khaṅkhaṇā—the sound of dancing feet. 

Described by the Times Colonist as “uniquely mysterious, eternal, and beautiful,” this evocative program is a tribute to the fertile red earth that nurtures the company’s home—the Nrityagram Dance Village—just outside Bangalore, India.

Bringing together a constellation of acclaimed works, both new and beloved, Khaṅkhaṇā features the choreographic vision of internationally renowned Odissi artist and 2018 Sangeet Natak Akademi Award-winner Surupa Sen. Her work reveals a singular language of movement, at once meditative and dynamic, rooted in tradition yet deeply contemporary. 

Performed to an original live score, Khaṅkhaṇā is a celebration of rhythm and remembrance.

Digital Program

Special Performances
Curtain Chat: Wed, Oct 14

 

Content Advisory
This performance contains haze

 

Run Time

1 hour and 50 minutes including intermission

See More
Skip
Dancers Surupa Sen and Daquil Miriyala. Photo by Naveen V Raju
Zoom in
Dancers Anoushka Rahman and Pavithra Reddy. Photo by Ravi Shankar.
Zoom in
Surupa Sen. Photo by Karthik Venkatraman.
Zoom in
Surupa Sen. Photo by Naveen V Raju
Zoom in
Surupa Sen. Photo by Naveen V Raju
Zoom in
Surupa Sen. Photo by Ravi Shankar.
Zoom in
Surupa Sen. Photo by Naveen V Raju
Zoom in
Dancers Anoushka Rahman, Pavithra Reddy, and Daquil Miriyala. Photo by Ravi Shankar.
Zoom in
Dancers Anoushka Rahman, Pavithra Reddy, and Daquil Miriyala. Photo by Ravi Shankar.
Zoom in
Photo by NaveenV Raju
Zoom in
Dancers Pavithra Reddy, Daquil Miriyala, and Anoushka Rahman. Photo by Ravi Shankar.
Zoom in
Daquil Miriyala, Pavithra Reddy, Anoushka Rahman. Photo by Naveen V Raju
Zoom in
Surupa Sen, Pavithra Reddy, Anoushka Rahman. Photo by Ravi Shankar
Zoom in
Daquil Miriyala, Pavithra Reddy, Anoushka Rahman. Photo by Naveen V Raju
Zoom in
Daquil Miriyala, Pavithra Reddy, Anoushka Rahman. Photo by Naveen V Raju
Zoom in
Pavithra Reddy, Anoushka Rahman. Photo by Naveen V Raju
Zoom in
Daquil Miriyala, Pavithra Reddy, Anoushka Rahman. Photo by Naveen V Raju
Zoom in
Photo by Naveen V Raju
Zoom in
Surupa Sen. Photo by Naveen V Raju
Zoom in
Anoushka Rahman. Photo by Naveen V Raju
Zoom in

Program

Program A 

(Tue, Oct 13; Thu, Oct 15; Sat, Oct 17)

Program B

(Wed, Oct 14; Fri, Oct 16; Sun, Oct 18)

RĀSA RATI
Krishna's Rapturous Love Play
(World Premiere)

Dancers: Pavithra Reddy, Anoushka Rahman, Namaha Mazoomdar, Daquil Miriyala

ŚRIDEVI
Invocation to the Mother Goddess

Dancers: Pavithra Reddy, Anoushka Rahman, Daquil Miriyala, Namaha Mazoomdar

PRIYÉ CHĀRUSHEELÉ
Divine Surrender
(North American Premiere)

Dancer: Surupa Sen

SMRITIRĀNGĀ
Dancing again in moments we want to live in

Dancers: Pavithra Reddy, Anoushka Rahman, Daquil Miriyala, Namaha Mazoomdar, Surupa Sen

RĀSA RATI
Krishna's Rapturous Love Play
(World Premiere)

Dancers: Pavithra Reddy, Anoushka Rahman, Namaha Mazoomdar, Daquil Miriyala

ŚRIDEVI
Invocation to the Mother Goddess

Dancers: Pavithra Reddy, Anoushka Rahman, Daquil Miriyala, Namaha Mazoomdar

KHANDITĀ
Love Betrayed

Dancer: Pavithra Reddy

SMRITIRĀNGĀ
Dancing again in moments we want to live in

Dancers: Pavithra Reddy, Anoushka Rahman, Daquil Miriyala, Namaha Mazoomdar, Surupa Sen

Funding Credits

Underwriting support for The Joyce Theater's presentations featuring live music during the 2026–2027 season provided by Elysabeth Kleinhans. Live music for the Fall '26/Winter '27 season underwritten by Madelyn & Steven Wils. Special support for live music provided by the Omomuki Foundation's Live Music for Dance program.  

Support for The Joyce’s presentation of international dance provided by the R. Britton Fisher and Family Gift for International Dance. Additional support provided by Uttara P. Marti and the Marti Family Trust in memory of Usha Marti Subrahmanyam.

 

Put me on the waiting list

Wishlist

Added:

To wishlist