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Location
Reno, NV
Project Title
Song of the Jasmine
Fiscal Year Awarded
2014
Grant or Program
National Dance Project Presentation Grant
Grant Amount
$10,000
Guided by rich poems of Tamil Bhakti poet Andal, Song of the Jasmine embodies the spiritual and the sensual that are the lifeblood of the Indian psyche.
Directors Aparna Ramaswamy and Ranee Ramaswamy collaborate with composer Rudresh Mahanthappa to explore the past in order to experience the present. , Mahanthappa heads a new ensemble that features Rez Abbasi (guitar), V. K. Raman (South Indian flute), Rajna Swaminathan (mridangam), and Anjna Swaminathan (violin) for a live soundscape of jazz and Carnatic music for Ragamala’s five dancers.