California Gharana Featuring Rina Mehta, Rachna Nivas, Michelle Dorrance, & Dormeshia “…an evening of rhythmic magic.” – Los Angeles Dance Chronicle“…a sunny break from our me-first fractured world.” – Los Angeles Times About Speak Indian...

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Continuum Featuring Rina Mehta, Rachna Nivas, Michelle Dorrance, & Dormeshia “…an evening of rhythmic magic.” – Los Angeles Dance Chronicle“…a sunny break from our me-first fractured world.” – Los Angeles Times About Speak Indian Kathak...

California Gharana Exclusive Interview Series: The Making of the California Gharana“…an evening of rhythmic magic.” – Los Angeles Dance Chronicle“…a sunny break from our me-first fractured world.” – Los Angeles TimesAbout Speak Indian Kathak dance and American tap...

Son of the Wind A dance ballad based on India’s ancient epic, the RamayanaArtistic Direction: Seibi Lee, Rachna Nivas, and Rina Mehta“With its technical brilliance, emotional power, and reverent yet creative reinterpretation of sacred epic, ‘Son of the Wind,’…was...

CDDC ARCHIVE Copy Here “…an evening of rhythmic magic.” – Los Angeles Dance Chronicle“…a sunny break from our me-first fractured world.” – Los Angeles TimesAbout Speak Indian Kathak dance and American tap dance, continents and ages apart,...

Meet Our Donors Meet Preetha Nair, Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit. Phasellus facilisis non libero eget laoreet. Aliquam a quam tortor. Preetha Nair Music has always been part of our life, and when our children were young my husband and I...

Meet Our Donors Meet Dr. Thakkar, Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit. Phasellus facilisis non libero eget laoreet. Aliquam a quam tortor. Dr. Ushakant Thakkar I have known Rina [Mehta] for a long time, probably since she was 10. We lived in the...

Speak Featuring Rina Mehta, Rachna Nivas, Michelle Dorrance, & Dormeshia“…an evening of rhythmic magic.” – Los Angeles Dance Chronicle“…a sunny break from our me-first fractured world.” – Los Angeles Times About Speak Indian Kathak dance...