Review: The Charms and Pitfalls of Dancing the Gods on Camera
This year’s iteration of the Indian dance festival, in two programs, is online; with Surupa Sen, what’s gained is emotional intimacy.
Rama Vaidyanathan, performing in Delhi (with Humayan’s Tomb in the background).Credit...Inni Singh
May 24, 2021, 12:47 p.m. ET
Since 2011, the World Music Institute’s Dancing the Gods festival has consistently delivered high-quality Indian dance to New York. Last year, like so much else, it was canceled. This year, like so much else, it’s virtual — which means that another stage experience is being mediated by cameras, with all the attendant possibilities and pitfalls.