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.