Ragamala Dance Company’s 30th season continues with Sacred Earth, presented April 2, 2023, at 4pm at Performance Santa Fe’s Lensic Performing Arts Center, 211 West San Francisco Street, Santa Fe, NM. Tickets start at $35 and are available at performancesantafe.org/event/ragamala-dance-company.

Rooted in the expansive South Indian dance form of Bharatanatyam, Ragamala Dance Company manifests a kindred relationship between the ancient and the contemporary. Sacred Earth explores the interconnectedness between human emotions and the environment that shapes them. Performed with a stellar musical ensemble, the dancers create a sacred space to honor the divinity in the natural world and the sustenance we derive from it. Inspired by the philosophies behind the ephemeral arts of kolam and Warli painting, and the Tamil Sangam literature of India, Sacred Earth is Ranee and Aparna Ramaswamy’s singular vision of the beautiful, fragile relationship between nature and man.