In one work at the festival, Indian dance is combined with West African drumming and a Native American flute.
started when she was 6 years old, studying under renowned gurus — and also earned a Masters of Arts in the performing arts from Bangalore University.
Jyothsna Sainath dances as Wachira Waigwa-Stone plays the drums, and Gary Hansen plays the flute, as they rehearse for the Nitya Nritya Indian festival, on Friday, Aug. 26, 2022. Hansen grew up in a musical family, and said he started playing the Native American flute 20 years ago, learning mostly from online tutorials. He said he enjoys how the festival brings together different cultures — particularly the connection between Native American music and classical Indian dance.
Jyothsna Sainath dances as Wachira Waigwa-Stone plays the drums, and Gary Hansen plays the flute, as they rehearse for the Nitya Nritya Indian festival, on Friday, Aug. 26, 2022.“Bhakti,” selected content from a recent workshop by Vidwan Sikkil Gurucharan, presented by a Salt Lake City ensemble led by Satheeth Iyer, who will also present a talk to put the theme into context.
The festival will go beyond the stages at The Rose, with Utah-based Indian artist Durga Ekambaram displayingSainath is scheduled to deliver a talk about how labeling affects people in the arts industry. She will make the argument that the way Western culture lumps together different art forms from India can be harmful.
Sainath, who also works as a statistician at the University of Utah, said she has seen “ramifications in terms of funding” of art from National Endowment for the Arts data — particularly in whether groups are categorized as being in or out of the mainstream.
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