Library After Hours: Kalanidhi Dance Company

Dancing Stories

Join CCPL for another Library After Hours Event! At this event, Kalanidhi Dance will give a captivating production grounded In Kuchipudi tradition.

At this Library After Hours event, Kalanidhi Dance will give a demonstrative performance that introduces participants to the world of Indian dance in a fun and accessible format. Kalanidhi dancers will demonstrate how to tell stories through Kuchipudi hand gestures, body movement and facial expressions. Kalanidhi Dance explores creative and contemporary ideas using the vocabulary of Kuchipudi while retaining the essence and integrity of the classical form. Trained in the rigors of the Vempati style, Kalanidhi Dance has gained the reputation of being one of the finest Kuchipudi ensembles in the country.

Kalanidhi Dance has presented its work in the U.S, and around the world, including at the Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts, Wolf Trap Performing Arts Center, National Theatre Smithsonian Institution, National Geographic Society, and many more in the Washington metropolitan area.

This is a drop-in event, no registration required. 

Please note: this is a Library After Hours event: Doors will open for the public for the event at 6:45 PM. 

This program is recommended for adults (ages 16+). 

For questions, please reach out to programs@ccplonline.org.

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