Ragamala Dance Company takes on The Mahabharata

Ashwini Ramaswamy and Aparna Ramaswamy in Children of Dharma

Ranee Ramaswamy in Children of Dharma

Aparna Ramaswamy in Children of Dharma

Ashwini Ramaswamy in Children of Dharma

By Carla Escoda, 12 January 2025

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“The greatest pleasures of this production lie in the nuances of the individual performances”

Reviewed at Joyce Theater, New York City on 8 January 2025

Children of Dharma (Aparna Ramaswamy, Ashwini Ramaswamy, Ranee Ramaswamy)

Ragamala Dance Company

Garrett Sour, Dancer

Ashwini Ramaswamy, Dancer

Aparna Ramaswamy, Dancer

Ranee Ramaswamy, Dancer

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Carla Escoda

Born in the Philippines, Carla trained as a ballet and modern dancer with the Alice Reyes Dance Company in Manila. She has lived and worked in Asia and the U.S. and has written about the arts for Bachtrack, KQED (the northern California public media broadcaster), Dance International, dance journal/hk, the Huffington Post, Dance Europe and ballettothepeople.