Leela Dance Collective announces an exclusive preview performance of Encounters with Beauty, with the Salastina music ensemble, November 10 as part of The California Festival. Encounters with Beauty is a collaboration between Leela Dance Collective, an internationally-touring kathak dance company that combines classical dance from North India with contemporary influences, and Salastina, hailed as a visionary chamber ensemble.
Encounters with Beauty is a collaborative work in which Indian classical dance meets Western contemporary chamber music. Conceived of and choreographed by kathak artists and Co-Artistic Directors of Leela Dance Collective Rukhmani Mehta and Seibi Lee, this work weaves together evocative sounds of the Salastina string quartet and Hindustani classical vocals with the percussive footwork and dramatic movement of kathak dance. Encounters With Beauty crosses genres, cultures, and communities.
Performance Details
Encounters With Beauty
Leela Dance Collective & Salastina as part of the California Festival
Friday, November 10, 8pm
Reception to follow.
The Edye at the Broad Stage
1310 11th Street Santa Monica, CA 90401
In Person Tickets $40 ($10 student tickets)
Livestream Tickets $10 (livestream available through November 13, 2023)