LINEAGE
Concept by Ranee Ramaswamy
Filmed and Edited by Caitlin Hammel and Ranee Ramaswamy
Lineage is a visually dynamic window into Founder/Co-Artistic Director Ranee Ramaswamy’s 40-year relationship with the art form of Bharatanatyam, and embodies Ragamala's mission to amplify South Asian stories within today's world.
Ranee’s work merges the classical language of Bharatanatyam with a contemporary Western aesthetic to create timeless pieces that freely move between the past and the present. Her training in Bharatanatyam under iconic dancer/choreographer Alarmél Valli in Chennai, India, is the bedrock of her creative aesthetic.
Photo by Ed Bock
Photo by Arun Kumar
“Ranee of Ragamala rules hearts
of dance lovers.”
— Tehelka
“Meet The Women Radicalizing One Of The World’s Oldest Dance Forms”
— Huffpost
Translation, Transformation, Transcendence:
The Work of Ranee Ramaswamy
“Ranee’s dance is a prayer, asking us to see the beauty in every being and to preserve the sacredness of the earth.”
— Shana Sippy