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.

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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