November 2019 – Shyamala Moorty

Shyamala with students at Cal State Long Beach

Master classes in Bharata Natyam

Every Semester Shyamala guest teaches master classes in Bharata Natyam at Colleges such as Cal State Long Beach and Loyola Marymount. Here are two recent classes at CSULB where students are demonstrating their favorite hasta mudras that they learned as a part of a dance.

By shydance, 6 yearsNovember 2, 2019 ago

Shyamala shown on the book cover of Desi Divas by Christine Garlough

In the Media

RISE in the media 2004-2019

RISE , Shyamala’s solo show about riots, religious fundamentalism, and the breakdown of the toilet was applauded it as a “tour-de-force” in the LA Times, 2004. In 2011, Christine Garlough wrote a chapter about RISE in her book Desi Diva’s: Political Activism in South Asian American Cultural Performances. She wrote, Read more…

By shydance, 6 yearsNovember 1, 2019 ago