IUP Lively Arts - International Dance Ensembles

Tues. at 7:30 p.m. Hilton Garden Inn will be the presenting sponsor for the premier dance ensembles Nrityagram and Chitrasena from India and Sri Lanka. The Lively Arts will be bringing this production to IUP Performing Arts Center. One of the premier Indian dance ensembles performing today, the Nrityagram Dance Ensemble (pronounced NRI-thyuh-graam) has the unprecedented distinction of making The New York Times’ “Best Dance of the Year” list two consecutive years in a row (2015, 2016). More than a dance company, Nrityagram was founded as a Gurukula (school) devoted to Indian dance. The all-female ensemble’s daily life of intensive training and meditation brings to the stage compelling captivating performances that are at once sensual and lyrical.