NEW DELHI (AP) — Zakir Hussain, one of India's most accomplished classical musicians who defied genres and introduced tabla to global audiences, died on Sunday. He was 73. The Indian classical music ...

The Mudra Dance Festival 2026 celebrated young classical dancers, showcasing their dedication to traditional forms. NCPA ...

NEW YORK, NY — Arts India US has launched a new initiative to cultivate the next generation of Indian classical performing artists in the United States. The Lotus Fellowship, a one-year program, will ...

TEHRAN (ANI) – To deepen cultural ties, External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar announced that India has decided to include Farsi (Persian) as one of the nine classical languages in India under the New ...

The Sarasota Opera House stage regularly features historic works of opera, ballet and music. But, If institutional memory serves, it had never before been the venue for a performance of the ancient ...

Classical Indian dance schools that teach several styles of dance are found throughout New Jersey Recitals (including debut performances) often run more than two hours and encompass a wide range of ...

Mumbai, April 30, 2026 – The National Centre for the Performing Arts (NCPA) successfully concluded the 2026 edition of its ...

Whether it’s lyrical movements, classical Indian style or a hip-hop take on the wildly popular Bollywood genre, dance is, without a doubt, one of the great visual icons of India. “I think dance is ...

The "raga" is the melodic form, but it is not just a scale, Shankar says. There are roughly 72 parent scales. And each scale has hundreds of ragas, which can be pentatonic (five notes), hexatonic (six ...