'Urban Kutcheri' Is Presented at the Joyce SoHo
by GIA KOURLAS for the New York Times

In an attempt to create "kutcheri," which means "a performance environment," Ms. Skandan presented a selection of Bharatanatyam, the classical dance form of South India, while Mr. Balaskandan led two musicians, G. Balaganesh and Gowri Ramakrishnan, and Shobana Raj, a vocalist, in Carnatic music.

Mumtaj Ismail's projected close-up photographs of temples and statues, along with short films (swirling incense was a frequent sight), served as an incessant, if not exactly profound, visual backdrop.


published: June 13, 2006