Nrityagram Dance Ensemble | at The Joyce October 13-18, 2026

The Nrityagram Dance Ensemble, India’s foremost Odissi dance company, invites audiences on a luminous journey across time with KHAṄKHAṆĀ—the sound of dancing feet. Described by the Times Colonist as “uniquely mysterious, eternal, and beautiful,” this evocative program is a tribute to the fertile red earth that nurtures the company’s home—the Nrityagram Dance Village—just outside Bangalore, India. Bringing together a constellation of acclaimed works, both new and beloved, KHAṄKHAṆĀ features the choreographic vision of internationally renowned Odissi artist and 2018 Sangeet Natak Akademi Award-winner Surupa Sen. Her work reveals a singular language of movement, at once meditative and dynamic, rooted in tradition yet deeply contemporary. Performed to an original live score, KHAṄKHAṆĀ is a celebration of rhythm and remembrance.