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Chicago lockdown strippers1/27/2024 ![]() Exquisitely and exclusively performed by Minnesota-based Ragamala Dance Company at the Harris Theater on Thursday night, viewers were guided on an enduring 90-minute, three-part journey honoring Ancient Hindu gods and goddesses, Hindu mysticism, spiritual ascension, Hindu devotion and holy pilgrimage. The piece was later dedicated to the original champion of this project, Patricia Barretto, who passed away in 2020. Envisioned and choreographed by deeply insightful mother/daughter co-directors Ranee and Aparna Ramaswamy, “Fires of Varanasi: Dance of the Eternal Pilgrim” was inspired by Ranee’s father’s wishes to be cremated in Varanasi, an ancient holy city in Northern India. I was eager to see where we landed when I greeted my mom as my plus one on arrival. Much has shifted in our personal lives, institutionally and in the world since I last experienced Ragamala three years ago. The performance explored the expansion of spiritual consciousness through the lens of the 2nd Century Indian board game Paramapadam and was indeed the historically opulent performance I saw on a date with my then-boyfriend who was preparing for a visit to India for Holi and his friend who comes from the Sikh Religion in India. ![]() ![]() “Written In Water” was deeply supported by Harris Theater’s former President and CEO Patricia Barretto. ![]() After a brief Google search, it was confirmed. En route to the Harris Theater on Thursday night it briefly occurred to me that I might have seen Ragamala Dance Company perform when they came to Chicago in 2018. ![]()
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