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When Vidhya Subramanian was visiting southern India last year, she was inspired by the statues she saw in the temples there. After she returned, it just seemed natural for her to incorporate the shapes she saw into a routine by her Indian dance company, Ladhya Dance Company.
The result is Living Sculptures, a dance and music performance that takes place March 12 at Louis B. Mayer Theatre at Santa Clara University. "Every year, we do a thematic performance," Subramanian says. "For this one, I wanted to do a broader performance of the interrelationship between dance and Indian culture."
Subramanian, who lives in Cupertino, is the artistic director of Ladhya Dance Company, which she founded in 1998. The company works separately from the classes she has been teaching since 1991. She teaches in a style called Bharatanatyam, which is a classical Indian style.
"I've been learning it since I was 8 years old in India," she says. "When I moved to the United States, I started teaching as a way to keep in touch with the art form and reach out to the mainstream community."
Since the company was founded the group as a whole has staged five performances, with various solo acts performing at various times as well.
For Living Sculptures 16 dancers, including Subramanian, will take to the stage. Some of her fellow dancers are former students who worked their way up into the company and have gone away to college but try to return for performances.
A live orchestra from San Jose will provide the music.
Living Sculptures takes place on March 12 at 4 p.m. at the Louis B. Mayer Theatre at Santa Clara University.
Tickets are $15, $12 for children under the age of 10 and $45 for a family of four. To purchase tickets, call 408.243.8736 or email info@lasya.org.
For more information, visit www.lasya.org.
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