Expand your Horizons with Indian Dance
Abhinaya
Whither the Hand goes, the Glance follows,
Whither the Glances lead, the Mind follows,
Whither the Mind goes, the Mood follows,
Whither the Mood goes, there Real Flavor is Born!
- Abhinaya Darpana
Yatho Hasta thatho Drishti,
Yatho Drishti thatho Manah
Yatho Manah thatho Bhaava,
Yatho Bhaava thatho Rasa
― Abhinaya Darpana
Our Mission
Abhinaya was formed in 1993 with the goal of enriching the cultural landscape of the Greater St Louis area. It is committed to widen the horizons of international understanding through dance and devote its efforts in presenting the Classical Dances of India…Read more.
Testimonials
"The Silappathikaaram performance was fantastic!!. Puhaar nagaram took me back to Chola period. For 2 hours I lived in and enjoyed the greatness of Chola, Pandya and Chera legacy. I would recommend to anyone not to miss such a mesmerizing performance. "
Chezian
10/17/2004
" The Odissi performance today was mesmerizing! During the dance dedicated to the incarnations of Vishnu, I was sitting close enough to the stage that I could see the intensity and spirit in the dancers' eyes.
The final performance to Durga was worthy of Durga, and I saw the goddess in the dancers' performance."
The final performance to Durga was worthy of Durga, and I saw the goddess in the dancers' performance."
Tim
09/13/2009
"Thank you so much Abhinaya for organizing such a wonderful Kathakali show!
Of course, I would like to extend this gratitude to all of those blessed folks who were involved as well. We thoroughly enjoyed it."
Of course, I would like to extend this gratitude to all of those blessed folks who were involved as well. We thoroughly enjoyed it."
Vinod
08/03/2002
"Hello, I'm a big fan of Indian classical dance. I saw the Srishti production Shatapura in St.Louis this past weekend and I really loved it. The level of grace, emotional expression and the technical perfection of the dancers was amazing. Saturday's performance was certainly one of the best dance performances I have ever seen."
Becky
10/08/2003