Roots of Resilience
June 27-28, 2025
Honoring the deep histories of these art forms as works of survival, transformation and power.
Venue:
The Rose Nagelberg Theatre
At Baruch Performing Arts Center
55 Lexington Ave, New York, NY 10010
Days and times:
Friday Evening Show: 6/27: 7:30PM
Saturday Matinee: 6/28: 3:30PM
Saturday Evening Show: 6/28, 7:00PM
Estimated run time: 1.5 hours
The Rose Nagelberg Theatre
At Baruch Performing Arts Center
55 Lexington Ave, New York, NY 10010
Days and times:
Friday Evening Show: 6/27: 7:30PM
Saturday Matinee: 6/28: 3:30PM
Saturday Evening Show: 6/28, 7:00PM
Estimated run time: 1.5 hours
Stories of the past weave with dreams of the future, connecting spaces across time and memory. The ferocity and passion of untethered joy become the roots from which resilience arises as the professional branches of Navatman and Baila Society come together to celebrate and honor the deep histories of salsa and Indian classical dance as forms of survival, transformation and power. With live music, new compositions, and several world premiere performances, watch the stage take new life with the incredible dance and music of bharatanatyam, kathak, salsa and Latin Hustle.
In 2024, Navatman and Baila Society joined forces for a uniquely New York City experience: a place where two women-led arts organizations based in the cultural traditions of Afro-Latinx arts (salsa, Latin Hustle) and Indian arts (bharatanatyam, kathak, hindustani and carnatic music) came together.
In this shared space, they explore how the force of artists and students working together can promote, define, and create a shared sense of stability, strength, safety, joy and love within communities at large - particularly through artistic expression and endeavors.
In 2024, Navatman and Baila Society joined forces for a uniquely New York City experience: a place where two women-led arts organizations based in the cultural traditions of Afro-Latinx arts (salsa, Latin Hustle) and Indian arts (bharatanatyam, kathak, hindustani and carnatic music) came together.
In this shared space, they explore how the force of artists and students working together can promote, define, and create a shared sense of stability, strength, safety, joy and love within communities at large - particularly through artistic expression and endeavors.
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About the artistic directors:
Leaders Ahtoy Juliana and Sahasra Sambamoorthi have been working in their fields for 20+ years, gathering experience and knowledge from the best of the best around the world with the hope that communities like Navatman and Baila Society can help create greater impact and change together. Sahasra Sambamoorthi has been noted as a "young trailblazer...on the crest of the wave leading us towards a new understanding of South Asian arts in the United States", and Ahtoy Juliana holds multiple world championship titles under her belt and helped shape the global salsa scene for the last 20+ years.
Testimonials:
“... Navatman’s aesthetic and skill kept me spellbound for the whole show..."
"I’ve never watched anything like this before, and honestly I wish I knew of anything else that approaches it. “
“...one of the most beautiful things I have ever seen…from the attention to detail, to the intentionality…it was just incredible”