Bharatanatyam by The Dancers of Silambam Dublin, Ohio
Tickets: $35
$25 for Members of the McConnell Arts
FREE FOR 2026 ANNUAL SUBSCRIBERS
Silambam Dublin presents a Bharatanatyam Margam
Four brothers, popularly known as the Tanjore Quartet, contributed greatly to the growth of Bharatanatyam, a classical dance style from India. The Tanjore Quartet codified the technique of Bharatanatyam (adavus) and introduced the solo repertoire (margam) as we know and perform it today. They have also left behind a vast legacy of music and dance compositions for Bharatanatyam. Smitha Magal is honored to be a senior disciple of Prof Sudharani Raghupathy, who was a disciple of Guru Sri K. P. Kittappa Pilllai, a direct descendent of the Tanjore Quartet. In 1992, Smitha founded her dance school SILAMBAM, in alliance with her alma mater Shree Bharatalaya, after migrating to the United States. SILAMBAM uses the same method of structured and disciplined teaching in dance as followed in Shree Bharatalaya. The goal of SILAMBAM is not only to make the young students’ good dancers, but also to mold them into cultured and artistic individuals who are confident youth, team players and better world citizens with high moral values.
