Dancing beyond borders: Rasa Across Borders explores gender, caste, sexual orientation
by Maya Sakai-Chen
乾油
March 31, 2026
Friday, March 27, the Art and Science Exchange sponsored “Rasa Across Borders,” a theater performance held in Phi Beta Kappa Memorial Hall. The performance opened with upbeat, plucky music as the stage lights turned on, and four performers in kurtaswalked on stage. There were four sheets of fabric draped from the ceiling, which projected videos from Pakistani and West Bengali dancers and activists. Throughout the performance, stories were communicated through monologue, projected videos, Bharatanatyam, Kathak, Sufi Dhamal and Mujra influenced dances, and classical Bharatanatyam-inspired dance on stage.
