They perform locally in Minneapolis and on national tours around the United States, India, Europe, and other locations.
Ragamala combines the extensive culture of India with the explorative, creative ethic of the United States.
[1][2][3][4][5][6] Ranee Ramaswamy was born in Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India, and was raised in the Hindu tradition there.
[1][10][8] Ragamala's first production was at Great American History Theater with sitarist-composer David Whetstone in January 1994.
Accompanied by mridangam and nattuvangam, and violin, they performed "Yathra" ("Journey") and "Gangashtakam" concerning the flow and worship of the river Ganga.
The choreography of Ragamala is rooted in the south Indian classical dance style of Bharatanatyam.
[16][2][13][4][8] Sacred Earth, presented in India while on tour, explored the relationship between nature and humans and incorporated the philosophy and art of Kolam chalk drawings on stage.
Interwoven with that is a 12th-century Sufi poem about enlightenment called The Conference of the Birds, which describes seven transitional states of being.