The music is conceived of by Rajika Puri, and is either performed live or set to specially commissioned scores of 'new' south Indian music, this time recorded in Chennai, India by music director, Anil Srinivasan. The danced stories and songs are performed live by vocalist Shobana Raghavan and 'world' percussionist, John Hadfield. The whole is transformed into dance-theater by a director who also designs the visuals and light projections - in this case the writer-filmmaker Greg Emetaz, working with lighting designer Kathryn Kaufmann.

The four New York-based dancers who join her in this production -- Aditi Dhruv, Taiis Pascal, Shobana Ram, and Nirali Shastri -- perform both as soloists and with other dance companies. S. Sridhar is guest choreographer.

	Rajika Puri (artistic director, dancer, story-teller) is an exponent of Bharatanatyam and Odissi which she has performed in solo recital throughout the US, Latin America, Europe and India - including a command performance for the President of Mexico. Rajika has studied ballet, modern dance, flamenco, as well as western music - piano and voice. Cast as 'Narrator/goddess Kali' by director Julie Taymor in The Transposed Heads (Lincoln Center Theater), she also acts on stage and in film. These skills come together in her form of danced story-telling, in which she accompanies her dancing with songs and chants in Sanskrit, and spoken texts in English. www.rajikapuri.com
	Aditi Dhruv (dancer) is a contemporary and Indian classical dancer in NYC. She received Bharatanatyam training in Houston, Texas and Chennai, India. She also studied Odissi in Mumbai, India. In addition to working with Rajika Puri, she has performed with various modern and Indian companies including Jody Oberfelder Dance Projects, Parijat Desai Dance Company, Treehouse Shakers, Blacksmith's Daughter, and Thresh Dance Company. Certified through Yoga Union, Aditi teaches yoga at the Yoga Center of Brooklyn, Bend & Bloom and Brooklyn Heights Casino. She is grateful to her family and friends for all their years of love and support.
	Taiis Pascal (dancer) began training in Odissi under Deva Deva Jagatpate and has continued under Guru Durga Charan Ranbir and in collaboration with Bani Ray. She has danced with Jaan Freeman Repertoire, Rajika Puri, and is a co-founder/ dancer of Trinayan Collective. Taiis has conducted workshops in NYC for The Joyce Theater Education Department, Lotus Music and Dance Studios and co-curated the World Dance Showcase 2007 for the Publick Playhouse Performing Arts Center in Washington, D.C. She is a practicing physical therapist and has deep gratitude for all of life's blessings. http://www.trinayan.org
	Shobana Ram (dancer) began studying Bharatanatyam under Padma Bhushan Kamala Narayan, and continues under guru Smt. Rhadha of Chennai, dancing in both solo and group productions, since 1992. Shobana has danced with choreographers Ananya Chatterjea, Rajika Puri, and the Parijat Desai Dance Company, for which she has also provided vocals and nattuvangam. Shobana received a 2005-6 Individual Artist Grant from the Indiana Arts Commission. She has an M.A. in International Education from Teachers College, Columbia University, and is a NY-based Teaching Artist for LEAP and The Tilles Center for Performing Arts.
	Nirali Shastri (dancer) holds a Bachelor's degree in Bharatnatyam. At a very young age, she attained the distinction of being the youngest dancer in the entire state of Gujarat, India, to have performed her arangetram or two-hour solo debut performance. For two years, Nirali was one of the key dancers at Menaka Thakkar Dance Company in Toronto. Thereafter she moved to New York City and enrolled in the ISVP Program at Broadway Dance Center where she studied tap and theatre dance. Currently she teaches dance and yoga with Wingspan Arts and Education in Dance.
	Shobana Raghavan (vocalist) Trained in Carnatic music with Gurus Smt. Suguna Varadachari and Smt. Padma Chandilyan, has given over 500 concerts internationally: Annual music festival in Chennai, Ellora festival, Tokyo relations program, Kalasri- Switzerland, Bharatiya Vidya Bhavan -London, and the New Victory-NYC. Awarded 'Best vocalist-1999' by the Indian Fine Arts Society and 'Best vocalist for dance-2000' by the Krishna Gana Sabha-Chennai, Shobana conducts workshops (also for jazz musicians) at Bard University, NYU, Lotus studios in Manhattan, City College of New York. She performs and teaches in Manhattan and New Jersey. http://music.silenttunes.net
	John Hadfield (percussion) whose dedication to bending genres has taken him from the jungles of Indonesia to concert halls and clubs across the world. This diversity has allowed him to perform with a broad variety of ensembles including Yo Yo Ma's Silk Road ensemble, The Saturday Night Live Band on NBC, Bang on a Can, and the rock band Dead Heart Bloom. While performing with jazz groups John has worked alongside Kenny Werner, Lenny Pickett, George Garzone, and Andrew D'Angelo. Currently, John lives in NYC and is on Jazz faculty of New York University. www.jhadfield.com