https://www.keshaviah.com/gallery daily 0.75 2025-10-20 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ed3cb55368e221ec22b4d11/39a40ea1-b7af-494b-a3be-9e48dd7f469e/CLB_Ayurprana4_banner.jpg Gallery https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ed3cb55368e221ec22b4d11/1758925362109-SKX39E3J9THLPS4ECOJG/image-asset.jpeg Gallery - Trillium Arts Residency Photo by Philamonjaro https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ed3cb55368e221ec22b4d11/1741184584853-Y0I5LRAGLB57K3LHD4VY/AKcut_DSC01892.jpg Gallery - Jump (Photo by Casey Lance Brown; Backdrop by Clinton Colby Brown) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ed3cb55368e221ec22b4d11/1691351985991-HVAIDR42ARYVCD1G4ZUK/AP_newsmain2.jpg Gallery - National Museum of Women in the Arts Photo by Casey Lance Brown https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ed3cb55368e221ec22b4d11/1751312682393-7DDRRUGZR20NRYWBJW17/image-asset.jpeg Gallery - AyurPrana Listening Room (Photo by Casey Lance Brown) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ed3cb55368e221ec22b4d11/1691350453039-CB3UNKPK5Z4ME0XAEJXR/FRINGE2_AK_14-01.jpg Gallery - American Academy in Rome https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ed3cb55368e221ec22b4d11/1691350125568-LCAL0S1KT9L0BYMSJJUU/image-asset.jpg Gallery - NC Dance Festival (Photo by Casey Lance Brown) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ed3cb55368e221ec22b4d11/1691349872941-71G9EMNK8OHVVQNYACNP/image-asset.jpg Gallery - NC Dance Festival (Photo by Casey Lance Brown) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ed3cb55368e221ec22b4d11/1741186754222-9SSKIHYPUCDQJ0W3U6VN/Nymphosis2_small.jpg Gallery - North Carolina Dance Festival Photo by Casey Lance Brown https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ed3cb55368e221ec22b4d11/1691352354916-AYYDLBQIG32GJ46T79B6/AKeshaviah4_byCaseyLanceBrown.jpg Gallery - Trillium Arts (Photo by Philamonjaro) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ed3cb55368e221ec22b4d11/1691349809076-787E057RH6Q5TCMMJXX5/AKeshaviah2_Fringe_2015_CaseyLBrown.jpg Gallery - Asheville Fringe Festival (Photo by Casey Lance Brown) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ed3cb55368e221ec22b4d11/1751313033746-LPWRQ8QPEU409G4E78G0/image-asset.jpeg Gallery - Kanuga Dream Conference (Photo by Chad Hill) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ed3cb55368e221ec22b4d11/1642261063318-MHFGC6OLB13MVL3Q5216/image.jpg Gallery - NC Dance Festival Photo by Casey Lance Brown https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ed3cb55368e221ec22b4d11/1691352205774-OU0EMQ1Q1KG78G56XUFU/Jump_fade.jpg Gallery - A Step Apart (Photo by Beata Bernina) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ed3cb55368e221ec22b4d11/1741186723211-8X96M39FR5W5YDT0A0PN/AKeshaviah3_byCaseyLanceBrown_bw.jpg Gallery - "Nymphosis" (Photo by Casey Lance Brown) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ed3cb55368e221ec22b4d11/1751313238079-ZGPM7TI4M3J3J0E11TJ9/Khaj_IND0665.jpg Gallery - Khajuraho temple, India https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ed3cb55368e221ec22b4d11/1640883221714-WZTVTRJJ4L789IU13QEN/C0164.00_01_13_18.Still128.jpg Gallery https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ed3cb55368e221ec22b4d11/1640883455726-GTYX57U9WKAFXXOO7WV6/C0164.00_01_13_18.Still128+%282%29.jpg Gallery - NC Dance Festival Photo by Casey Lance Brown https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ed3cb55368e221ec22b4d11/1590950022131-LFZ00BEZ5829OUE3VWNA/AKHighlight.jpg Gallery https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ed3cb55368e221ec22b4d11/1590950571517-V3B29JS8WBRH2F3ZT1HJ/AK_UNCA_jaleo3-05388.jpg Gallery https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ed3cb55368e221ec22b4d11/1598809507604-L0OTCT8D1NB7NCEGL5SP/image-asset.jpeg Gallery - UNC Asheville Photo by Casey Lance Brown https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ed3cb55368e221ec22b4d11/1601064322543-YKLRVFNE1GDVEXU1J1B8/Nymphosis2_small.jpg Gallery - "Nymphosis" NC Dance Festival (photo by Casey Lance Brown) https://www.keshaviah.com/video daily 0.75 2025-09-21 https://www.keshaviah.com/welcome daily 1.0 2025-09-27 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ed3cb55368e221ec22b4d11/1691351769023-ENRGIT4M8S8HZ0SHA2BZ/KPlay_AAR_wind.gif Welcome https://www.keshaviah.com/about daily 0.75 2026-02-02 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ed3cb55368e221ec22b4d11/3d97b4f7-b679-41f8-8d2d-88027f27cdc4/AK47-Aquarell-5.jpg About Aparna Keshaviah is a Bharatanatyam dancer who distills the south Indian classical form to a more raw, expressive core — abstract postures, percussive footwork, and improvisation. Shedding myth and ornament, her choreography reveals precise movements and base states of being that transcend culture. Her modern reformulation of Bharatanatyam has captivated audiences around the U.S., India, and Italy. As an Indian-American, Aparna’s life and dance are rooted in that hyphen of hybridity. In 2020, she began composing music for her contemporary Indian dance choreography, drawing on her training in Carnatic and choral singing, mridangam drumming, and classical piano. Her compositions have been commissioned and performed around North Carolina, and in collaboration with the world music group Free Planet Radio. Off-stage, she leads public health and environmental health research, advising governments and multinational organizations on ways to better harness wastewater data to improve population health. This parallel endeavor allows her dance to remain a deeply personal and uncompromised pursuit. https://www.keshaviah.com/events daily 0.75 2026-02-02 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ed3cb55368e221ec22b4d11/ca05032c-c0ec-46f8-b170-f3b980139cf9/folklive1016-flyer.png Events - Folkmoot Center of the Arts October 2025 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ed3cb55368e221ec22b4d11/4bd14480-7361-438a-acb7-367cdf713e6d/Ayurprana_promo.png Events - AyurPrana Listening Room Jun 2025 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ed3cb55368e221ec22b4d11/8a4007c5-f712-498b-b261-0602dd73f31f/PXL_20240908_174332503.jpg Events - White Horse Black Mountain Sep 2024 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ed3cb55368e221ec22b4d11/ef362ef2-0859-4602-b834-0120d8bdcc50/Wortham%2BAVLFest%2BSchedule%2B%28Socials%29.jpg Events - AVL Fest Aug 2024 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ed3cb55368e221ec22b4d11/9e435a49-e281-491c-9bce-cd22b0273fda/Fulbright75_ArtExhibition._tile.jpg Events - Fulbright Art Exhibition Oct 2021 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ed3cb55368e221ec22b4d11/1632493585982-GZFUATKYKEVYMFTCUBYQ/NCDF2021_AK2.jpg Events - NC Dance Festival Oct 2021 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ed3cb55368e221ec22b4d11/18e86286-2f19-46ba-a64c-98c0797db8d9/Reviewing+flyer_cropped.jpg Events - Black Mountain College September 2019 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ed3cb55368e221ec22b4d11/1591539319000-6LS8W27E2AMPP6PKSV48/CitizenTimes_edited.jpg Events - Asheville Citizen Times June.2018 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ed3cb55368e221ec22b4d11/1591539365004-0I7Y6PAPKOA1UVIR7XES/BR_PublicRadio_Story.jpg Events - Blue Ridge Public Radio June.2018 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ed3cb55368e221ec22b4d11/1591458241766-GD4PU4NPBZHTP8267D8D/ARIS_Poster_17_v2-01_sm.jpg Events - Dance ARĪS Residency Aug 2017 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ed3cb55368e221ec22b4d11/1591459307633-C5LQZSK36RFMVXTY6WPZ/image-asset.jpeg Events - Dance ARĪS Residency Oct 2016 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ed3cb55368e221ec22b4d11/1622295381719-G2Y6JM6H5WHM3RXEYTCM/APF_2016+%282%29.jpg Events - Asheville Percussion Festival Jun 2016 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ed3cb55368e221ec22b4d11/1591538620853-5OWOQPR2HFU1DFGOG0MI/FRINGE_AK_14.jpg Events - Asheville Fringe Festival Feb 2015 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ed3cb55368e221ec22b4d11/bb2521e1-e423-44a3-b2e0-edd3b356919c/NatlMuseum_7757392-logo.png Events - National Museum of Women in the Arts Oct 2011 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ed3cb55368e221ec22b4d11/1591462937449-RHB9R99WWRWBPX1LO2I3/AAR_Dance_AKeshaviah.jpg Events - American Academy in Rome Jan 2011 https://www.keshaviah.com/contact daily 0.75 2025-10-20 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ed3cb55368e221ec22b4d11/1691351087634-PLDDDO7QIIE33D1K2EQQ/Barns-01932orange.jpg Contact https://www.keshaviah.com/research daily 0.75 2025-07-20 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ed3cb55368e221ec22b4d11/1615141601919-GAIRUPD14WXS2MVPEYLW/FulbrightStories_75thAnniversary.jpg Research - Fulbright 75th Anniversary Feb 2021 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ed3cb55368e221ec22b4d11/1591538891975-2XZOAK82J0M43TB7K9QF/25DFR_ATTENDANCE.jpg Research - Bharatanatyam: A Reality Check! attenDance magazine 2009-2010 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ed3cb55368e221ec22b4d11/1591459224016-OCSGVH07068NI2MVO0YM/Narthaki%252B-%252BClassical%252BIndian.._Page_1.jpg Research - The Reviewer’s Bias Narthaki.com Jul 2009 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ed3cb55368e221ec22b4d11/1590959873172-OS1XBJMFDGV5L5ATSRSY/PULSE_FulbrightInterview_Nov07.jpg Research - Interview on Fulbright research in India PULSE Dance magazine Winter.2007 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ed3cb55368e221ec22b4d11/1591538953866-P4ECB63CDSHMSIXUDLEG/PULSEdance_spring2007_This_or_That_AparnaK_Page_2.jpg Research - This or That: The Unbearable Burden of Binaries PULSE Dance magazine Spring 2007 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ed3cb55368e221ec22b4d11/1591464305626-5M4A7FGZPC1G40DLP5PN/CORD_Publication_Page_11.jpg Research - Decoding the Modern Practice of Bharatanatyam CORD Proceedings Nov 2008