Experience India

Craft: Ghungroo
9:00 a.m.–4:00 p.m.
South El Río
Make your own ghungroo ankle bell bracelet so you can play along with performances throughout the day!

Instrument Spotlight: Sounds of India
9:00 a.m.–4:00 p.m.
El Río
Stop by MIM’s Instrument Spotlight table to sample traditional musical instruments of India. Try your hand at plucked, drummed, and strummed instruments representing a variety of styles in Indian folk and classical music.

Photo Booth
9:00 a.m.–4:00 p.m.
El Río
Have your picture taken in our hands-free photo booth! Digitally share your pictures and tag us with #MIMphx for a chance to be featured on our social media.

Performance: Arathi School of Dance Phoenix
9:30–10:00 a.m.
North El Río
Witness the 3000-year-old classical art form of bharata-nātyam in this immersive performance by Arathi School of Dance Phoenix students under the direction of founding director Kalasri Asha Gopal. Observe intricate foot work, facial expressions, and hand gestures that tell the stories of Hindu gods and goddesses and ancient cultures of India.

Curator Talk: What’s Unique About Indian Classical Music?
10:30–11:00 a.m.
Event Room 2
Join curator Eddie Chia-Hao Hsu for exploring the key concepts of melody and rhythm in Indian classical music. This talk will highlight how these intertwined concepts shape musical expression, structure, and performance in one of the world’s most distinctive classical musical traditions.

Sitār Performance: Seema Gulati
11:30 a.m.–noon
North El Río
Expand your knowledge and appreciation of Hindustani music, the classical style of Northern India, with local sitār musician Seema Gulati.

Youth Pop-Up Performance: SPK Academy of Music
12:45–1:00 p.m.
Central El Río
Enjoy melodic compositions performed by students of the SPK Academy of Music, directed by sitār virtuoso Seema Gulati.

Performance: Sampradaya Dance of India
1:15–2:00 p.m.
North El Río
Witness graceful bharata-nātyam dance routines from Southern India performed by Sampradaya Dance of India students under the direction of internationally renowned artist Nita Mallya.

Bharata-Nātyam Dance Workshop: Sampradaya Dance of India
2:30–3:00 p.m.
Event Room 2
Take part in this special classical Indian dance workshop led by Sampradaya Dance of India.

Carnatic Vocal Performance: Dhivyadhwani School of Music
3:15–4:00 p.m.
North El Río
See students from Dhivyadhwani School of Music perform classical Indian vocal pieces under the direction of music director Chithra Vaidyanathan.

Craft: Ghungroo
9:00 a.m.–4:00 p.m.
South El Río
Make your own ghungroo ankle bell bracelet so you can play along with performances throughout the day!

Instrument Spotlight: Sounds of India
9:00 a.m.–4:00 p.m.
El Río
Stop by MIM’s Instrument Spotlight table to sample traditional musical instruments of India. Try your hand at plucked, drummed, and strummed instruments representing a variety of styles in Indian folk and classical music.

Photo Booth
9:00 a.m.–4:00 p.m.
El Río
Have your picture taken in our hands-free photo booth! Digitally share your pictures and tag us with #MIMphx for a chance to be featured on our social media.

Performance: Arathi School of Dance Phoenix
9:30–10:00 a.m.
North El Río
Witness the 3000-year-old classical art form of bharata-nātyam in this immersive performance by Arathi School of Dance Phoenix students under the direction of founding director Kalasri Asha Gopal. Observe intricate foot work, facial expressions, and hand gestures that tell the stories of Hindu gods and goddesses and ancient cultures of India.

Curator Talk: What’s Unique About Indian Classical Music?
10:30–11:00 a.m.
Event Room 2
Join curator Eddie Chia-Hao Hsu for exploring the key concepts of melody and rhythm in Indian classical music. This talk will highlight how these intertwined concepts shape musical expression, structure, and performance in one of the world’s most distinctive classical musical traditions.

Carnatic Vīṇā Ensemble Performance: Dr. Sheila Sudhakar
11:30 a.m.–noon
North El Río
Enjoy Southern Indian Carnatic melodies with talented local vīṇā musician Dr. Sheila Sudhakar.

Carnatic Percussion Pop-Up Performance: Dhivyadhwani School of Music
12:45–1:00 p.m.
Central El Río
Enjoy a demonstration of classical Indian percussion by students from Dhivyadhwani School of Music, directed by Vaidyanathan Krishnamoorthy.

Performance: Sampradaya Dance of India
1:15–2:00 p.m.
North El Río
Witness graceful bharata-nātyam dance routines from Southern India performed by Sampradaya Dance of India students under the direction of internationally renowned artist Nita Mallya.

Bharata-Nātyam Dance Workshop: Sampradaya Dance of India
2:30–3:00 p.m.
Event Room 2
Take part in this special classical Indian dance workshop led by Sampradaya Dance of India.

Performance: Padma School of Odissi Dance
3:10–3:45 p.m.
North El Río
Be transported to Eastern India and enjoy this demonstration of India’s oldest surviving dance form, directed by local artist Rajul Shah.