Indian classical dance, with a twist, at Lincoln Theatre
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The legendary Bharatanatyam exponent Leela Samson and her Kalakshetra Repertory Company danced so well Saturday at the Lincoln Theatre — in the concluding performance of the Fall Festival of Indian Arts — that the ultimate standing ovation was richly deserved.
Samson directs the Kalakshetra dance school in Chennai, India, that was founded by her guru, Rukmini Devi Arundale — one of the fiery greats of the 1930s who engineered the renaissance of Indian classical dance. Samson is a generation removed from those revolutionaries, which is reflected in the elegance and understated nature of her work.
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