Sacred Earth
January 27, 2026
Carleton College
Weitz Center for Creativity
Northfield, MN
Ragamala’s stunning Bharatanatyam dancers create a sacred space to honor the divinity in the natural world and the sustenance we derive from it. Inspired by the ephemeral arts of kolam rice flour ritual, indigenous Warli painting, and the Tamil Sangam literature of India, Sacred Earth is Artistic Co-Directors Aparna Ramaswamy and Ranee Ramaswamy’s singular vision of the beautiful, fragile relationship between nature and man.
Aparna Ramaswamy
The Liminal Museum
Aparna Ramaswamy is the Executive Artistic Director of Ragamala Dance Company.
Ashwini Ramaswamy
The Liminal Museum
As the 3rd/youngest Bharatanatyam practitioner/innovator in the Ramaswamy family, my work is acknowledged for “creating space, not just for more generations but more ways of thinking” – The NY Times
Ranee Ramaswamy
The Liminal Museum
Ranee Ramaswamy is the Founding Artistic Director, Choreographer, and Principal Dancer of Ragamala Dance Company.