TEDxASB - Sharon Lowen - Transformational story telling through Dance

Sharon Lowen has dedicated her life to presenting and promoting excellence in Indian performing arts. Sharon is hailed today as one of the leading international performing artists of three forms of Indian dance: Odissi, Chhau and Manipuri.
Topic: Transformational Storytelling Through Dance
Description: Indian classical dance evokes the inner truths that we all share through stories brought to life. It celebrates a spiritual consciousness, combining dramatic expression with rhythm and movement. This talk will demonstrate how the dance metaphor in Indian mythology aims to transform understanding of our inner and outer worlds.
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[@caitanyadasi]

I met Sharon more than 30 years ago in Los Angeles. She performed at our ISKCON temple, and was greatly appreciated. I love her deep abhinaya and bhava through Odissi dance. Thank you Sharon, for your dedication to Indian classical dance, and sharing with the world, some of the culture and philosophy of India.

[@sasivellolil8737]

Caitanya Dasi

[@saikrishna-lm8ys]

I am really inspired from this video.Thank you very Mrs.Sharon Lowen for such a great Lesson.And i am so happy for born in such a great earth(india).

[@jivanadevi]

master class!!! master teacher!!

[@GabyPoulain]

Sharon Lowen appeared in the Telugu film Swarnakamalam opposite Kuchipudi dancer-actress P. Bhanupriya...she was SPECTACULAR...

[@tolykozin1]

I think "missjreneed" completely misunderstood Sharon's explanantion of the interpretation of indian dance forms. She was merely trying to put the dance form in context with it's spiritual tradition without denigrating any other dance form...

[@tanmayacs]

Odissi such a graceful dance form...

[@athithang]

Very beautiful and uplifting.

[@akshay4992]

5:43 she's describing a sanskrit shloka from natyashastra which goes like this...

[@taranginiodissi]

interesting!

[@fishermann1102]

A beautiful dancer, but Sonal Mansingh's understanding and explanation of Indian dance, culture and religions is far more profound and insightful!

[@anupamachannan602]

Really! You say that by listening to her single Ted Talk? Dont tell me you think this is all she knows because this is all you have come across from her! Have you ever spoken to her or read her books?

[@missjreneed]

she and her expertise at her craft are very beautiful. however, i resent her analysis of the dances of other places in the world. indian dance is not by far the only type for which her descriptions are true. although her descriptions are true for indian dance. it might serve her better to only explain indian dance without comparing and contrasting it against the traditions of others.

[@anupamachannan602]

Why dont you tell us about other forms that come from scriptures dating thousands of years. That's what she compared other dances with. Natraj , Lord of dance is Shiva. Please let is know which other dances have that connect.