As part of the Global Dance Series from WereldDansWerkPlaats, Monsoon Foundation organised a Bharatanatyam workshop Ragam Talam Bhavam guided by Sri S.V. Giridhar (mridangam) and Soniya Poduval (nattuvangam/vocals).
In Indian dance, melody, rhythm and expression go together. In a three hour during workshop, advanced Bharatanatyam dancers in and around The Hague were enriched with theory from the Nāṭya Shāstra, the Taala (rhythmic) system and learned an item choreographed by Padmini Rao (guru of Soniya Poduval). A demonstration of Bhavam (expression) was performed by Soniya and dancers could experience the connection that was formed between the dancer and the audience (raasa).