With support from the California Arts Council, Noorani Dance will present Jingles in the Jungle, a Kathak dance drama telling of the origin of music and language, written by Pakistani author, Rumana Hussain. It will include the author and a musician from Pakistan, Bay Area based musicians, and over 40 dancers from Noorani Dance. Through the performance and additional events, the Pakistani and Indian communities will be brought together through the rich dance and music traditions of South Asia.
Noorani Dance is committed to enlightening minds and hearts through the arts by (i) presenting traditional and innovative performances of kathak dance, (ii) offering training in kathak dance, and other traditions related to South Asian classical arts (iii) participating and presenting works of collaborative partnerships across other forms of performing arts.

